Published
May 15, 2013
How to handle five basic challenges involved in choosing a boarding school.
Boarding School
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Type
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Grades*
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Location
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| Admiral Farragut Academy | Co-ed | 7-12 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| Aiglon College | Co-ed | 4-12 | Chesieres-Villars, Switzerland |
| Archbishop Riordan High School | All-boys | 9-12 | San Francisco, CA |
| Army and Navy Academy | All-boys | 7-12 | Carlsbad, CA |
| Bachman Academy | Co-ed | 6-12, PG | McDonald, TN |
| Besant Hill School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Ojai, CA |
| Blue Ridge School | All-boys | 9-12 | St. George, VA |
| Brandon Hall School | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | Atlanta, GA |
| Brehm Preparatory School | Co-ed | 6-12, PG | Carbondale, IL |
| Brewster Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Wolfeboro, NH |
| Bridgton Academy | All-boys | 12-12, PG | North Bridgton, ME |
| Camden Military Academy | All-boys | 7-12, PG | Camden, SC |
| Canadian International Hockey Academy | Co-ed | 9-12 | Rockland, Canada |
| Cardigan Mountain School | All-boys | 6-9 | Canaan, NH |
| Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Waltham, MA |
| Cheshire Academy | Co-ed | 8-12, PG | Cheshire, CT |
| Christ School | All-boys | 8-12 | Asheville, NC |
| Christchurch School | Co-ed | 9-12 | Christchurch, VA |
| Colorado Timberline Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Durango, CO |
| Cushing Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Ashburnham, MA |
| Darlington School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Rome, GA |
| Darrow School | Co-ed | 9-12 | New Lebanon, NY |
| Dublin School | Co-ed | 9-12 | Dublin, NH |
| Dunn School | Co-ed | 9-12 | Los Olivos, CA |
| Eagle Hill School | Co-ed | 8-12 | Hardwick, MA |
| Eaglebrook School | All-boys | 6-9 | Deerfield, MA |
| Ecole d’Humanité | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | 6085 Hasliberg Goldern, Switzerland |
| Erie First Christian Academy | Co-ed | 8-12, PG | Erie, PA |
| The Ethel Walker School | All-girls | 9-12, PG | Simsbury, CT |
| Fay School | Co-ed | 7-9 | Southborough, MA |
| The Forman School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Litchfield, CT |
| Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Co-ed | 9-12 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| Fryeburg Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Fryeburg, ME |
| Gould Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Bethel, ME |
| The Gow School | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | South Wales, NY |
| Grand River Academy | All-boys | 9-12, PG | Austinburg, OH |
| The Greenwood School | All-boys | 6-12 | Putney, VT |
| Grier School | All-girls | 7-12, PG | Tyrone, PA |
| Hampshire Country School | All-boys | 3-12 | Rindge, NH |
| Hebron Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Hebron, ME |
| Hillside School | All-boys | 5-9 | Marlborough, MA |
| Hoosac School | Co-ed | 8-12, PG | Hoosick, NY |
| The Hun School of Princeton | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Princeton, NJ |
| Hyde School - Bath, ME | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Bath, ME |
| Hyde School - Woodstock, CT | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Woodstock, CT |
| IMG Academy | Co-ed | 5-12, PG | Bradenton, FL |
| Kents Hill School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Kents Hill, ME |
| The Kildonan School | Co-ed | 7-12 | Amenia, NY |
| The King's Academy | Co-ed | 7-12 | Seymour, TN |
| The Knox School | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | Saint James, NY |
| Landmark School | Co-ed | 9-12 | Prides Crossing, MA |
| The Leelanau School | Co-ed | 9-12 | Glen Arbor, MI |
| Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS) | Co-ed | 8-12, PG | 1854 Leysin, Switzerland |
| Lincoln Academy | Co-ed | 9-12 | Newcastle, ME |
| Lyndon Institute | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Lyndon Center, VT |
| Maplebrook School | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | Amenia, NY |
| The Marvelwood School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Kent, CT |
| Menaul School | Co-ed | 9-12 | Albuquerque, NM |
| Middlebridge School | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | Narragansett, RI |
| New Hampton School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | New Hampton, NH |
| North Broward Preparatory School | Co-ed | 6-12 | Coconut Creek, FL |
| North Country School | Co-ed | 4-9 | Lake Placid, NY |
| Northfield Mount Hermon | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Mount Hermon, MA |
| Oak Creek Ranch School | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | West Sedona, AZ |
| Oak Hill Academy | Co-ed | 8-12 | Mouth of Wilson, VA |
| Oakland Collegiate School | All-boys | 7-12 | Port Gibson, MS |
| Oakland School | Co-ed | 2-9 | Keswick, VA |
| Oakwood Friends School | Co-ed | 9-12 | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Oldfields School | All-girls | 8-12, PG | Sparks Glencoe, MD |
| Oliverian School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Haverhill, NH |
| Oneida Baptist Institute | Co-ed | 6-12 | Oneida, KY |
| Orme School | Co-ed | 8-12, PG | Mayer, AZ |
| The Pennington School | Co-ed | 8-12 | Pennington, NJ |
| The Perkiomen School | Co-ed | 6-12, PG | Pennsburg, PA |
| The Phelps School | All-boys | 7-12, PG | Malvern, PA |
| Proctor Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Andover, NH |
| Purnell School | All-girls | 9-12 | Pottersville, NJ |
| The Putney School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Putney, VT |
| The Rectory School | Co-ed | 5-9 | Pomfret, CT |
| Ridley College | Co-ed | Pre-K-12, PG | St Catharines, Canada |
| Riverside Military Academy | All-boys | 7-12 | Gainesville, GA |
| Robert Land Academy | All-boys | 6-12 | Wellandport, Ontario, Canada |
| Robinson School | Co-ed | 7-12 | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Rock Point School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Burlington, VT |
| Rosseau Lake College | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | Rosseau, Canada |
| Rumsey Hall School | Co-ed | 6-9 | Washington Depot, CT |
| St. Andrew's School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Barrington, RI |
| St. Croix Grades 6 to 12 | Co-ed | 6-12 | St. Paul, MN |
| St. George's School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| St. John's Military School | All-boys | 6-12 | Salina, KS |
| St. Johnsbury Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | St. Johnsbury, VT |
| St. Margaret's School | All-girls | 8-12 | Tappahannock, VA |
| St. Michaels University School | Co-ed | 8-12 | Victoria, Canada |
| St. Stanislaus College-Preparatory | All-boys | 7-12 | Bay St. Louis, MS |
| St. Stephen's Episcopal School | Co-ed | 8-12 | Austin, TX |
| Salisbury School | All-boys | 9-12, PG | Salisbury, CT |
| San Domenico School | All-girls | 9-12 | San Anselmo, CA |
| San Marcos Baptist Academy | Co-ed | 7-12 | San Marcos, TX |
| Shattuck-St. Mary's School | Co-ed | 6-12, PG | Faribault, MN |
| Solebury School | Co-ed | 9-12 | New Hope, PA |
| The Storm King School | Co-ed | 8-12, PG | Cornwall on Hudson, NY |
| Tilton School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Tilton, NH |
| Trinity-Pawling School | All-boys | 9-12, PG | Pawling, NY |
| Valley Forge Military Academy | All-boys | 7-12, PG | Wayne, PA |
| Vermont Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Saxtons River, VT |
| Wasatch Academy | Co-ed | 7-12, PG | Mt. Pleasant, UT |
| Washington Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | East Machias, ME |
| The Webb School | Co-ed | 7-12 | Bell Buckle, TN |
| West Nottingham Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Colora, MD |
| The White Mountain School | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Bethlehem, NH |
| Wilbraham & Monson Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Wilbraham, MA |
| Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School | Co-ed | 6-12, PG | Wolfeboro, NH |
| The Woodhall School | All-boys | 9-12 | Bethlehem, CT |
| Woodstock Academy | Co-ed | 9-12, PG | Woodstock, CT |
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