|
|
Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "smallest average class sizes." First, some important notes:
- Keep in mind that small statistical differences in average class sizes between schools do not always indicate better student performance at one school or another.
- Also keep in mind that boarding schools in general have smaller average class sizes than public schools - even for schools with larger class sizes, a "large" class in a boarding school would still often be considered small by public school standards which often have class sizes of 20+ students.
| Sorted by range (alphabetically within range) | * Indicates Boarding Grades Offered | ||
|
Boarding
School
|
School Type
|
Grades*
|
# Students
|
| 1. The Oxford Academy | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 1 |
| 2. Brandon Hall School | Co-Ed | 4-12, PG | 4 |
| 3. The Gow School | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 5 |
| 4. The Winchendon School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 6 |
| 5.-8. Grand River Academy | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 7 |
| 5.-8. Nawa Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 7 |
| 5.-8. The Phelps School | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 7 |
| 5.-8. Pine Ridge School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 7 |
| 9.-18. Academy of the Holy Family | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 8 |
| 9.-18. Hoosac School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 8 |
| 9.-18. Howe Military School & Summer Camp | Co-Ed | 5-12 | 8 |
| 9.-18. Landmark School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 8 |
| 9.-18. The Leelanau School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 8 |
| 9.-18. Linden Hall | All-Girls | 6-12, PG | 8 |
| 9.-18. The Marvelwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 8 |
| 9.-18. Oliverian School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 8 |
| 9.-18. The Outdoor Academy | Co-Ed | 10-11 | 8 |
| 9.-18. Squaw Valley Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12 | 8 |
| 19.-27. Blue Ridge School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 9 |
| 19.-27. Buxton School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 9 |
| Sorted by range (alphabetically within range) | * Indicates Boarding Grades Offered | ||
|
Boarding
School
|
School Type
|
Grades*
|
# Students
|
| 19.-27. Chatham Hall | All-Girls | 9-12 | 9 |
| 19.-27. Darrow School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 9 |
| 19.-27. Grier School | All-Girls | 7-12, PG | 9 |
| 19.-27. Northwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 9 |
| 19.-27. The Storm King School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 9 |
| 19.-27. The Thacher School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 9 |
| 19.-27. White Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 9 |
| 28.-59. Andrews Osborne Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Annie Wright School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School) | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Blair Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Bridgton Academy | All-Boys | 12-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Cate School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. CFS, The School at Church Farm | All-Boys | 7-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Colorado Rocky Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Country Day School, Costa Rica | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Dublin School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Fishburne Military School | All-Boys | 8-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Foxcroft School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. The Kiski School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. The Knox School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge | All-Boys | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Olney Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Purnell School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Riverside Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. St. George's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. St. Paul's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. St. Timothy's School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Salem Academy | All-Girls | 9-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Scattergood Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Sedbergh School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. South Kent School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Stoneleigh-Burnham School | All-Girls | 7-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Stuart Hall School | All-Girls | 8-12 | 10 |
| 28.-59. Suffield Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Wasatch Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. West Nottingham Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 10 |
| 28.-59. Woodberry Forest School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 10 |
| 60.-84. Brenau Academy | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. The Cambridge School of Weston | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Christ School | All-Boys | 8-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Emma Willard School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Hargrave Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Hawaii Preparatory Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Kents Hill School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. The MacDuffie School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Middlesex School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Miss Hall's School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Miss Porter's School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Missouri Military Academy | All-Boys | 6-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Oakdale Christian Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Pomfret School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. St. Andrew's School, DE | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. St. Margaret's School | All-Girls | 8-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. St. Mark's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Solebury School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Tabor Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Tallulah Falls School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Verde Valley School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 11 |
| 60.-84. Vermont Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Wentworth Military Academy & College | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 11 |
| 60.-84. Westover School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 11 |
| 85.-145. Avon Old Farms School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Berkshire School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Brewster Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Brooks School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Camden Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Canterbury School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Cheshire Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Choate Rosemary Hall | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Christchurch School | All-Boys | 8-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Concord Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Cushing Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Dana Hall School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Deerfield Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Episcopal High School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Ethel Walker School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Forman School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Glenholme School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Gould Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Gunnery | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Hebron Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. High Mowing School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Hill School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Hotchkiss School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Hyde-Bath | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Hyde-Woodstock | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Kent School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Kimball Union Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. La Lumiere School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Lake Forest Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Lawrenceville School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Madeira School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Massanutten Military Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Mercersburg Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Midland School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Miller School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. New Hampton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. New York Military Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Peddie School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Perkiomen School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Phillips Exeter Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Proctor Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. St. Andrew's School - RI | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. St. Anne's-Belfield School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Saint James School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. St. Johnsbury Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Salisbury School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. San Marcos Baptist Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Santa Catalina School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Stanstead College | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Subiaco Academy | All-Boys | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Thomas Jefferson School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Tilton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Virginia Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. Wayland Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 12 |
| 85.-145. The Webb School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Western Reserve Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Westminster School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 85.-145. Wilbraham & Monson Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 12 |
| 146.-155. Groton School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 13 |
| 146.-155. Holderness School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 13 |
| 146.-155. The Hun School of Princeton | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 13 |
| 146.-155. Leysin American School in Switzerland | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 13 |
| 146.-155. Northfield Mount Hermon School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 13 |
| 146.-155. The Pennington School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 13 |
| 146.-155. Phillips Academy Andover | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 13 |
| 146.-155. Saint Mary's School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 13 |
| 146.-155. Trinity Pawling School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 13 |
| 146.-155. The Williston Northampton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 13 |
| 156.-180. Advanced Academy of Georgia | Co-Ed | 11-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Army and Navy Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Asheville School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Baylor School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Carlisle School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Darlington School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 14 |
| 156.-180. Dunn School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. George School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Idyllwild Arts Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 14 |
| 156.-180. Lawrence Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Loomis Chaffee School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 14 |
| 156.-180. The Masters School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. McCallie School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Millbrook School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Milton Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Oldfields School | All-Girls | 8-12, PG | 14 |
| 156.-180. Oregon Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Orme School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 14 |
| 156.-180. Portsmouth Abbey School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Rosseau Lake College | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. San Domenico School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Stevenson School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. The Stony Brook School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 14 |
| 156.-180. Wyoming Seminary Upper School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 14 |
| 181.-203. The Athenian School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. The Bolles School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Bronte College of Canada | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. CCI The Renaissance School | Co-Ed | 10-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Conserve School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. EduKick Academic Soccer Boarding School Academies | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Florida Air Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. Fork Union Military Academy | All-Boys | 6-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Fryeburg Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Garrison Forest School | All-Girls | 8-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. George Stevens Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. The Hockaday School | All-Girls | 8-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. Interlochen Arts Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. New Mexico Military Institute | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Oakwood Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. The Putney School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. Randolph-Macon Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Saint Andrew's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. St. Thomas More School | All-Boys | 8-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. Shawnigan Lake School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. TASIS The American School in England | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 15 |
| 181.-203. The Webb Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 181.-203. Westtown School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 15 |
| 204.-230. Admiral Farragut Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Cranbrook Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Culver Academies | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >15 |
| 204.-230. Family First Academy | Co-Ed | 8-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Georgetown Preparatory School | All-Boys | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Indian Springs School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Ojai Valley School | Co-Ed | 3-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. St. Catherine's Military Academy | All-Boys | 4-8 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Saint John's Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >15 |
| 204.-230. St. Stephen's Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Shattuck-St. Mary's School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | >15 |
| 204.-230. Brentwood College School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. The Delphian School | Co-Ed | 3-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Ridley College | Co-Ed | 5-12, PG | >15 |
| 204.-230. St. Andrew's College | All-Boys | 6-12, PG | >15 |
| 204.-230. Villanova Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. The Brook Hill School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy | All-Girls | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Havergal College | All-Girls | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. The King's Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Montverde Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | >15 |
| 204.-230. St. Michaels University School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. The Bishop Strachan School | All-Girls | 7-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Cotter Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >15 |
| 204.-230. Monte Vista Christian School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | >15 |
| 204.-230. Girard College | Co-Ed | 1-12 | >15 |
• View all schools sorted by "average class size"
|
|
Featured Partners: |
||||||||||
|













