Boarding Schools with the Smallest Student Body

Smallest Student Body

Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "smallest student bodies." First, some important notes:

School size comparisons are based on overall population of the school, not the number of boarding students at the school.

The balance between boarders and day students can also be another factor to consider when looking at school size.

Smallest Student Body:

Among All Schools (out of 240 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	# Students
1. The Outdoor Academy	Co-Ed	10-11	32
2. Colorado Timberline Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	46
3. The Oxford Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	48
4. Oliverian School	Co-Ed	8-12	50
5.-6. Nawa Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	55
5.-6. Scattergood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	55
7. Oakdale Christian Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	57
8. Olney Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	61
9.-11. Brenau Academy	All-Girls	9-12, PG	80
9.-11. The Leelanau School	Co-Ed	9-12	80
9.-11. Thomas Jefferson School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	80
12.-13. Buxton School	Co-Ed	9-12	90
12.-13. Sedbergh School	Co-Ed	7-12	90
14. Midland School	Co-Ed	9-12	92
15. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School)	Co-Ed	9-12	95
16.-19. Advanced Academy of Georgia	Co-Ed	11-12	100
16.-19. Lowell Whiteman School	Co-Ed	9-12	100
16.-19. Pine Ridge School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	100
16.-19. White Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	100
20. The Glenholme School	Co-Ed	5-12, PG	105

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	# Students
21. Squaw Valley Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	110
22. High Mowing School	Co-Ed	9-12	112
23. Grand River Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	118
24.-26. Brandon Hall School	Co-Ed	4-12, PG	120
24.-26. CCI The Renaissance School	Co-Ed	10-12, PG	120
24.-26. Southwestern Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	120
27. Darrow School	Co-Ed	9-12	123
28. West Nottingham Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	124
29.-30. Hoosac School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	125
29.-30. Purnell School	All-Girls	9-12	125
31. Verde Valley School	Co-Ed	9-12	126
32. Stoneleigh-Burnham School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	127
33.-35. Dublin School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	130
33.-35. The Knox School	Co-Ed	7-12	130
33.-35. The Storm King School	Co-Ed	9-12	130
36. Chatham Hall	All-Girls	9-12	132
37.-39. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	140
37.-39. Oak Hill Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	140
37.-39. Tallulah Falls School	Co-Ed	7-12	140
40. Rosseau Lake College	Co-Ed	7-12	141
41. Howe Military School & Summer Camp	Co-Ed	5-12	142
42. The Gow School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	143
43. The Marvelwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	144
44.-46. Miller School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	145
44.-46. St. Timothy's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	145
44.-46. South Kent School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	145
47. Houghton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	148
48.-50. Eagle Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	150
48.-50. The Phelps School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	150
48.-50. St. Catherine's Military Academy	All-Boys	4-8	150
51. Conserve School	Co-Ed	9-12	151
52. St. Margaret's School	All-Girls	8-12	157
53.-55. Colorado Rocky Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12	160
53.-55. Linden Hall	All-Girls	6-12, PG	160
53.-55. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	160
56. La Lumiere School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	165
57. Northwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	168
58. Orme School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	170
59. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	175
60. Oakwood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	180
61. Salem Academy	All-Girls	9-12	183
62.-66. Country Day School, Costa Rica	Co-Ed	8-12	185
62.-66. The Forman School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	185
62.-66. Hyde-Woodstock	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	185
62.-66. Oldfields School	All-Girls	8-12, PG	185
62.-66. Subiaco Academy	All-Boys	9-12	185
67.-68. Blue Ridge School	All-Boys	9-12	189
67.-68. Bridgton Academy	All-Boys	12-12, PG	189
69.-72. CFS, The School at Church Farm	All-Boys	7-12	190
69.-72. Dunn School	Co-Ed	9-12	190
69.-72. Miss Hall's School	All-Girls	9-12	190
69.-72. Stanstead College	Co-Ed	7-12	190
73. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	195
74. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School	Co-Ed	9-12	198
75.-77. Fishburne Military School	All-Boys	8-12	200
75.-77. Massanutten Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	200
75.-77. New York Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	200
78. Hyde-Bath	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	201
79. Wasatch Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	205
80. Wentworth Military Academy & College	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	206
81. Grier School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	207
82. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	208
83.-84. The Kiski School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	210
83.-84. St. Thomas More School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	210
85. Christchurch School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	215
86. St. Andrew's School - RI	Co-Ed	9-12	216
87.-88. Solebury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	220
87.-88. The Winchendon School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	220
89.-91. Fountain Valley School of Colorado	Co-Ed	9-12	225
89.-91. Hebron Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	225
89.-91. Saint James School	Co-Ed	8-12	225
92.-93. The MacDuffie School	Co-Ed	9-12	226
92.-93. The Putney School	Co-Ed	9-12	226
94.-96. Christ School	All-Boys	8-12	230
94.-96. Kents Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	230
94.-96. Vermont Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	230
97.-98. Gould Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	240
97.-98. Tilton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	240
99. Family First Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	241
100. Wayland Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	245
101. The Thacher School	Co-Ed	9-12	246
102. Millbrook School	Co-Ed	9-12	255
103.-105. Asheville School	Co-Ed	9-12	260
103.-105. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	260
103.-105. San Marcos Baptist Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	260
106. Cate School	Co-Ed	9-12	265
107. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	268
108. Virginia Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	270
109. The Delphian School	Co-Ed	3-12	272
110.-111. Holderness School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	275
110.-111. Idyllwild Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	275
112. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	283
113. Perkiomen School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	285
114. St. Andrew's School, DE	Co-Ed	9-12	287
115.-116. Camden Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	292
115.-116. Missouri Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	292
117.-118. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	294
117.-118. Salisbury School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	294
119. The Gunnery	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	297
120.-124. Andrews Osborne Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	300
120.-124. The Athenian School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
120.-124. Indian Springs School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
120.-124. Valley Forge Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	300
120.-124. The Webb School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	300
125. Oregon Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	305
126. George Stevens Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	310
127. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	314
128. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	318
129. Stuart Hall School	All-Girls	8-12	320
130.-133. The Cambridge School of Weston	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	325
130.-133. New Hampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	325
130.-133. Trinity Pawling School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	325
130.-133. Villanova Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12	325
134. Saint John's Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	328
135. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	330
136.-137. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	335
136.-137. St. Mark's School	Co-Ed	9-12	335
138. Cotter Schools	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	339
139. TASIS The American School in England	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	340
140. The Stony Brook School	Co-Ed	7-12	341
141. Army and Navy Academy	All-Boys	7-12	343
142. Kimball Union Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	344
143. Proctor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	345
144. Pomfret School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	349
145.-148. Bronte College of Canada	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	350
145.-148. Middlesex School	Co-Ed	9-12	350
145.-148. Ojai Valley School	Co-Ed	3-12	350
145.-148. Woodside Priory School	Co-Ed	9-12	350
149. St. George's School	Co-Ed	9-12	353
150. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	Co-Ed	7-12	354
151. Canterbury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	355
152. Groton School	Co-Ed	8-12	356
153. Portsmouth Abbey School	Co-Ed	9-12	359
154.-156. Brewster Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	360
154.-156. Florida Air Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	360
154.-156. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	360
157. Brooks School	Co-Ed	9-12	361
158. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	Co-Ed	9-12	365
159. Concord Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	366
160. Leysin American School in Switzerland	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	370
161. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)	Co-Ed	9-12	372
162.-163. Berkshire School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	375
162.-163. Westminster School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	375
164. Riverside Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	380
165. Cheshire Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	385
166. Shattuck-St. Mary's School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	387
167. Lake Forest Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	390
168. The Linsly School	Co-Ed	7-12	391
169. The Webb Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	392
170. Lawrence Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	394
171. Admiral Farragut Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	395
172.-175. Hargrave Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	400
172.-175. Suffield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	400
172.-175. Westtown School	Co-Ed	9-12	400
172.-175. Woodberry Forest School	All-Boys	9-12	400
176. The King's Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	403
177.-179. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	All-Girls	9-12	407
177.-179. Randolph-Macon Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	407
177.-179. Western Reserve Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	407
180.-181. Avon Old Farms School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	410
180.-181. The Masters School	Co-Ed	9-12	410
182. Brentwood College School	Co-Ed	9-12	430
183. Mercersburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	433
184. Episcopal High School	Co-Ed	9-12	435
185.-186. Blair Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	440
185.-186. Shawnigan Lake School	Co-Ed	8-12	440
187. Cushing Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	445
188. St. Stephen's Episcopal School	Co-Ed	8-12	450
189. Landmark School	Co-Ed	9-12	455
190.-191. Georgetown Preparatory School	All-Boys	9-12	460
190.-191. The Williston Northampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	460
192. Wyoming Seminary Upper School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	463
193. Carlisle School	Co-Ed	9-12	469
194. The Pennington School	Co-Ed	7-12	472
195. Havergal College	All-Girls	9-12	475
196. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	482
197. Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	485
198. Ashbury College	Co-Ed	9-12	490
199. The Hun School of Princeton	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	497
200. Interlochen Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	500
201.-202. The Brook Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	510
201.-202. Tabor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	510
203. George School	Co-Ed	9-12	519
204.-205. Peddie School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	520
204.-205. Stevenson School	Co-Ed	9-12	520
206. St. Paul's School	Co-Ed	9-12	527
207. Fork Union Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	535
208. St. Andrew's College	All-Boys	6-12, PG	550
209. Kent School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	565
210. The Hotchkiss School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	574
211. Montverde Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	580
212.-213. Hawaii Preparatory Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	600
212.-213. Saint Andrew's School	Co-Ed	9-12	600
214. Deerfield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	605
215. Northfield Mount Hermon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	612
216. Ridley College	Co-Ed	5-12, PG	632
217. McCallie School	All-Boys	9-12	650
218. Milton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	680
219. Fryeburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	690
220. Baylor School	Co-Ed	9-12	700
221. Loomis Chaffee School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	720
222. Girard College	Co-Ed	1-12	752
223. Cranbrook Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	770
224. Monte Vista Christian School	Co-Ed	9-12	773
225. Culver Academies	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	792
226. Lawrenceville School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	795
227. St. Anne's-Belfield School	Co-Ed	9-12	831
228. Choate Rosemary Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	848
229. New Mexico Military Institute	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	870
230. The Bishop Strachan School	All-Girls	7-12	885
231. St. Michaels University School	Co-Ed	8-12	920
232. Darlington School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	932
233. St. Johnsbury Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1000
234. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	1041
235. Phillips Exeter Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1045
236. Phillips Academy Andover	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1096
237. The Bolles School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1120

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