Boarding Schools with the Largest Student Body

Largest Student Body

Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "largest student bodies." First, some important notes:

School size comparisons are based on overall population of the school, not the number of boarding students at the school.

The balance between boarders and day students can also be another factor to consider when looking at school size.

Largest Student Body:

Among All Schools (out of 242 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	# Students
1. North Broward Preparatory School	Co-Ed	7-12	1611
2. The Bolles School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1213
3. Phillips Academy Andover	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1109
4. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	1046
5. Phillips Exeter Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1045
6. St. Johnsbury Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1000
7. St. Michaels University School	Co-Ed	8-12	938
8. Darlington School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	898
9. The Bishop Strachan School	All-Girls	7-12	885
10. New Mexico Military Institute	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	870
11. St. Anne's-Belfield School	Co-Ed	9-12	841
12. Choate Rosemary Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	840
13. Monte Vista Christian School	Co-Ed	9-12	809
14.-15. Culver Academies	Co-Ed	9-12	795
14.-15. Lawrenceville School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	795
16. Cranbrook Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	775
17. Girard College	Co-Ed	1-12	752
18. Loomis Chaffee School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	725
19. Baylor School	Co-Ed	9-12	700
20.-21. Fryeburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	680

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	# Students
20.-21. Milton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	680
22. Montverde Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	655
23. McCallie School	All-Boys	9-12	652
24. Ridley College	Co-Ed	5-12, PG	632
25. Northfield Mount Hermon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	612
26.-27. Deerfield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	605
26.-27. Saint Andrew's School	Co-Ed	9-12	605
28. Hawaii Preparatory Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	575
29. The Hotchkiss School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	574
30. Kent School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	565
31. St. Andrew's College	All-Boys	6-12	560
32. The Brook Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	545
33. Fork Union Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	535
34. St. Paul's School	Co-Ed	9-12	533
35. Peddie School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	525
36.-37. George School	Co-Ed	9-12	520
36.-37. Stevenson School	Co-Ed	9-12	520
38. Tabor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	510
39. Interlochen Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	500
40. The Hun School of Princeton	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	497
41. Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	495
42. Ashbury College	Co-Ed	9-12	490
43. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	482
44. The Pennington School	Co-Ed	7-12	478
45. Havergal College	All-Girls	9-12	475
46. Carlisle School	Co-Ed	9-12	469
47. Wyoming Seminary Upper School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	463
48.-49. Georgetown Preparatory School	All-Boys	9-12	460
48.-49. The Williston Northampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	460
50. Landmark School	Co-Ed	9-12	455
51. St. Stephen's Episcopal School	Co-Ed	8-12	450
52.-53. Blair Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	445
52.-53. Cushing Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	445
54. The Linsly School	Co-Ed	7-12	443
55. Shawnigan Lake School	Co-Ed	8-12	440
56. Mercersburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	438
57.-58. Episcopal High School	Co-Ed	9-12	435
57.-58. Shattuck-St. Mary's School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	435
59. Brentwood College School	Co-Ed	9-12	430
60. The Masters School	Co-Ed	9-12	415
61.-62. Foxcroft Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	410
61.-62. Westtown School	Co-Ed	9-12	410
63. Avon Old Farms School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	405
64. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	All-Girls	9-12	404
65. The King's Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	403
66.-67. Suffield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	400
66.-67. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	Co-Ed	9-12	400
68. Woodberry Forest School	All-Boys	9-12	398
69. Admiral Farragut Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	395
70. Lawrence Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	394
71. The Webb Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	391
72. Lake Forest Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	390
73.-74. Western Reserve Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	385
73.-74. Westminster School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	385
75.-76. Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS)	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	380
75.-76. Riverside Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	380
77.-78. Cheshire Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	372
77.-78. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)	Co-Ed	9-12	372
79. Berkshire School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	371
80. Hargrave Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	370
81. Concord Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	367
82.-83. Randolph-Macon Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	365
82.-83. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	365
84. Brooks School	Co-Ed	9-12	361
85.-86. Brewster Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	360
85.-86. Florida Air Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	360
87. Portsmouth Abbey School	Co-Ed	9-12	359
88.-89. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	Co-Ed	7-12	357
88.-89. St. George's School	Co-Ed	9-12	357
90.-91. Groton School	Co-Ed	8-12	356
90.-91. Pomfret School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	356
92. Canterbury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	355
93.-95. Bronte College of Canada	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	350
93.-95. Ojai Valley School	Co-Ed	3-12	350
93.-95. Woodside Priory School	Co-Ed	9-12	350
96. Proctor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	349
97. Kimball Union Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	344
98. Army and Navy Academy	All-Boys	7-12	343
99. Middlesex School	Co-Ed	9-12	342
100. TASIS The American School in England	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	340
101.-102. Cotter Schools	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	339
101.-102. Saint John's Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	339
103. The Stony Brook School	Co-Ed	7-12	337
104. St. Mark's School	Co-Ed	9-12	336
105. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	335
106.-107. The Cambridge School of Weston	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	330
106.-107. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	330
108. Trinity Pawling School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	325
109. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	321
110. Stuart Hall School	All-Girls	8-12	320
111. Villanova Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12	315
112. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	314
113. George Stevens Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	308
114.-115. New Hampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	305
114.-115. Oregon Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	305
116. The Gunnery	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	302
117.-121. Andrews Osborne Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	300
117.-121. The Athenian School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
117.-121. Indian Springs School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
117.-121. Valley Forge Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	300
117.-121. The Webb School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	300
122. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	297
123. Salisbury School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	296
124.-125. Camden Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	292
124.-125. Missouri Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	292
126. St. Andrew's School, DE	Co-Ed	9-12	287
127. Perkiomen School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	285
128. Holderness School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	284
129. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	283
130. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	279
131. Idyllwild Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	275
132. The Delphian School	Co-Ed	3-12	272
133. Virginia Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	270
134. Cate School	Co-Ed	9-12	265
135. San Marcos Baptist Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	263
136.-138. Asheville School	Co-Ed	9-12	260
136.-138. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	260
136.-138. Tilton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	260
139. Millbrook School	Co-Ed	9-12	255
140.-142. Fountain Valley School of Colorado	Co-Ed	9-12	250
140.-142. Gould Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	250
140.-142. The Thacher School	Co-Ed	9-12	250
143. Wayland Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	245
144. Hebron Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	244
145. The Winchendon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	243
146. Family First Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	241
147.-149. Christ School	All-Boys	8-12	230
147.-149. Kents Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	230
147.-149. Vermont Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	230
150. Saint James School	Co-Ed	8-12	225
151. The Putney School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	223
152. St. Andrew's School - RI	Co-Ed	9-12	222
153. Solebury School	Co-Ed	9-12	220
154.-156. Christchurch School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	215
154.-156. The MacDuffie School	Co-Ed	9-12	215
154.-156. Wasatch Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	215
157. Grier School	All-Girls	6-12, PG	213
158.-159. The Kiski School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	210
158.-159. St. Thomas More School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	210
160. Stanstead College	Co-Ed	7-12	208
161. Wentworth Military Academy & College	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	206
162.-164. Fishburne Military School	All-Boys	8-12	200
162.-164. Massanutten Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	200
162.-164. New York Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	200
165. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	199
166. Blue Ridge School	All-Boys	9-12	195
167. Bridgton Academy	All-Boys	12-12, PG	192
168. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	186
169.-172. Country Day School, Costa Rica	Co-Ed	8-12	185
169.-172. The Forman School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	185
169.-172. Hyde-Woodstock	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	185
169.-172. Miss Hall's School	All-Girls	9-12	185
173. Dunn School	Co-Ed	9-12	184
174.-175. CFS, The School at Church Farm	All-Boys	7-12	180
174.-175. Oakwood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	180
176. La Lumiere School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	178
177. Houghton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	177
178.-179. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School	Co-Ed	9-12	176
178.-179. Salem Academy	All-Girls	9-12	176
180.-182. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	175
180.-182. Northwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	175
180.-182. Subiaco Academy	All-Boys	8-12	175
183. The Marvelwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	165
184. Buffalo Seminary	All-Girls	9-12	161
185.-186. Colorado Rocky Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12	160
185.-186. Linden Hall	All-Girls	6-12, PG	160
187. St. Margaret's School	All-Girls	8-12	157
188. St. Timothy's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	155
189. Howe Military School & Summer Camp	Co-Ed	5-12	152
190.-193. Eagle Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	150
190.-193. The Orme School of Arizona	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	150
190.-193. The Phelps School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	150
190.-193. St. Catherine's Military Academy	All-Boys	4-8	150
194. Conserve School	Co-Ed	9-12	149
195.-196. Miller School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	145
195.-196. South Kent School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	145
197. The Gow School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	143
198. Rosseau Lake College	Co-Ed	7-12	141
199.-202. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12	140
199.-202. Oak Hill Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	140
199.-202. The Storm King School	Co-Ed	9-12	140
199.-202. Tallulah Falls School	Co-Ed	7-12	140
203. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	135
204. Chatham Hall	All-Girls	9-12	133
205.-206. Dublin School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	130
205.-206. The Knox School	Co-Ed	7-12	130
207. Hyde-Bath	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	128
208. Stoneleigh-Burnham School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	127
209. Verde Valley School	Co-Ed	9-12	126
210.-211. Hoosac School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	125
210.-211. Purnell School	All-Girls	9-12	125
212. West Nottingham Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	124
213.-215. Brandon Hall School	Co-Ed	4-12, PG	120
213.-215. CCI The Renaissance School	Co-Ed	10-12, PG	120
213.-215. Southwestern Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	120
216. Grand River Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	118
217. High Mowing School	Co-Ed	9-12	112
218. Squaw Valley Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	110
219. Oldfields School	All-Girls	8-12, PG	107
220. The Glenholme School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	105
221. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School)	Co-Ed	9-12	102
222.-224. Advanced Academy of Georgia	Co-Ed	11-12	100
222.-224. Darrow School	Co-Ed	9-12	100
222.-224. White Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	100
225. Lowell Whiteman School	Co-Ed	9-12	97
226. Buxton School	Co-Ed	9-12	93
227. Midland School	Co-Ed	9-12	92
228. Sedbergh School	Co-Ed	7-12	90
229. The Leelanau School	Co-Ed	9-12	80
230. Thomas Jefferson School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	78
231. Olney Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	61
232. Brenau Academy	All-Girls	9-12, PG	60
233. Oakdale Christian Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	57
234.-235. Nawa Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	55
234.-235. Scattergood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	55
236. Oliverian School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	54
237. Academy of the Holy Family	All-Girls	9-12, PG	50
238. The Oxford Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	48
239. Colorado Timberline Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	46
240. The Outdoor Academy	Co-Ed	10-11	32

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