Boarding Schools with < 200 Students with the Highest Percentage Boarding (2026-27 Rankings)

Q: Which boarding schools with fewer than 200 students have the highest percentage of boarding students?

The boarding schools with fewer than 200 students with the highest percentage of boarding students are A+ World Academy, Blue Ridge School and Bridgton Academy.

Q: How many boarding schools with fewer than 200 students are ranked for the highest percentage of boarding students?

77 boarding schools with fewer than 200 students are ranked for the highest percentage of boarding students.

National Average % Boarding Students (Trends)

Showing 2016–2025. View full 21-year historical data

Total Growth: (-3.9%) (-2.4% since 2016)

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Year	National avg
2025	59.2% (▼ 0.9 pp)
2024	60.1% (▼ 0.2 pp)
2023	60.3% (▼ 0.3 pp)
2022	60.6% (▲ 0.2 pp)
2021	60.4% (▼ 0.1 pp)
2020	60.5% (▲ 1 pp)
2019	59.5% (▼ 0.1 pp)
2018	59.6% (▼ 0.7 pp)
2017	60.3% (▼ 1.3 pp)
2016	61.6% (▼ 0.5 pp)
2015	62.1% (▲ 0.3 pp)
2014	61.8% (▲ 0.3 pp)
2013	61.5% (▲ 0.2 pp)
2012	61.3% (▼ 2.6 pp)
2011	63.9% (▼ 0.6 pp)
2010	64.5% (▼ 1.5 pp)
2009	66% (▼ 0.8 pp)
2008	66.8% (▼ 0.1 pp)
2007	66.9% (▼ 0.1 pp)
2006	67% (▼ 1.5 pp)
2005	68.5%

Schools counted: listing status from database copies near the year end in 2012–2014, 2019 and 2022–2025; estimated listing status in 2015–2018, 2020 and 2021; archive coverage in 2005–2011 (a lower bound of the schools listed). The downloads give the source date of each year.

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% Boarding Students Range: 10% 100% Avg. % Boarding Students: 69%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which boarding schools with fewer than 200 students have the highest percentage of boarding students?

The boarding schools with fewer than 200 students with the highest percentage of boarding students are A+ World Academy, Blue Ridge School and Bridgton Academy.

How many boarding schools with fewer than 200 students are ranked for the highest percentage of boarding students?

77 boarding schools with fewer than 200 students are ranked for the highest percentage of boarding students.

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