Top School Listings by Category
View comparisons of boarding schools in various categories. First, some important notes:

  • The data below are intended to serve only as informal reference points for comparing schools on specific criteria and not as definitive benchmarks as to which school is better than another for you.

  • There are a number of even more important criteria which cannot be presented through ordered lists - such as schools' educational approach and quality of life. The data below should serve as only some of the many variables you should consider when evaluating schools.

  • Our site does not offer an overall ranking of schools, because overall rankings can imply that one school is objectively better than another, which is never the case. Schools differ in their educational approaches and campus environments, and only you can be the judge of which school is the best school for you and what you need.
 

Top School Listings by Category:

    Compare among: 
  Community Size - Largest student body (number of students)
  Community Size - Smallest student body (number of students)
  Boarding Focus - Highest percentage of boarding students
  Diversity - Highest percentage of international students
  Diversity - Highest percentage of students of color
  Affordability - Least expensive tuition
  Affordability - Highest percentage of students on financial aid
  Student Attention - Smallest average class sizes
  Student Attention - Lowest teacher:student ratio
  Faculty Education - Highest percentage of faculty with advanced degrees
  School Resources - Largest endowments
  Selectivity - Lowest acceptance rates
  Offering Breadth - Most sports offered
  Offering Breadth - Most extracurriculars offered
  Offering Breadth - Most AP/advanced courses offered
  Student Test Scores - Highest average SAT scores
  School History - Oldest founding date

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Foxcroft School - Empowering Girls to Lead

Fay School - Academic Excellence - Earnest Effort - Honorable Conduct - Dedicated Service

St. Andrew's Sewanee School - Inspiring Curiosity - Getting Students Off The Sidelines - Superior College-Prep and Advising

Brook Hill School - Education - Potential - Character

Purnell School - Be Yourself - Explore Strengths - Find Success

Think Summer! Think Mercersburg!

Webb School - Academic Excellent - Diverse Challenges - Close-Knit Community

Verde Valley School - A Hands-on Experience - College-prep - World-prep

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