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Highest Percentage of Students Color

Among "Schools with < 200 Students", view the boarding schools with the highest percentage of students of color (2025).

For several key reasons (listed below), these comparisons are intended only as informal reference points for evaluating the diversity at a school.

Defining "students of color" is not always a clear-cut issue, and schools sometimes use slightly differing definitions when reporting data.

Boarding school populations can reflect regional populations (naturally, boarding students would still rather be closer than farther to their families) - it will be natural for schools in less diverse regions to have a less diverse student body than schools in other areas, and this should not reflect poorly on the school in any way.

Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Ambassadors Club

Asia Pacific International School Hawaii Photo - Asia Pacific International School (APIS) is a K-12, coed, college-preparatory school with a mission to nurture leaders of the New Pacific Century and bridge the gap between East and West.

Atlanta International School Photo - Atlanta International School School Sandy Springs Campus. This 25-acre wooded campus set on the banks of the Chattahoochee River houses the new AIS Boarding school - with accommodation for 70 boarding students. AIS Boarding offers the full International Baccalaureate curriculum to students and fantastic extracurricular programs, all in a unique welcoming international community.

Fulford Academy Photo - Outstanding teachers

Harrow International School New York Photo - Harrow New York is located outside of New York City on a historic 170 acre waterfront campus.

Massanutten Military Academy Photo - Massanutten Military Academy is proud to be one of only 16 co-ed military schools in the country with cadets hailing from 19 different states and 10 countries.

New York Military Academy Photo - New York Military Academy, established in 1889 in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, is a private, international boarding school serving grades 7 through 12. NYMA is dedicated to a comprehensive and substantive process of developing young leaders who are `Set Apart for Excellence`. Our goal is to prepare our cadets for success and fulfillment in college and in life.

Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields' campus is 140 acres located in Maryland's scenic horse country, close to the cultural centers of Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City and within driving distance of natural resources like the Chesapeake Bay, Appalachian Mountains, and Atlantic beaches. In addition, the international airport BWI is only 30 minutes away.

THINK Global School Photo - THINK Global School is comprised of 41 high school students who hail from all over the world. It's an opportunity to live next to and learn from a truly global student body.

Thomas Jefferson School Photo - TJ sits on 20 picturesque acres in suburban St. Louis, MO.

Wasatch Academy Photo - Wasatch Academy sits on a beautiful 35-acre campus located in central Utah, 90 minutes south of Salt Lake City in the quaint town of Mt. Pleasant, Utah.

Blue Ridge School Photo - Our lake offers students a chance to relax, fish, canoe - in the center of campus.

Buffalo Seminary Photo - SEM is located in the heart of the historic Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo, NY, just steps from cafes, shops and art galleries. As an urban boarding school, SEM students enjoy the culture, entertainment and shopping that only a city can offer.

Maharishi School Photo - Our students love the Iowa High School Speech Association Competition. Over our 30-year history students won 17 state championships and tied for most wins in the state; 2016: Critic's Choice 1st Place for Musical Theater

% Students of Color Range: 5% 90% Avg. % Students of Color: 34%

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