Best Pennsylvania Boarding Schools (2021)

For the 2021 school year, there are 13 college-prep and junior boarding schools serving 4,317 students located throughout Pennsylvania.
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Valley Forge Military Academy Photo - VFMA offers college preparatory academics, credentialed faculty, competitive PIAA athletics, and individual attention, providing cadets with an environment focused on their academic success.
Westtown School Photo - Main building
Perkiomen School Photo - Innovation Center
Wyoming Seminary Upper School Photo - Sem offers an exciting range and long list of clubs, activities and leadership opportunities. Often student-initiated, these groups provide experiences not found in the classroom or on the playing fields.
Grier School Photo
Mercersburg Academy Photo
The Phelps School Photo - Founded in 1946, The Phelps School is dedicated to the personalized education for the boy who seeks success academically, personally and socially. Our first obligation is to create a caring, sensitive climate which emphasizes the positive in every situation.
George School Photo - Main Hall
Hill School Photo - The Hill School sets a high standard for students in their dress and appearance to express pride in themselves and their respect for one another. Academic Dress is worn throughout the academic day whenever students are in an academic or public area, chapel services, sit-down meals, required evening performance, or any other designated occasion.
The Kiski School Photo - Kiski's outdoor classroom and project-based learning culture gives boys the opportunity to get out of traditional four-walled classrooms and experience the beautiful scenery that Western Pennsylvania autumn offers! With our dedicated STEAM and Makerspace areas, young men get to roll up their sleeves and enjoy hands-on learning!
Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Photo
Solebury School Photo - Solebury School's Math and Science (STEM) program offers students opportunities to pursue AP and Honors classes, as well as Engineering courses that will prepare them for college.

Top Pennsylvania Boarding Schools (2021)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • Bishop Carroll Catholic High School
    Bishop Carroll Catholic High School Photo
    (Catholic)
    728 Ben Franklin Highway
    Ebensburg, PA 15931

    Grades: 9-12 | 164 students
  • George School
    George School Photo - Main Hall
    (Society of Friends)
    (9)
    1690 Newtown Langhorne Road
    Newtown, PA 18940
    (215) 579-6547
    Grades: 9-12 | 524 students
  • Grier School
    Grier School Photo
    All-girls 
    (6)
    2522 Grier School Road
    Tyrone, PA 16686
    (814) 684-3000
    Grades: 7-12, PG | 285 students
  • Hill School
    Hill School Photo - Small classes give faculty and students the opportunity to engage in classroom discussions.
    (8)
    860 Beech Street
    Pottstown, PA 19464
    (610) 326-1000
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 525 students
  • The Kiski School
    The Kiski School Photo - Kiski's outdoor classroom and project-based learning culture gives boys the opportunity to get out of traditional four-walled classrooms and experience the beautiful scenery that Western Pennsylvania autumn offers! With our dedicated STEAM and Makerspace areas, young men get to roll up their sleeves and enjoy hands-on learning!
    All-boys 
    1888 Brett Lane
    Saltsburg, PA 15681
    (724) 639-8035
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 185 students
  • Mercersburg Academy
    Mercersburg Academy Photo
    (20)
    100 Academy Drive
    Mercersburg, PA 17236
    (717) 328-6173
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 445 students
  • Perkiomen School
    Perkiomen School Photo - Innovation Center
    (5)
    200 Seminary Street
    Pennsburg, PA 18073
    (215) 679-9511
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 290 students
  • The Phelps School
    The Phelps School Photo - We are LIVE and IN PERSON! Proper COVID protocols being followed allowing us to continue our objective of transformation and maximization.
    All-boys 
    (1)
    583 Sugartown Road
    Malvern, PA 19355
    (610) 644-1754
    Grades: 6-12, PG | 110 students
  • Shady Side Academy
    Shady Side Academy Photo - Rowe Hall is the Senior School's main academic building residing at the heart of its 130 acre campus which feels like a small college. The campus also includes 2 dormitories, dedicated buildings for the visual and performing arts, an extensive athletic complex and ice rink, and in 2018 the McIlroy Center for Science and Innovation.
    (1)
    423 Fox Chapel Road
    Pittsburgh, PA 15238
    (412) 968-3180
    Grades: 9-12 | 474 students
  • Solebury School
    Solebury School Photo - Solebury School's Math and Science (STEM) program offers students opportunities to pursue AP and Honors classes, as well as Engineering courses that will prepare them for college.
    (4)
    6832 Phillips Mill Road
    New Hope, PA 18938
    (215) 862-5261
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 235 students
  • Valley Forge Military Academy
    Valley Forge Military Academy Photo - VFMA offers college preparatory academics, credentialed faculty, competitive PIAA athletics, and individual attention, providing cadets with an environment focused on their academic success.
    All-boys 
    (2)
    1001 Eagle Road
    Wayne, PA 19087
    (610) 989-1200
    Grades: 7-12 | 250 students
  • Westtown School
    Westtown School Photo - Main building
    (Society of Friends)
    (44)
    975 Westtown Rd
    West Chester, PA 19382
    (610) 399-7900
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 372 students
  • Wyoming Seminary Upper School
    Wyoming Seminary Upper School Photo - Wyoming Seminary's athletic success stretches across all three seasons of competition. The Blue Knights field hockey team won their seventh state championship in 2018, while the wrestling team is ranked No. 2 in the country. Sem offers 22 varsity sports, including rowing and girls wrestling.
    (United Methodist)
    (5)
    201 North Sprague Ave.
    Kingston, PA 18704
    (570) 270-2160
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 458 students
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