Best Maine Boarding Schools (2021)

For the 2021 school year, there are 11 college-prep and junior boarding schools serving 4,521 students located throughout Maine.
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Kents Hill School Photo - Athletes enjoy the on-campus O'Connor Alpine Training Center for alpine racers and riders. Everyone enjoys it on Saturday nights!
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Kents Hill School Photo - Athletes enjoy the on-campus O'Connor Alpine Training Center for alpine racers and riders. Everyone enjoys it on Saturday nights!
Hyde School - Bath, ME Photo - Located in the quaint and historic shipbuilding city of Bath, Maine, on the Kennebec River, the 145-acre Hyde-Bath School campus was founded in 1966. Year-round, students and faculty enjoy miles of wooded running, bicycling, and cross-country skiing trails that extend beyond the campus.
Bridgton Academy Photo - Welcome to Bridgton Academy! Located in the Western Maine foothills and the heart of Maine's Lake Region, we've been preparing young men for the rigors of college and beyond since 1808. We Know PG.
Hebron Academy Photo - Albert Le Page Fitness Center and The Sommer Family Squash Courts
Thornton Academy Photo - Thornton Academy has been preparing students for a changing world since 1811. A rigorous and broad-based program of academic, arts and athletic opportunities challenges students to reach their potential in readiness for lifelong learning and productive participation in our dynamic world.
Fryeburg Academy Photo
Foxcroft Academy Photo - Foxcroft Academy... 1st chartered school in Maine (est. 1823)
Gould Academy Photo - Gould Academy offers the only Ski Patrol Program recognized by the National Ski Patrol. Once our students earn their 'jackets,' they are certified to work for the National Ski Patrol at any mountain in the U.S.
Maine Central Institute Photo - Maine Central Institute is an independent college preparatory day and boarding school founded in 1866. We are located in Pittsfield, Maine.
Washington Academy Photo - Washington Academy, established in 1792, is one of the oldest day & boarding co-ed high schools in the USA. It is located on the Downeast Maine coast, and boast 425 total students from 25 different countries. The Alumni Building is one of nine buildings on its 75+ acre campus.

Top Maine Boarding Schools (2021)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Bridgton Academy
    Bridgton Academy Photo - Our Humanities Center is one of two academic buildings on campus, and the hub for our academic administration, Focused Academic Coaching, Academic Support, and the Marcella/Sands Lecture Hall.
    All-boys 
    PO Box 292
    North Bridgton, ME 04057
    (207) 647-3322
    Grades: 12-12, PG | 170 students
  • Foxcroft Academy
    Foxcroft Academy Photo - www.foxcroftacademy.org or follow us on Twitter @foxcroftacademy
    (1)
    975 West Main Street
    Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
    (207) 564-8664
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 410 students
  • Fryeburg Academy
    Fryeburg Academy Photo
    (1)
    745 Main Street
    Fryeburg, ME 04037
    (207) 935-2013
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 578 students
  • Gould Academy
    Gould Academy Photo - A rigorous academic curriculum is at the core of the Gould Academy experience. Our students are innovators, creators, risk-takers, and complex problem solvers.
    (2)
    PO Box 860
    Bethel, ME 04217
    (207) 824-7777
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 214 students
  • Hebron Academy
    Hebron Academy Photo - Field House and Indoor Track
    (9)
    339 Paris Road PO Box 309
    Hebron, ME 04238
    (207) 966-5225
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 256 students
  • Hyde School - Bath, ME
    Hyde School - Bath, ME Photo - Campus life at Hyde is all about being an active and engaged member of the community. An emphasis on charactercourage, integrity, leadership, curiosity, and concern-provides the cornerstone for learning-in the classrooms, dormitories, the arts, and on the athletic fields.
    (4)
    616 High Street
    Bath, ME 04530
    (207) 443-7101
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 125 students
  • Kents Hill School
    Kents Hill School Photo - Our idyllic, 400-acre campus is nestled in the midst of the Belgrade Lakes and provides sweeping views of the mountains of Maine and New Hampshire.
    (1)
    PO Box 257, 1614 Main St., Rte. 17
    Kents Hill, ME 04349
    (207) 685-1606
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 200 students
  • Maine Central Institute
    Maine Central Institute Photo - Maine Central Institute is an independent college preparatory day and boarding school founded in 1866. We are located in Pittsfield, Maine.
    295 Main Street
    Pittsfield, ME 04967
    (207) 487-2282
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 400 students
  • Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
    485 Chewonki Neck Road
    Wiscasset, ME 04578
    (207) 882-7323
    Grades: 11-11 | 88 students
  • Thornton Academy
    Thornton Academy Photo - Thornton Academy has been preparing students for a changing world since 1811. A rigorous and broad-based program of academic, arts and athletic opportunities challenges students to reach their potential in readiness for lifelong learning and productive participation in our dynamic world.
    438 Main Street
    Saco, ME 04072
    (207) 282-5383
    Grades: 6-12 | 1680 students
  • Washington Academy
    Washington Academy Photo - Students can choose Art, Honors Art, AP Studio Art, as well as performance art, including music and dance classes.
    PO Box 190, 66 Cutler Road
    East Machias, ME 04630
    (207) 255-8301
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 400 students
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