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Tilton School Photo - Beyond the academic requirement in art, all Tilton students have opportunities to gain significant experience in creative and cultural arts.

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.

St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School - Lions Roam Travel

The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

The Thacher School Photo - "Education is not merely the making of scholars. It is the making of men and women. It is the training of the younger generation in the art of living for their own greatest good and the greatest good of their fellow citizens."-Sherman Day Thacher

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.

Wilbraham & Monson Academy Photo

St. Anne's-Belfield School Photo

Brooks School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 251 acre campus located on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.

Cate School Photo - Day Walk

Asheville School Photo - Boyd Chapel.

Foxcroft School Photo - Schoolhouse

Cheshire Academy Photo - CA believes all students can benefit from music education, from beginners to students planning a career in music. Students of music at CA develop tenacity, patience, focus, and confidence, and also have many opportunities to display leadership in several student-led ensembles. Advanced students can take private lessons, audition for all-state festivals, and study AP Music Theory and IB Music.

Tilton School Photo - Beyond the academic requirement in art, all Tilton students have opportunities to gain significant experience in creative and cultural arts.

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.

St. Mark's School Photo - St. Mark's School - Lions Roam Travel

The Madeira School Photo - Madeira's 376-acre campus in McLean, Virginia, overlooks the Potomac River from a perch just 12 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

The Thacher School Photo - "Education is not merely the making of scholars. It is the making of men and women. It is the training of the younger generation in the art of living for their own greatest good and the greatest good of their fellow citizens."-Sherman Day Thacher

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.

Brooks School Photo - Come visit our beautiful 251 acre campus located on the shores of Lake Cochichewick.

Cheshire Academy Photo - CA believes all students can benefit from music education, from beginners to students planning a career in music. Students of music at CA develop tenacity, patience, focus, and confidence, and also have many opportunities to display leadership in several student-led ensembles. Advanced students can take private lessons, audition for all-state festivals, and study AP Music Theory and IB Music.

Top Black Student Union Boarding Schools (2026)

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Asheville School

(nondenominational Christian heritage)

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360 Asheville School Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828) 254-6345

Gr: 9-12 | 297 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate: 40% Tuition listed

Brooks School

(Episcopal)

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1160 Great Pond Road
North Andover, MA 01845
(978) 725-6272

Gr: 9-12 | 340 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 25% Tuition listed

Buffalo Seminary

(non-sectarian)

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205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780

Gr: 9-12, PG | 160 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 80% Tuition listed

Cate School

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1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127

Gr: 9-12 | 311 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate: 17% Tuition listed

Cheshire Academy

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10 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250

Gr: 9-12, PG | 343 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate: 45% Tuition listed

Cushing Academy

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39 School Street
Ashburnham, MA 01430
(978) 827-7300

Gr: 9-12, PG | 385 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 10 students Tuition listed

Foxcroft School

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22407 Foxhound Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340

Gr: 9-12, PG | 160 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition listed

The Madeira School

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8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273

Gr: 9-12 | 344 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 37% Tuition listed

Mercersburg Academy

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100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-6173

Gr: 9-12, PG | 439 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 25% Tuition listed

St. Anne's-Belfield School

(nondenominational)

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2132 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 296-5106

Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 993 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 30% Tuition listed

St. Mark's School

(Episcopal)

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25 Marlboro Road
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 786-6118

Gr: 9-12 | 377 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 29% Tuition listed

Saint Mary's School

(Episcopal)

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900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100

Gr: 9-12 | 315 students Student-teacher ratio: 4:1 Avg. class size: 13 students Acceptance rate: 85% Tuition listed

Shady Side Academy

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423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 968-3180

Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 520 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed

The Thacher School

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5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210

Gr: 9-12 | 255 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 11 students Acceptance rate: 16% Tuition listed

Tilton School

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30 School Street
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733

Gr: 9-12, PG | 220 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 12 students Acceptance rate: 52% Tuition listed

Wilbraham & Monson Academy

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423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-9107

Gr: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 400 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Avg. class size: 15 students Acceptance rate: 40% Tuition listed

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