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Smallest Student Body

Among Schools with 400+ Students (out of 104 schools)

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  • Boarding School # Students Grades Location
  • 1.
    The Governor's Academy
    (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)
    (8)
    406
    Grades: 9-12
    1 Elm Street
    Byfield, MA 01922
    978-499-3120
  • 2.
    Avon Old Farms School
    All-Boys 
    (6)
    409
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    500 Old Farms Road
    Avon, CT 06001
    800-464-2866
  • 3.
    The Webb Schools
    (23)
    413
    Grades: 9-12
    1175 West Baseline Road
    Claremont, CA 91711
    909-482-5214
  • 4.
    Suffield Academy
    (6)
    415
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    Suffield Academy
    Suffield, CT 06078
    860-386-4440
  • 5.-6.
    Admiral Farragut Academy
    (5)
    425
    Grades: 8-12
    501 Park Street North
    St. Petersburg, FL 33710
    727-384-5500
  • 5.-6.
    Wilbraham & Monson Academy
    (11)
    425

    Grades: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
    423 Main Street
    Wilbraham, MA 01095
    413-596-9107
  • 7.
    Lake Forest Academy
    (2)
    430
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    1500 West Kennedy Road
    Lake Forest, IL 60045
    847-615-3267
  • 8.
    Foxcroft Academy
    435
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    975 West Main Street
    Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
    207-564-8664
  • 9.
    Cheshire Academy
    (2)
    437
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    10 Main Street
    Cheshire, CT 06410
    2034397250
  • 10.-13.
    Episcopal High School
    (Episcopal)
    (12)
    440
    Grades: 9-12
    1200 N. Quaker Lane
    Alexandria, VA 22302
    877-933-4347
Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
  • Boarding School # Students Grades Location
  • 11.-13.
    Mercersburg Academy
    (13)
    440
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    300 East Seminary Street
    Mercersburg, PA 17236
    717-328-6173
  • 11.-13.
    Ross School
    440

    Grades: 7-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)
    18 Goodfriend Drive
    East Hampton, NY 11937
    631-907-5400
  • 11.-13.
    The Williston Northampton School
    (22)
    440

    Grades: 9-12, PG | 7-12, PG (day)
    19 Payson Avenue
    Easthampton, MA 01027
    (413) 529-3241
  • 14.
    The Linsly School
    445
    Grades: 7-12 | 5-12 (day)
    60 Knox Lane
    Wheeling, WV 26003
    304-233-1436
  • 15.
    Wyoming Seminary Upper School
    (United Methodist)
    (1)
    458
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    201 North Sprague Ave.
    Kingston, PA 18704
    570-270-2160
  • 16.
    Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
    (Presbyterian)
    (1)
    460
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    339 Nacoochee Drive
    Rabun Gap, GA 30568
    706-746-7720
  • 17.
    Blair Academy
    (4)
    462
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    PO Box 600
    Blairstown, NJ 07825
    908-362-6121
  • 18.
    TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas
    (Episcopal)
    465
    Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)
    20955 West Tejas Trail
    San Antonio, TX 78257
    2106987171
  • 19.
    Tallulah Falls School
    (2)
    467
    Grades: 7-12 | 5-12 (day)
    PO Box 10
    Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
    706-754-0400
  • 20.
    Fay School
    475
    Grades: 7-9 | Pre-K-9 (day)
    48 Main Street
    Southborough, MA 01772
    5084908201
  • 21.
    Landmark School
    476
    Grades: 9-12 | 2-12 (day)
    P.O. Box 227
    Prides Crossing, MA 01965
    978-236-3000
  • 22.-23.
    Maine Central Institute
    480
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    295 Main Street
    Pittsfield, ME 04967
    207-487-2282
  • 22.-23.
    St. George's International School, Switzerland
    480

    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    Chemin de saint georges 19
    Clarens, Switzerland 1815
    0041219643411
  • 24.-25.
    Dana Hall School
    All-Girls 
    482
    Grades: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)
    45 Dana Road
    Wellesley, MA 02482
    781-235-3010 x2531
  • 24.-25.
    Shattuck-St. Mary's School
    (Episcopal)
    (3)
    482

    Grades: 6-12, PG
    1000 Shumway Avenue
    Faribault, MN 55021
    507-333-1618
  • 26.
    Shady Side Academy
    485
    Grades: 9-12
    423 Fox Chapel Road
    Pittsburgh, PA 15238
    412-968-3180
  • 27.
    The King's Academy
    (Christian)
    (3)
    489
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    202 Smothers Road
    Seymour, TN 37865
    865-573-8321
  • 28.
    Georgetown Preparatory School
    All-Boys  (Catholic)
    (3)
    492
    Grades: 9-12
    10900 Rockville Pike
    North Bethesda, MD 20852
    301-214-1215
  • 29.-30.
    The Masters School
    (8)
    493
    Grades: 9-12
    49 Clinton Avenue
    Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
    914-479-6420
  • 29.-30.
    Shawnigan Lake School
    (1)
    493

    Grades: 8-12
    1975 Renfrew Road
    Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada V0R2W1
    250-743-6207
  • 31.-32.
    Rancho Solano Preparatory School
    (1)
    500
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    9180 E. Via De Ventura
    Scottsdale, AZ 85258
    480-646-8200
  • 31.-32.
    St. Croix Grades 6 to 12
    (Christian)
    500

    Grades: 6-12
    1200 Oakdale Ave.
    St. Paul, MN 55118
    6514551521
  • 33.
    The Northwest School
    508
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
    1415 Summit Avenue
    Seattle, WA 98122
    206-682-7309
  • 34.
    The Pennington School
    (United Methodist)
    510
    Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)
    112 West Delaware Avenue
    Pennington, NJ 08534
    609-737-6128
  • 35.
    Brentwood College School
    (1)
    515
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    2735 Mt. Baker Road
    Mill Bay, BC V0R 2P1, Canada 1
    1-250-743-5521
  • 36.-37.
    The Athenian School
    (1)
    517
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
    2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd.
    Danville, CA 94506
    9253627223
  • 36.-37.
    Tabor Academy
    (6)
    517

    Grades: 9-12
    66 Front Street
    Marion, MA 02738
    508-291-8300
  • 38.
    St. Francis High School * Located Near Buffalo, NY*
    All-Boys  (Catholic)
    520
    Grades: 9-12
    4129 Lake Shore Road
    Hamburg, NY 14075
    716-627-1200
  • 39.
    Hill School
    (6)
    523
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    717 East High Street
    Pottstown, PA 19464
    610-326-1000
  • 40.
    Riverside Military Academy
    All-Boys 
    530
    Grades: 7-12
    2001 Riverside Drive
    Gainesville, GA 30501
    1-800-462-2338
  • 41.
    St. Paul's School
    (Episcopal)
    (6)
    531
    Grades: 9-12
    325 Pleasant Street
    Concord, NH 03301
    603-229-4700
  • 42.
    Fork Union Military Academy
    All-Boys  (Baptist)
    535
    Grades: 7-12, PG
    P.O. 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
    Fork Union, VA 23055
    1-800-462-3862
  • 43.
    George School
    (Society of Friends)
    (2)
    540
    Grades: 9-12
    1690 Newtown Langhorne Road
    Newtown, PA 18940
    215-579-6547
  • 44.
    Peddie School
    (16)
    542
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    201 South Main Street
    Hightstown, NJ 08520
    609-944-7501
  • 45.
    Mercyhurst Preparatory School
    (Catholic)
    545
    Grades: 9-12
    538 East Grandview Blvd
    Erie, PA 16504
    814-746-9489
  • 46.
    Kent School
    (Episcopal)
    (6)
    570
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    PO Box 2006
    Kent, CT 06757
    860-927-6111
  • 47.
    Fryeburg Academy
    578
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    745 Main Street
    Fryeburg, ME 04037
    207-935-2013
  • 48.-49.
    Bodwell High School
    580
    Grades: 8-12
    955 Harbourside Drive
    North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S4
    1-604-998-1000
  • 48.-49.
    Lake Mary Preparatory School
    580

    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    650 Rantoul Lane
    Lake Mary, FL 32746
    407-805-0095
  • 50.
    Lincoln Academy
    (1)
    585
    Grades: 9-12
    81 Academy Hill
    Newcastle, ME 04553
    2075633596
  • 51.
    Sandy Spring Friends School
    (Quaker)
    591
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    16923 Norwood Road
    Sandy Spring, MD 20860
    301-774-7455
  • 52.
    The Taft School
    (1)
    594
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    110 Woodbury Road
    Watertown, CT 06795
    860-945-7700
  • 53.
    Worcester Academy
    595
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
    81 Providence Street
    Worcester, MA 01604
    508-459-5481
  • 54.
    Saint Andrew's School
    (Episcopal)
    (3)
    596
    Grades: 9-12
    3900 Jog Road
    Boca Raton, FL 33434
    561-210-2020
  • 55.
    The Hotchkiss School
    (10)
    598
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    11 Interlaken Road
    Lakeville, CT 06039
    (860) 435-3102
  • 56.
    Lyndon Institute
    600
    Grades: 9-12
    PO Box 127, 168 Institute Circle
    Lyndon Center, VT 05850
    802-535-3700
  • 57.
    Justin-Siena High School
    (Catholic)
    630
    Grades: 9-12
    4026 Maher St.
    Napa, CA 94558
    707-255-0950
  • 58.
    The Hun School of Princeton
    635
    Grades: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
    176 Edgerstoune Road
    Princeton, NJ 08540
    609-921-7600
  • 59.
    The Brook Hill School
    (Christian)
    645
    Grades: 8-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)
    1051 N Houston
    Bullard, TX 75757
    903-894-5000
  • 60.-62.
    Deerfield Academy
    (8)
    650
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    7 Boyden Lane
    Deerfield, MA 01342
    413-774-1400
  • 60.-62.
    The Loomis Chaffee School
    (9)
    650

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    Office of Admission
    Windsor, CT 06095
    860-687-6400
  • 60.-62.
    Northfield Mount Hermon
    (15)
    650

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    One Lamplighter Way
    Mount Hermon, MA 01354
    413-498-3227
  • 63.
    Ridley College
    (1)
    665
    Grades: 5-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)
    2 Ridley Road
    St Catharines, Canada l2r 7c3
    905-684-1889
  • 64.
    McCallie School
    All-Boys 
    (2)
    667
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
    500 Dodds Avenue
    Chattanooga, TN 37404
    1-800-234-2163
  • 65.
    St. Stephen's Episcopal School
    (Episcopal)
    687
    Grades: 8-12 | 6-12 (day)
    6500 St. Stephen's Drive
    Austin, TX 78746
    5123271213
  • 66.
    Milton Academy
    (8)
    700
    Grades: 9-12 | K-12 (day)
    170 Centre Street
    Milton, MA 02186
    617-898-2227
  • 67.
    Ashbury College
    715
    Grades: 9-12 | 4-12 (day)
    362 Mariposa Avenue
    Ottawa, Canada K1M0T3
    613-749-9630
  • 68.
    TASIS The American School in Switzerland
    720
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    Via Collina d'Oro
    Montagnola, Switzerland 6926
  • 69.-70.
    Leman Manhattan
    750
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    1 Morris Street
    New York, NY 10004
    212-232-0266
  • 69.-70.
    Stevenson School
    (8)
    750

    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    3152 Forest Lake Road
    Pebble Beach, CA 93953
    831-625-8309
  • 71.
    Darlington School
    (1)
    758
    Grades: 9-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)
    1014 Cave Spring Road, SW
    Rome, GA 30161
    706-235-6051
  • 72.
    EF Academy New York
    775
    Grades: 9-12
    582 Columbus Avenue
    Thornwood, NY 10594
    9144956028
  • 73.
    Cranbrook Schools
    (3)
    799
    Grades: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    PO Box 801 39221 Woodward Ave.
    Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303
    (248)645-3610
  • 74.
    Culver Academies
    (16)
    814
    Grades: 9-12
    1300 Academy Road
    Culver, IN 46511
    574-842-7100
  • 75.
    Chaminade College Preparatory School
    All-Boys  (Catholic)
    815
    Grades: 6-12
    425 South Lindbergh Blvd.
    St. Louis, MO 63131
    314-692-6640
  • 76.
    Lawrenceville School
    (4)
    817
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    2500 Main Street
    Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
    8007352030
  • 77.
    Branksome Hall Asia
    835
    Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
    Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
    82-64-902-5073
  • 78.
    Amerigo Lexington, Lexington Catholic High School
    (Catholic)
    845
    Grades: 9-12
    2250 Clays Mill Road
    Lexington, KY 40503
    312-496-5533
  • 79.
    Choate Rosemary Hall
    (19)
    862
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    333 Christian Street
    Wallingford, CT 06492
    203-697-2239
  • 80.
    Oregon Episcopal School
    (Episcopal)
    868
    Grades: 9-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)
    6300 SW Nicol Road
    Portland, OR 97223
    503-768-3115
  • 81.
    New Mexico Military Institute
    (3)
    871
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    101 West College Blvd
    Roswell, NM 88201
    800-421-5376
  • 82.
    St. Anne's-Belfield School
    899
    Grades: 9-12
    2132 Ivy Road
    Charlottesville, VA 22903
    434-296-5106
  • 83.-84.
    The Bishop Strachan School
    All-Girls  (Anglican)
    900
    Grades: 9-12
    298 Lonsdale Rd.
    Toronto, Canada M4V1X2
    416-483-4325
  • 83.-84.
    Branksome Hall
    All-Girls 
    900

    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    10 Elm Avenue
    Toronto, Canada 1
    416-920-6265 ext. 26
  • 85.-86.
    Keystone Academy
    950
    Grades: 7-12 | K-8 (day)
    No.11, Anfu Street, Houshayu, Shunyi District
    Beijing, China 101318
    +86 10 80496008-2028
  • 85.-86.
    St. Johnsbury Academy
    950

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    1000 Main Street, PO Box 906
    St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
    802-751-2130
  • 87.
    St. Michaels University School
    958
    Grades: 8-12 | K-12 (day)
    3400 Richmond Road
    Victoria, Canada 
    (250) 370-6170
  • 88.
    Monte Vista Christian School
    (1)
    1000
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
    2 School Way
    Watsonville, CA 95076
    831-768-6137
  • 89.
    Baylor School
    1024
    Grades: 9-12 | 6-12 (day)
    171 Baylor School Road
    Chattanooga, TN 37405
    423-267-5902
  • 90.-91.
    Amerigo Chicago Marian Catholic High School
    (Catholic)
    1050
    Grades: 9-12
    700 Ashland Avenue
    Chicago Heights, IL 60411
    312-496-5533
  • 90.-91.
    The Woodstock Academy
    1050

    Grades: 9-12, PG
    57 Academy Rd.Woodstock, CT 06281
    Woodstock, CT 06281
    860-928-6575
  • 92.
    Phillips Exeter Academy
    (21)
    1085
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    20 Main Street
    Exeter, NH 03833
    (603)777-3437
  • 93.
    The Hockaday School
    All-Girls 
    (1)
    1089
    Grades: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    11600 Welch Road
    Dallas, TX 75229
    214-360-6526
  • 94.-95.
    Phillips Academy Andover
    (9)
    1150
    Grades: 9-12, PG
    180 Main Street
    Andover, MA 01810
    978-749-4050
  • 94.-95.
    St. George's School, Vancouver
    All-Boys 
    1150

    Grades: 8-12 | 1-12 (day)
    West 29th Avenue
    Vancouver, BC, Canada 00001
    6042213915
  • 96.
    IMG Academy
    1200
    Grades: 5-12, PG | Pre-K-12, PG (day)
    5500 34th Street West
    Bradenton, FL 34210
    1-800-872-6425
  • 97.
    Windermere Preparatory School
    1380
    Grades: 9-12
    6189 Winter Garden-Vineland Rd
    Windermere, FL 34786
    954-305-6937
  • 98.-99.
    The King's Academy
    1550
    Grades: 7-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    8401 Belvedere Rd
    West Palm Beach, FL 33411
    561-686-4244
  • 98.-99.
    North Broward Preparatory School
    1550

    Grades: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day)
    7600 Lyons Road
    Coconut Creek, FL 33073
    954-305-6937
  • 100.
    Thornton Academy
    1680
    Grades: 6-12
    438 Main Street
    Saco, ME 04072
    207-282-5383
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