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 237 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.-20. Advanced Academy of Georgia	Co-Ed	11-12	100
16.-20. The Glenholme School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	100
16.-20. Lowell Whiteman School	Co-Ed	9-12	100
16.-20. Pine Ridge School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	100
16.-20. White Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	100

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.-27. Brandon Hall School	Co-Ed	4-12, PG	120
24.-27. CCI The Renaissance School	Co-Ed	10-12, PG	120
24.-27. Southwestern Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	120
24.-27. The Storm King School	Co-Ed	9-12	120
28. Darrow School	Co-Ed	9-12	123
29.-31. Hoosac School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	125
29.-31. Linden Hall	All-Girls	6-12, PG	125
29.-31. Purnell School	All-Girls	9-12	125
32. Verde Valley School	Co-Ed	9-12	126
33. Stoneleigh-Burnham School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	127
34.-36. Conserve School	Co-Ed	9-12	130
34.-36. Dublin School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	130
34.-36. The Knox School	Co-Ed	7-12	130
37. Chatham Hall	All-Girls	9-12	132
38.-40. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12	140
38.-40. Oak Hill Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	140
38.-40. Tallulah Falls School	Co-Ed	7-12	140
41. Rosseau Lake College	Co-Ed	7-12	141
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.-49. The Phelps School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	150
48.-49. St. Catherine's Military Academy	All-Boys	4-8	150
50. West Nottingham Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	154
51. St. Margaret's School	All-Girls	8-12	157
52.-53. Colorado Rocky Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12	160
52.-53. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	160
54. La Lumiere School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	165
55. Subiaco Academy	All-Boys	9-12	166
56. Northwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	168
57. Orme School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	170
58. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	175
59.-60. CFS, The School at Church Farm	All-Boys	7-12	180
59.-60. Oakwood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	180
61. Salem Academy	All-Girls	9-12	183
62.-64. Country Day School, Costa Rica	Co-Ed	8-12	185
62.-64. Hyde-Woodstock	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	185
62.-64. Oldfields School	All-Girls	8-12, PG	185
65.-66. The Forman School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	186
65.-66. Howe Military School & Summer Camp	Co-Ed	5-12	186
67.-68. Blue Ridge School	All-Boys	9-12	189
67.-68. Bridgton Academy	All-Boys	12-12, PG	189
69.-70. Dunn School	Co-Ed	9-12	190
69.-70. Stanstead College	Co-Ed	7-12	190
71. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	193
72.-73. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	195
72.-73. Miss Hall's 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.-83. The Kiski School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	210
82.-83. St. Thomas More School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	210
84.-86. Christ School	All-Boys	8-12	215
84.-86. Christchurch School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	215
84.-86. Perkiomen School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	215
87. St. Andrew's School - RI	Co-Ed	9-12	216
88.-89. Solebury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	220
88.-89. The Winchendon School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	220
90. Fountain Valley School of Colorado	Co-Ed	9-12	225
91.-92. The MacDuffie School	Co-Ed	9-12	226
91.-92. The Putney School	Co-Ed	9-12	226
93.-94. Kents Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	230
93.-94. Wayland Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	230
95. Saint James School	Co-Ed	8-12	235
96.-97. Gould Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	240
96.-97. Tilton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	240
98. Family First Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	241
99. The Thacher School	Co-Ed	9-12	246
100. Asheville School	Co-Ed	9-12	251
101. Millbrook School	Co-Ed	9-12	255
102. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	258
103.-104. Hebron Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	260
103.-104. San Marcos Baptist Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	260
105. Cate School	Co-Ed	9-12	265
106. Vermont Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	266
107. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	268
108.-109. Idyllwild Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	270
108.-109. Virginia Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	270
110. The Delphian School	Co-Ed	3-12	272
111. Holderness School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	275
112. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	283
113. St. Andrew's School, DE	Co-Ed	9-12	287
114.-115. Camden Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	292
114.-115. Missouri Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	292
116.-117. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	294
116.-117. Salisbury School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	294
118. The Gunnery	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	297
119.-122. Andrews Osborne Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	300
119.-122. The Athenian School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
119.-122. Indian Springs School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
119.-122. The Webb School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	300
123. Oregon Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	305
124. George Stevens Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	310
125. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	314
126. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	317
127. Stuart Hall School	All-Girls	8-12	320
128.-131. The Cambridge School of Weston	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	325
128.-131. New Hampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	325
128.-131. Trinity Pawling School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	325
128.-131. Villanova Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12	325
132. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	326
133. Saint John's Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	328
134.-135. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	335
134.-135. St. Mark's School	Co-Ed	9-12	335
136. Cotter Schools	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	339
137. TASIS The American School in England	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	340
138. The Stony Brook School	Co-Ed	7-12	341
139. Army and Navy Academy	All-Boys	7-12	343
140. Kimball Union Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	344
141. Proctor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	345
142. Pomfret School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	349
143.-146. Bronte College of Canada	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	350
143.-146. Middlesex School	Co-Ed	9-12	350
143.-146. Ojai Valley School	Co-Ed	3-12	350
143.-146. Woodside Priory School	Co-Ed	9-12	350
147.-148. Groton School	Co-Ed	8-12	353
147.-148. St. George's School	Co-Ed	9-12	353
149.-150. Portsmouth Abbey School	Co-Ed	9-12	354
149.-150. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	Co-Ed	7-12	354
151. Canterbury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	355
152.-154. Brewster Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	360
152.-154. Florida Air Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	360
152.-154. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	360
155. Brooks School	Co-Ed	9-12	361
156. Concord Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	364
157. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	Co-Ed	9-12	365
158. Leysin American School in Switzerland	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	370
159. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)	Co-Ed	9-12	372
160.-161. Berkshire School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	375
160.-161. Westminster School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	375
162. Riverside Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	380
163.-164. Cheshire Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	385
163.-164. The Webb Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	385
165. Shattuck-St. Mary's School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	387
166. Lake Forest Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	390
167. The Linsly School	Co-Ed	7-12	391
168. Lawrence Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	394
169. Admiral Farragut Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	395
170.-173. Hargrave Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	400
170.-173. Suffield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	400
170.-173. Westtown School	Co-Ed	9-12	400
170.-173. Woodberry Forest School	All-Boys	9-12	400
174. The King's Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	403
175.-177. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	All-Girls	9-12	407
175.-177. Randolph-Macon Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	407
175.-177. Western Reserve Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	407
178.-179. Avon Old Farms School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	410
178.-179. The Masters School	Co-Ed	9-12	410
180. Brentwood College School	Co-Ed	9-12	430
181. Mercersburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	433
182. Episcopal High School	Co-Ed	9-12	435
183.-184. Blair Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	440
183.-184. Shawnigan Lake School	Co-Ed	8-12	440
185. Cushing Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	445
186. St. Stephen's Episcopal School	Co-Ed	8-12	450
187. Landmark School	Co-Ed	9-12	455
188.-189. Georgetown Preparatory School	All-Boys	9-12	460
188.-189. The Williston Northampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	460
190. Wyoming Seminary Upper School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	463
191. Carlisle School	Co-Ed	9-12	469
192. The Pennington School	Co-Ed	7-12	472
193. Havergal College	All-Girls	9-12	475
194. The Hun School of Princeton	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	480
195. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	482
196. Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	485
197.-198. Interlochen Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	500
197.-198. Tabor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	500
199. The Brook Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	510
200. George School	Co-Ed	9-12	519
201.-202. Peddie School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	520
201.-202. Stevenson School	Co-Ed	9-12	520
203. St. Paul's School	Co-Ed	9-12	527
204. Fork Union Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	535
205. St. Andrew's College	All-Boys	6-12, PG	550
206. Kent School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	565
207. The Hotchkiss School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	574
208. Montverde Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	580
209.-210. Hawaii Preparatory Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	600
209.-210. Saint Andrew's School	Co-Ed	9-12	600
211. Deerfield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	605
212. Northfield Mount Hermon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	612
213. Ridley College	Co-Ed	5-12, PG	632
214. McCallie School	All-Boys	9-12	650
215. Milton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	680
216. Fryeburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	690
217. Baylor School	Co-Ed	9-12	700
218. Loomis Chaffee School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	720
219. Girard College	Co-Ed	1-12	752
220. Cranbrook Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	770
221. Monte Vista Christian School	Co-Ed	9-12	773
222. Culver Academies	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	792
223. Lawrenceville School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	795
224. St. Anne's-Belfield School	Co-Ed	9-12	831
225. Choate Rosemary Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	848
226. New Mexico Military Institute	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	870
227. The Bishop Strachan School	All-Girls	7-12	885
228. St. Michaels University School	Co-Ed	8-12	920
229. Darlington School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	932
230. St. Johnsbury Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1000
231. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	1041
232. Phillips Exeter Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1045
233. Phillips Academy Andover	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1096
234. The Bolles School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1120

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