Among "Schools with < 200 Students", view the boarding schools with the oldest founding date (2024-25).
The "founding dates" below are the dates that schools have traditionally.
Note that the definition of "founding date" may differ slightly from school to school (e.g., whether it selects the year the school first received its charter or the year it first admitted students - regardless, the differences between the two are often small).
Year Founded Range: 1744
2020
Avg. Year Founded: 1929
Oldest Founding Date
Among Schools with < 200 Students (out of 86 schools)
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
Year Founded
Grades
Location
Rank: #11
Year Founded: 1744
Grades: 9-12, PG
1079 Firetower Road
Colora, MD 21917
(410) 658-9224
Colora, MD 21917
(410) 658-9224
Rank: #22
Linden Hall School for Girls
All-Girls
Year Founded: 1746
Grades: 6-12, PG
212 E Main Street
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8512
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8512
Rank: #33
Oakwood Friends School
(Quaker)
Year Founded: 1796
Grades: 8-12 | 5-12 (day)
22 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200
Rank: #44
Bridgton Academy
All-Boys
Year Founded: 1808
Grades: 12-12, PG
11 Academy Lane
North Bridgton, ME 04057
(207) 647-3322
North Bridgton, ME 04057
(207) 647-3322
Rank: #55
Year Founded: 1832
Grades: 9-12, PG
8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401
Rank: #66
Stuart Hall School
(Episcopal)
Year Founded: 1844
Grades: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
235 West Frederick Street
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 213-7098
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 213-7098
Rank: #77
Year Founded: 1850
Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day)
1500 Butterfield Road
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(415) 258-1990
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(415) 258-1990
Rank: #88
Buffalo Seminary
All-Girls
Year Founded: 1851
Grades: 9-12, PG
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Rank: #99
Year Founded: 1852
Grades: 7-12
2317 Oak Ridge Road
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
(336) 515-8040
Oak Ridge, NC 27310
(336) 515-8040
Rank: #1010
Woodstock School
(Christian)
Year Founded: 1854
Grades: 6-12 | PK-5 (day)
Landour, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
Landour, India 248179
911356615
Landour, India 248179
911356615
Rank: #1111
Year Founded: 1855
Grades: 9-12, PG
101 North University
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(800) 860-7725
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(800) 860-7725
Rank: #1212
St. Lawrence Seminary High School
All-Boys (Catholic)
Year Founded: 1860
Grades: 9-12
301 Church Street
Mt. Calvary, WI 53057
(920) 753-7570
Mt. Calvary, WI 53057
(920) 753-7570
Rank: #13-1413.-14
Year Founded: 1867
Grades: 8-12, PG
1500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 662-1009
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 662-1009
Rank: #13-1413.-14
Year Founded: 1867
Grades: 8-12, PG
314 Mountain Road
Cornwall on Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 534-9860
Cornwall on Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 534-9860
Rank: #1515
Year Founded: 1869
Grades: 7-12, PG
574 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-2711
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-2711
Rank: #1616
Academy of the Holy Family
All-Girls (Catholic)
Year Founded: 1874
Grades: 9-12
54 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279
Rank: #1717
Year Founded: 1875
Grades: 8-12, PG
120 South 100 West
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
(435) 462-1400
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
(435) 462-1400
Rank: #1818
Year Founded: 1876
Grades: 9-12
226 Front Street
Marion, MA 02738
(508) 291-8300
Marion, MA 02738
(508) 291-8300
Rank: #1919
Year Founded: 1878
Grades: 8-12
2635 Oak Hill Road
Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363
(276) 579-2619
Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363
(276) 579-2619
Rank: #2020
Year Founded: 1879
Grades: 7-12
225 S. Wayne Avenue
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 946-7706
Waynesboro, VA 22980
(540) 946-7706
Rank: #2121
Year Founded: 1887
Grades: 7-12
405 North Subiaco Avenue
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 934-1000
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 934-1000
Rank: #2222
Year Founded: 1888
Grades: 9-12, PG
1888 Brett Lane
Saltsburg, PA 15681
(724) 639-8035
Saltsburg, PA 15681
(724) 639-8035
Rank: #2323
Year Founded: 1889
Grades: 7-12, PG
78 Academy Ave.
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 534-3710
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520
(845) 534-3710
Rank: #2424
St. Bernard Preparatory School
(Catholic)
Year Founded: 1891
Grades: 7-12
1600 St. Bernard Drive, S.E.
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 255-5890
Cullman, AL 35055
(256) 255-5890
Rank: #2525
Year Founded: 1894
Grades: 9-12
800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
Rank: #2626
Year Founded: 1898
Grades: 6-12
174 Ward Circle
Camp Hill, AL 36850
(256) 790-9202
Camp Hill, AL 36850
(256) 790-9202
Rank: #2727
Year Founded: 1899
Grades: 8-12, PG
614 South Main Street
Woodstock, VA 22664
(540) 459-2167
Woodstock, VA 22664
(540) 459-2167
Rank: #28-2928.-29
Freeman Academy
(Christian)
Year Founded: 1901
Grades: 7-12 | K-12 (day)
PO BOX 1000 748 S. Main St.
Freeman, SD 57029
(605) 925-4237
Freeman, SD 57029
(605) 925-4237
Rank: #28-2928.-29
Hillside School
All-Boys
Year Founded: 1901
Grades: 4-9
404 Robin Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 485-3483
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 485-3483
Rank: #3030
Year Founded: 1904
Grades: 6-12, PG
541 Long Beach Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600
Rank: #3131
Year Founded: 1905
Grades: 9-12, PG
92 Northwood Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3382
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3382
Rank: #3232
Year Founded: 1906
Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
Chemin de Rovéréaz 20
Lausanne, Switzerland 01012
41216546500
Lausanne, Switzerland 01012
41216546500
Rank: #33-3533.-35
Year Founded: 1909
Grades: 9-12
273 Mayo Drive
St. George, VA 22935
(434) 985-2811
St. George, VA 22935
(434) 985-2811
Rank: #33-3533.-35
Year Founded: 1909
Grades: 7-12, PG
200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
(800) 432-2480
Chatham, VA 24531
(800) 432-2480
Rank: #33-3533.-35
Year Founded: 1909
Grades: 9-12
1237 Whittemore Rd.
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Middlebury, CT 06762
(203) 577-4521
Rank: #3636
Year Founded: 1910
Grades: 5-12, PG
93 Camp School Road
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Rank: #3737
Year Founded: 1911
Grades: 9-12
700 Ash St
Outlook, Canada s0l2n0
(306) 860-7920
Outlook, Canada s0l2n0
(306) 860-7920
Rank: #3838
Year Founded: 1914
Grades: 9-12, PG
22407 Foxhound Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340
Rank: #3939
Year Founded: 1921
Grades: 8-12, PG
PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
Rank: #40-4240.-42
Year Founded: 1928
Grades: 9-12, PG
291 South Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-3919
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-3919
Rank: #40-4240.-42
Year Founded: 1928
Grades: 9-12, PG
1 Rock Point Road
Burlington, VT 05408
(802) 863-1104
Burlington, VT 05408
(802) 863-1104
Rank: #40-4240.-42
Year Founded: 1928
Grades: 7-12, PG
1001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1399
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1399
Rank: #4343
Year Founded: 1929
Grades: 8-12, PG
1000 E. Orme School Road,
Mayer, AZ 86333
(928) 632-1566
Mayer, AZ 86333
(928) 632-1566
Rank: #4444
Midland School
(4)
Year Founded: 1932
Grades: 9-12
PO Box 8 / 5100 Figueroa Mountain Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114
Rank: #4545
Year Founded: 1934
Grades: 8-12, PG
Gmeindi 318b
Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland 6085
41339729292
Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland 6085
41339729292
Rank: #4646
Year Founded: 1935
Grades: 9-12
18 Lehmann Way, PO Box 522
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-7075
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-7075
Rank: #4747
Year Founded: 1938
Grades: 4-9
4382 Cascade Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-9329
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-9329
Rank: #48-4948.-49
Year Founded: 1946
Grades: 9-12, PG
8585 Ojai Santa Paula Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 646-4343
Rank: #48-4948.-49
Year Founded: 1946
Grades: 7-12
4100 South Lindbergh Blvd.
Saint Louis, MO 63127
(314) 843-4151
Saint Louis, MO 63127
(314) 843-4151
Rank: #5050
Year Founded: 1948
Grades: 9-12
3511 Verde Valley School Road
Sedona, AZ 86351
(928) 284-2272
Sedona, AZ 86351
(928) 284-2272
Rank: #5151
Year Founded: 1949
Grades: 9-12
4 Lustre High Circle
Lustre, MT 59225
(406) 392-5735
Lustre, MT 59225
(406) 392-5735
Rank: #5252
Year Founded: 1952
Grades: 9-12, PG
68 New Dover Rd, Canterbury
Canterbury , United Kingdom CT1 3LQ
440122341300
Canterbury , United Kingdom CT1 3LQ
440122341300
Rank: #5353
Year Founded: 1953
Grades: 9-12
500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Rank: #5454
Year Founded: 1956
Grades: 9-12, PG
476 Skiff Mountain Road
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-0047
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-0047
Rank: #5555
Year Founded: 1957
Grades: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
42605 RCR 36
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
(970) 879-1350
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487
(970) 879-1350
Rank: #5656
Year Founded: 1962
Grades: 8-12, PG
45 Cottage Road
Oakdale, CT 06370
(860) 823-3861
Oakdale, CT 06370
(860) 823-3861
Rank: #5757
La Lumiere School
(Catholic)
Year Founded: 1963
Grades: 9-12, PG
6801 N. Wilhelm Road
La Porte, IN 46350
(219) 326-7450
La Porte, IN 46350
(219) 326-7450
Rank: #5858
Year Founded: 1966
Grades: 6-12
22000 Hwy 27
Lake Wales, FL 33859
(863) 676-6091
Lake Wales, FL 33859
(863) 676-6091
Rank: #59-6059.-60
The King's Academy
(Christian)
Year Founded: 1970
Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
8401 Belvedere Rd
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(561) 686-4244
West Palm Beach, FL 33411
(561) 686-4244
Rank: #59-6059.-60
Michigan Lutheran High School
(Christian)
Year Founded: 1970
Grades: 9-12
615 East Marquette Woods Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(269) 429-7861
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(269) 429-7861
Rank: #6161
Year Founded: 1972
Grades: 9-12 | PK-12 (day)
804 Dr Robert K Wallace Drive
Fairfield, IA 52556
(641) 472-9400
Fairfield, IA 52556
(641) 472-9400
Rank: #6262
Year Founded: 1975
Grades: 9-12, PG
454 Academy Drive
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
Rank: #63-6563.-65
The Greenwood School
All-Boys
Year Founded: 1978
Grades: 6-12
14 Greenwood Lane
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-4545
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-4545
Rank: #63-6563.-65
Year Founded: 1978
Grades: 9-12, PG
255 Olympic Valley Road | P.O. Box 2180
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(245) 582-8690
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
(245) 582-8690
Rank: #63-6563.-65
Robert Land Academy
All-Boys
Year Founded: 1978
Grades: 5-12
6727 South Chippawa Rd
Wellandport, Ontario, Canada 12345
(905) 386-6203
Wellandport, Ontario, Canada 12345
(905) 386-6203
Rank: #6666
Year Founded: 1982
Grades: 6-12, PG
900 South Brehm Lane
Carbondale IL, IL 62901
(618) 457-0371
Carbondale IL, IL 62901
(618) 457-0371
Rank: #6767
Year Founded: 1984
Grades: 9-12 | PK-12 (day)
1701 Brandon Hall Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
(404) 841-3840
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
(404) 841-3840
Rank: #6868
Year Founded: 1988
Grades: 7-12
PO Box 388
Balsam, NC 28707
(828) 456-3435
Balsam, NC 28707
(828) 456-3435
Rank: #6969
Year Founded: 1989
Grades: 7-12, PG
59550 East Highway 26
Sandy, OR 97055
(503) 622-8931
Sandy, OR 97055
(503) 622-8931
Rank: #7070
Year Founded: 1994
Grades: 7-12, PG
45 Waterloo Street South
Stratford, ON, Canada L0R1B
(519) 272-1900
Stratford, ON, Canada L0R1B
(519) 272-1900
Rank: #7171
Year Founded: 1995
Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)
505 Spring Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
(360) 378-6393
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
(360) 378-6393
Rank: #7272
Year Founded: 2003
Grades: 9-12, PG
28 Becket Drive, #385
Pike, NH 03780
(888) 922-5565
Pike, NH 03780
(888) 922-5565
Rank: #73-7473.-74
Year Founded: 2005
Grades: 11-12
Pullens Lane Headington
Oxford, United Kingdom OX30DA
9144956028
Oxford, United Kingdom OX30DA
9144956028
Rank: #73-7473.-74
New Summit Academy Costa Rica
All-Boys
Year Founded: 2005
Grades: 9-12, PG
Alajuela Province, Nueva Cumbre
Atenas, Costa Rica 20501
18006099496
Atenas, Costa Rica 20501
18006099496
Rank: #7575
Year Founded: 2007
Grades: 5-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
54-230 Kamehameha Hwy
Hauula, HI 96717
(808) 670-1909
Hauula, HI 96717
(808) 670-1909
Rank: #7676
Year Founded: 2008
Grades: 7-12, PG
333 Ocean Road
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 788-0800
Narragansett, RI 02882
(401) 788-0800
Rank: #7777
Year Founded: 2010
Grades: 10-12
1460 Broadway Street #4027
New York, NY 10036
(646) 504-6924
New York, NY 10036
(646) 504-6924
Rank: #7878
Year Founded: 2011
Grades: 5-12, PG | K-12, PG (day)
Edu City Ro
Jeju, South Korea 63644
82647938004
Jeju, South Korea 63644
82647938004
Rank: #7979
Year Founded: 2012
Grades: 9-12, PG
118 Main Street East, Merrickville, Ontario
Merrickville, Canada K0G1N0
(613) 269-2064
Merrickville, Canada K0G1N0
(613) 269-2064
Rank: #80-8180.-81
Year Founded: 2014
Grades: 9-12, PG
1500 Port Arthur Road
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 609-1723
Ladysmith, WI 54848
(715) 609-1723
Rank: #80-8180.-81
Year Founded: 2014
Grades: 6-12
315 South Grove Avenue
Owatonna, MN 55060
(507) 214-2200
Owatonna, MN 55060
(507) 214-2200
Rank: #8282
Year Founded: 2015
Grades: 11-12, PG
International (on a Tall Ship)
Kristiansand, Norway 4610
3475677083
Kristiansand, Norway 4610
3475677083
Rank: #83-8483.-84
Year Founded: 2016
Grades: 7-12, PG
St. Josefsweg 15b
Altdorf, Switzerland 6460
0766909288
Altdorf, Switzerland 6460
0766909288
Rank: #83-8483.-84
Year Founded: 2016
Grades: 7-12 | K-12 (day)
7808 Pierre Dr
Summerland, Canada V0H 1Z2
(250) 274-6723
Summerland, Canada V0H 1Z2
(250) 274-6723
Rank: #8585
Year Founded: 2017
Grades: 9-12, PG
W10085 Pike Plains Road
Dunbar, WI 54119
(715) 324-6900
Dunbar, WI 54119
(715) 324-6900
Rank: #8686
Year Founded: 2020
Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)
280 Locke Drive
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 205-4270
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 205-4270
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