Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "highest percentage of students on financial aid." First, some important notes:
- Keep in mind that challenging and creative education programs at boarding schools require a substantial amount of resources. Generally, the full cost of educating a student at any boarding school exceeds the cost of tuition by several thousand dollars - schools rely on other revenue sources (e.g., endowments, annual giving, etc.) in addition to tuition revenue to cover their costs. In that sense, all students at boarding schools receive financial aid.
- When schools offer "financial aid" (in the traditional sense of the phrase) to reduce tuition, those reductions are in addition to the already subsidized cost of full tuition. Keep this in mind when assessing the full value that boarding schools provide for your investment.
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| 1.-7. CFS, The School at Church Farm | All-Boys | 7-12 | >70% |
| 1.-7. Cotter Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 1.-7. Interlochen Arts Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 1.-7. New Mexico Military Institute | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 1.-7. Oakdale Christian Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | >70% |
| 1.-7. Scattergood Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | >70% |
| 1.-7. Valley Forge Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | >70% |
| 8.-23. Bridgton Academy | All-Boys | 12-12, PG | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. The Brook Hill School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Chatham Hall | All-Girls | 9-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Hebron Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Howe Military School & Summer Camp | Co-Ed | 5-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Idyllwild Arts Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. The Meeting School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Miss Hall's School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Northwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Olney Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Shattuck-St. Mary's School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 50%-70% |
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| 8.-23. Tallulah Falls School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Westover School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 50%-70% |
| 8.-23. Wyoming Seminary Upper School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 50%-70% |
| 24.-35. Canterbury School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. Christ School | All-Boys | 8-12 | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. Culver Academies | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. Emma Willard School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. The Ethel Walker School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. George School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. High Mowing School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. Midland School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. Missouri Military Academy | All-Boys | 6-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. St. Andrew's School, DE | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. Tilton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 45%-50% |
| 24.-35. Verde Valley School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 45%-50% |
| 36.-64. Buffalo Seminary | All-Girls | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Fryeburg Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Gould Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Grier School | All-Girls | 6-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. The Gunnery | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Hill School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Holderness School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Kents Hill School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Kimball Union Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. The Linsly School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. The MacDuffie School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Mercersburg Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Miss Porter's School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. New York Military Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Northfield Mount Hermon School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Peddie School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Phillips Academy Andover | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Phillips Exeter Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. The Putney School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. St. Andrew's School - RI | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Saint Mary's School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Thomas Jefferson School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Villanova Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Wasatch Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Wayland Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Westtown School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. The White Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. The Williston Northampton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 40%-45% |
| 36.-64. Woodberry Forest School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 40%-45% |
| 65.-96. Annie Wright School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Blue Ridge School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Buxton School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Colorado Rocky Mountain School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Deerfield Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. The Delphian School | Co-Ed | 3-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Groton School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Hillside School | All-Boys | 5-9 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. The Hotchkiss School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Kent School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. The Kiski School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Lowell Whiteman School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. McCallie School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Oakwood Friends School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Portsmouth Abbey School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Ridley College | Co-Ed | Pre-K-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. St. Anne's-Belfield School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Saint John's Preparatory School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. St. Margaret's School | All-Girls | 8-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. St. Paul's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. St. Thomas More School | All-Boys | 8-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. St. Timothy's School | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Salem Academy | All-Girls | 9-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Stanstead College | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Stoneleigh-Burnham School | All-Girls | 7-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. The Storm King School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Stuart Hall School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Subiaco Academy | All-Boys | 8-12 | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. The Taft School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. Trinity Pawling School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 65.-96. West Nottingham Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 35%-40% |
| 97.-147. Academy of St. Xavier | All-Boys | 7-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Advanced Academy of Georgia | Co-Ed | 11-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Andrews Osborne Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Avon Old Farms School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Baylor School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Blair Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Brentwood College School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Camden Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Cheshire Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Choate Rosemary Hall | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Christchurch School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Darlington School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Darrow School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Dublin School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Episcopal High School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Fountain Valley School of Colorado | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Gow School | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Hoosac School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Hyde-Woodstock | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Lake Forest Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Lawrence Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Lawrenceville School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Linden Hall | All-Girls | 6-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Loomis Chaffee School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Maharishi Academy of Total Knowledge | All-Boys | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Massanutten Military Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Masters School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Middlesex School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Miller School | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Milton Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. New Hampton School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. North Country School | Co-Ed | 4-9 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Orme School of Arizona | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Perkiomen School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Rectory School | Co-Ed | 5-9 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Saint James School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Salisbury School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Santa Catalina School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Solebury School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Stony Brook School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Suffield Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Tabor Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Thacher School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Vermont Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Webb School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Webb Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Western Reserve Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Westminster School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. Wilbraham & Monson Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 97.-147. The Winchendon School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 30%-35% |
| 148.-201. Admiral Farragut Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Asheville School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Athenian School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Bement School | Co-Ed | 3-9 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Berkshire School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School) | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Brewster Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Brooks School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Cambridge School of Weston | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Cardigan Mountain School | All-Boys | 6-9 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Cate School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Concord Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Cranbrook Schools | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Cushing Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Dunn School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy | All-Girls | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Florida Air Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Fork Union Military Academy | All-Boys | 6-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Forman School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Foxcroft School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Garrison Forest School | All-Girls | 8-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Georgetown Preparatory School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Hargrave Military Academy | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Hawaii Preparatory Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Houghton Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Hun School of Princeton | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Indian Springs School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The King's Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Knox School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. La Lumiere School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Leelanau School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Madeira School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Marvelwood School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Millbrook School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Nawa Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Oak Hill Academy | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Oakland School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Oliverian School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Pennington School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. The Phelps School | All-Boys | 7-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Pomfret School | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Proctor Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Purnell School | All-Girls | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. St. Albans School | All-Boys | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. St. Catherine's Military Academy | All-Boys | 4-8 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. St. George's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. St. Mark's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. San Marcos Baptist Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Shawnigan Lake School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. South Kent School | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Southwestern Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Virginia Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Wentworth Military Academy & College | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | 20%-30% |
| 148.-201. Woodside Priory School (The Priory) | Co-Ed | 9-12 | 20%-30% |
| 202.-238. Army and Navy Academy | All-Boys | 7-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Ashbury College | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. The Bishop Strachan School | All-Girls | 7-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. The Bolles School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Brandon Hall School | Co-Ed | 4-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Brenau Academy | All-Girls | 9-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. CCI The Renaissance School | Co-Ed | 10-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Dana Hall School | All-Girls | 9-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Eagle Hill School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Fay School | Co-Ed | 6-9 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Foxcroft Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Grand River Academy | All-Boys | 9-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. The Greenwood School | All-Boys | 4-9 | <20% |
| 202.-238. The Hockaday School | All-Girls | 8-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Landmark School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS) | Co-Ed | 8-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Linden Hill School | All-Boys | 3-9 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Monte Vista Christian School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Montverde Academy | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Oak Creek Ranch School | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Ojai Valley School | Co-Ed | 3-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Oldfields School | All-Girls | 8-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Oregon Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Randolph-Macon Academy | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Rosseau Lake College | Co-Ed | 7-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. St. Andrew's College | All-Boys | 6-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Saint Andrew's School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. St. Johnsbury Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. St. Michaels University School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. St. Stephen's Episcopal School | Co-Ed | 8-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Sedbergh School | Co-Ed | 7-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Stevenson School | Co-Ed | 9-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. TASIS The American School in England | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas | Co-Ed | 8-12 | <20% |
| 202.-238. Washington Academy | Co-Ed | 9-12, PG | <20% |
| 202.-238. Wolfeboro: The Summer Boarding School | Co-Ed | 6-12, PG | <20% |
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