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This category is intended to list private boarding schools. Specify whether you are a single-ed or co-ed school. I decided to include the location (city and state) of the school. Please, include that ... on some sites this is tricky to find out. Also, inform about your religious affiliation and state what you think makes your school so special.

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• All Saints Episcopal School, Vicksburg, MS

  http://allsaintsweb.com/
  A small Episcopal boarding school, accepting all denominations, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

• Ashville School, Asheville, NC

  http://www.ashevilleschool.org/
  Co-ed boarding school grades 9-12. The advisory system promotes close and enduring relationships between students and teachers.

• Auldern Academy, Siler City, NC

  http://www.auldern.com/
  All girls college preparatory boarding school in North Carolina.

• Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT

  http://www.avonoldfarms.com/
  Boy's boarding and day school; strong focus on successful college admission and development of sound study habits.

• Baylor School, Chattanooga, TN

  http://www.baylorschool.org/
  Coeducational day and boarding school.

• Blue Ridge School, St. George, VA

  http://www.blueridgeschool.com/
  Episcopal school for boys in grades 9 through 12 offering a traditional college-preparatory curriculum with the extra attention to detail that only a small boarding school can provide.

• Brandon Hall School, Atlanta, GA

  http://www.brandonhall.org/
  Coeducational day and boarding school for boys. Located in a suburb of Atlanta BHS focuses on students with some form of learning challenges.

• Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, NH

  http://www.brewsteracademy.org/
  A co-educational boarding and day school for grades 9-12 that focuses on technology.

• Brooks School, North Andover, MA

  http://www.brooksschool.org/
  Brooks is a co-educational boarding and day school located 30 miles north of Boston. It offers students a challenging academic program in an active and diverse community.

• Buxton School, Williamstown, MA

  http://www.buxtonschool.org/
  Small, coeducational boarding school enrolling 90 boarding students in grades 9-12.Within this small diverse community setting, unique opportunities for intellectual, artistic, and personal growth are nurtured.

• Cambridge Christian School, Tampa, FL

  http://ccslancers.com/
  Christian college preparatory school. Tampa, Florida.

• Canyonville Christian Academy, Canyonville, OR

  http://www.canyonville.net/
  Christian co-educational boarding high school for grades 9 through 12. Committed to the integration of faith and learning.

• Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, CT

  http://www.cheshireacademy.org/
  Founded in 1794, this school educates students from sixth grade through twelve, plus postgraduate. Cheshire, Connecticut.

• Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT

  http://www.choate.edu/
  Coeducational boarding and day school for grades 9-12. A rigorous academic curriculum with an emphasis on character formation is at the core of the school's mission.

• Christchurch Episcopal School, Christchurch, VA

  http://www.christchurchschool.org/
  Affiliated with the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia in Christchurch, VA. Boarding program for boys, and day school for boys and girls in grades 8-12.

• Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Carbondale, CO

  http://www.crms.org/
  Coeducational college preparatory boarding/day independent high school (grades 9-12), emphasizing outdoor adventure in addition to academics.

• Conserve School

  http://www.conserveschool.org/
  Coeducational college preparatory boarding school for students in grades 9 through 12 emphasizing on environmental stewardship, ethics and leadership, and engagement with the forests, lakes, and wildlife of Lowenwood. Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin.

• Cushing Academy, Ashburnham, MA

  http://www.cushing.org/
  Private, co-ed day and boarding school for grades nine to twelve. Experience geared toward personal and academic growth in a challenging environment.

• Delphian School, Sheridan, OR

  http://www.delphian.org/
  An independent, co-educational day and boarding school offering college preparatory, English-as-a-Second-Language and summer programs for elementary through high school students. The Delphian School is licensed to use Applied Scholastics educational services, study technology developed by L. Ron Hubbard.

• Fenster School, Tucson, AZ

  http://www.fensterschool.org/
  A non-profit, co-educational college preparatory boarding school for high school aged students. Includes an overview, tuition information, photo albums and alumni page.

• Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, La Cañada, CA

  http://www.fsha.org/
  Independent, Catholic, college preparatory, day and boarding school for girls.

• Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA

  http://www.foxcroft.org/
  Girls' boarding school for grades 9 through 12. Foxcroft provides a residential learning experience for girls in which academic excellence, leadership, responsibility, and integrity are our highest values.

• Garrison Forest School, Owing Mills, MD

  http://www.gfs.org/
  K-12 boarding and day school for girls. Superb faculty, a beautiful campus, excellent resources, and a talented and diverse student body-all work to instill within our students a love of learning, an ethic of caring for others, and a strong sense of self.

• Georgetown Preparatory School, North Bethesda, MD

  http://www.gprep.org/
  Boarding and day school for boys in grades 9 through 12. Prep is the nation's oldest Jesuit school and the only Jesuit boarding school. The academically rigorous liberal arts curriculum is based in the educational philosophy of Jesuit founder, St. Ignatius Loyola.

• Gould Academy, Bethel, ME

  http://www.gouldacademy.org/
  A private boarding school for boys and girls entering grades nine through post-graduate in Bethel, Maine.

• Grand River Academy , Austinburg, OH

  http://www.grandriver.org/
  Boarding high school for boys. A typical student enters the Academy with academic potential and a history of average to poor grades, but no real behavior problems.

• Groton School, Groton, MA

  http://www.groton.org/
  A five-year college preparatory, coeducational, boarding school. The Groton Curriculum is designed to prepare students for "the active work of life".

• Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY

  http://www.hackleyschool.org/
  Independent K-12 Day and Boarding school, offering a rigorous, traditional, and personalized education to motivated students.

• Houghton Academy, Houghton, NY

  http://www.houghtonacademy.org/
  College preparatory Christian boarding and day school located in Western New York State. They offer an education in a safe, rural environment, and are committed to modeling and teaching a spiritual value system.

• Indian Springs School, Indian Springs, AL

  http://www.indiansprings.org/
  Indian Springs is a small coeducational school for day and boarding students in grades 8-12. Located on a 350 acre campus, it stresses rigorous academics accompanied by freedom and responsibility.

• Kent School, Kent, CT

  http://www.kent-school.edu/
  Independent co-educational boarding school located between the Appalachian Trail and the Housatonic River in Northwestern Connecticut. Students at Kent are part of a dynamic community of learning which integrates technology with traditional teaching and state-of-the-art research methods.

• Kents Hill School, Kents Hill, ME

  http://www.kentshill.org/
  Coeducational boarding and day school for students in grades nine through postgraduate.

• Lake Forest Academy, Lake Forest, IL

  http://www.lfanet.org/
  A coeducational school for boarding and day students.

• Leelanau School, Glen Arbor, MI

  http://www.leelanau.org/
  Coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school for grades 9-12 focused on attracting average to above average students interested in pursuing one of three areas of specialization.

• Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT

  http://www.loomischaffee.org/
  Coed boarding and day school located in Windsor, CT.

• McCallie School, Chattanooga, TN

  http://www.mccallie.org/
  Recognized as one of the nation's top college preparatory schools, McCallie was founded in 1905 and is located on the western slope of Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

• Millbrook School, Millbrook, NY

  http://www.millbrook.org/
  Millbrook School is a coeducational high school of 210 boarding and day students. The program's strength resides in the attitude, the ethos that fills each class period, each singular exchange between faculty and students.

• Milton Academy, Milton, MA

  http://www.milton.edu/
  Milton Academy is an independent college preparatory K-12 school, boarding and day in grades 9 -12, located eight miles south of Boston.

• Miss Porter's School, Farmington, CT

  http://www.porters.org/
  A boarding and day school for girls in grades 9-12. It integrates all aspects of a girl's education with her personal growth by providing a rigorous academic program within a supportive community.

• Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, MA

  http://www.nobles.edu/
  Coeducational, nonsectarian day and boarding school for students in grades seven through twelve.

• Oakhill Academy

  http://oak-hill.net/
  Oak Hill Academy is a coeducational, Baptist affiliated, high school located in Mouth of Wilson, Va.

• Oldfields School

  http://www.oldfieldsschool.com/
  Oldfields is a boarding and day school for girls in grades 8-12, located 25 miles north of Baltimore, MD. Oldfields offers a dual-track, college-preparatory curriculum and May Program, a two-week experiential learning program.

• Olney Friends School

  http://olneyfriends.org/
  Coeducational High School located in Barnesville, OH. It is rooted in Quaker ideals.

• Peace Lutheran College Boarding, Cairns, AU

  http://www.plc.qld.edu.au/
  Offers boarding to boys and girls from 11 yrs and upward. They are a Christian school in Cairns Nth Queensland Australia.

• Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

  http://www.andover.edu/
  Independent, coeducational boarding school founded in 1778.

• Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

  http://www.exeter.edu/
  Coeducational, boarding and day school. Exeter uses the Harkness plan with an oval table in each classroom.

• Prestfelde Preparatory School

  http://www.prestfelde.co.uk/
  A co-educational boarding and day school in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom for students ages 3 - 13.

• Proctor Academy

  http://www.proctoracademy.org/
  Proctor is a coeducational college preparatory school located in the village of Andover in central New Hampshire.

• Ridley College

  http://www.ridley.on.ca/
  An independent co-educational institution for boarding and day students grades 5 through university entrance.

• Saint James School

  http://www.stjames.edu/
  Saint James is an Episcopal, boarding and day school for boys and girls grades 7-12. The campus lies 5 miles southwest of Hagerstown, MD.

• Saint Mary's Hall

  http://www.smhall.org/
  A co-educational, college preparatory school in San Antonio, Texas. Saint Mary’s Hall offers opportunities for children ages 3 through grade 12.

• Saint Mary's Preparatory

  http://www.stmarysprep.com/
  A four year college preparatory preparing young men for future study and careers of service. The Prep has a day student and boarding-school program. Located in Orchard Lake, Michigan.

• Saint Paul Lutheran High School, Concordia, MO

  http://splhs.org/
  Coeducational day and boarding high school. Saint Paul is a distinctly Christian, college-preparatory school. Located an hour from Kansas City, Missouri, the student body is primarily from the Midwest.

• Salisbury School

  http://www.salisburyschool.org/
  A high school for boys located in Salisbury, Connecticut with a mission to educate young men by inspiring in each student an enthusiasm for learning.

• Shattuck-St. Mary's School

  http://www.s-sm.org/
  A coeducational, boarding and day school for boys and girls in grades 6-12 located in Faribault, MN. The school features nationally recognized programs in fine arts and hockey.

• Squaw Valley Academy

  http://www.sva.org/
  Co-ed high school at Lake Tahoe in the California Sierra Nevada. Features daily skiing and snowboarding opportunities.

• St. Andrew's Sewanee School, Sewanee, TN

  http://www.sasweb.org/
  A college preparatory boarding and day school for students in grades 7-12 located on a scenic mountaintop in Tennessee.

• St. Anthony Catholic High School, San Antonio, TX

  http://www.sachs.org/
  College-preparatory school for young men, grades 9 through 12

• St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA

  http://www.stmarksschool.org/
  Founded in 1865, affiliated with the Episcopal Church, and located on a 250 acre campus, St. Mark's engages and motivates talented students of diverse backgrounds, emphasizing excellence, character, and service.

• Stuart Hall School

  http://www.stuarthallschool.org/
  Girls' Boarding School. Includes information on curriculum and mission. Staunton and Verona, Virginia, USA.

• Subiaco Academy

  http://www.subi.org/
  Boarding and day school for young men in grades 9-12 based on Catholic-Benedictine values. Located in Subiaco Arkansas.

• Suffield Academy, Suffield, CT

  http://www.suffieldacademy.org/
  Founded in 1833, it is a private high school located in the historic town of Suffield, Connecticut. They have a strong boarding school tradition that balances core values with the imperatives of change.

• The Bolles School, Jacksonville, FL

  http://www.bolles.org/
  Independent, college preparatory school serving students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12 offering a boarding program for girls and boys in grades 7-12.

• The Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, CT

  http://www.ethelwalker.org/
  Day and boarding school for girls. Committed to helping each student achieve a thoughtful understanding of material, a working knowledge in each discipline

• The Gunnery, Washington, CT

  http://www.gunnery.org/
  Coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school for 9th-12th grade students.

• The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT

  http://hotchkiss.org/
  A coeducational 9-12 boarding school. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for the most demanding colleges and universities. Advanced courses are offered in all departments.

• The King's Academy, Seymour, TN

  http://www.thekingsacademy.net/
  King's Academy provides a university preparatory education with a biblical world view for middle and upper school boarding students, and for day students in Grades K-12. The academy is a private school for students of average and above average ability in Grades Kindergarten through 12.

• The Kiski School, Saltsburg, PA

  http://www.kiski.org/
  A private all male boarding school founded in 1888. All of the academic programs are designed to prepare each boy for college, and for life. The overall program is challenging, and rewarding for students, parents, and teachers.

• The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ

  http://www.lawrenceville.org/
  A four-year co-educational school five miles south of Princeton, New Jersey. Students prepare for the increasingly global society in which we all live.

• The Orme School of Arizona

  http://www.ormeschool.org/
  Orme School is a central Arizona college preparatory boarding school for girls and boys.

• The Southeastern Association of Boarding Schools

  http://www.sabs.org/
  A group of 23 boarding schools located throughout the southeast. States include Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina. For students in grades 7th through 12th.

• The Stony Brook School, Stony Brook, NY

  http://www.stonybrookschool.org/
  A college preparatory, co-educational boarding and day school for grades 7-12. Students are trained to be leaders with integrity and virtue.

• The Taft School, Watertown, CT

  http://www.taftschool.org/
  Co-educational boarding school for grades nine to postgraduate. Professes a moral foundation that asks students to engage in service to others.

• The Webb School

  http://www.thewebbschool.com/
  Webb is a co-educational, boarding, college-preparatory school. It is located in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.

• The Williston Northampton School

  http://www.williston.com/
  An independent coeducational boarding and day school, grades 7-12, in Easthampton, Massachusetts.

• Tilton School, Tilton, NH

  http://www.tiltonschool.org/
  Small independent school located in the Lakes Region area of New Hampshire. Tilton challenges all students to try new things, learn new skills, and set new goals.

• Trinity Pawling School, Pawling, NY

  http://www.trinitypawling.org/
  Boarding school for boys, located in Up-State NY. Small classes, emphasizing a student's needs and skills.

• Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, VT

  http://www.vermontacademy.org/
  Co-ed college prep school, day and boarding, for grades nine through postgraduate. Creating independent learners through personal attention.

• Walnut Hill School

  http://www.walnuthillarts.org/
  Boarding School dedicated to teaching the arts, located in Natick, MA.

• Western Reserve Academy

  http://www.wra.net/
  Coed high school located in Hudson, Ohio between Cleveland and Akron.

• Westminster School

  http://www.westminster-school.org/
  Coeducational boarding and day school for grades 9-12, located in Simsbury, Connecticut, USA.

• Woodberry Forest School, Woodberry Forest, VA

  http://www.woodberry.org/
  Boarding school for boys; located in Woodberry Forest. Several possibilities for full language immersion programs. Oriented at preparing students for college entry.

• Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA

  http://www.prioryca.org/
  Benedictine, Catholic school offering a boys boarding program (gr 9-12) within a coed day school (gr 6-12). Located 40 miles south of San Francisco, CA.

 

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