Boarding Schools with the Smallest Student Body

Smallest Student Body

Among "All Schools," view the twenty boarding schools with the "smallest 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.

Smallest 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. The Outdoor Academy	Co-Ed	10-11	32
2. Colorado Timberline Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	46
3. The Oxford Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	48
4. Academy of the Holy Family	All-Girls	9-12, PG	50
5. Oliverian School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	54
6.-7. Nawa Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	55
6.-7. Scattergood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	55
8. Oakdale Christian Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	57
9. Brenau Academy	All-Girls	9-12, PG	60
10. Olney Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	61
11. Thomas Jefferson School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	78
12. The Leelanau School	Co-Ed	9-12	80
13. Sedbergh School	Co-Ed	7-12	90
14. Midland School	Co-Ed	9-12	92
15. Buxton School	Co-Ed	9-12	93
16. Lowell Whiteman School	Co-Ed	9-12	97
17.-19. Advanced Academy of Georgia	Co-Ed	11-12	100
17.-19. Darrow School	Co-Ed	9-12	100
17.-19. White Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	100
20. Besant Hill School (Formerly Happy Valley School)	Co-Ed	9-12	102

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)		* Indicates Boarding Grades Offered
Boarding School	School Type	Grades*	# Students
21. The Glenholme School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	105
22. Oldfields School	All-Girls	8-12, PG	107
23. Squaw Valley Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	110
24. High Mowing School	Co-Ed	9-12	112
25. Grand River Academy	All-Boys	9-12, PG	118
26.-28. Brandon Hall School	Co-Ed	4-12, PG	120
26.-28. CCI The Renaissance School	Co-Ed	10-12, PG	120
26.-28. Southwestern Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	120
29. West Nottingham Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	124
30.-31. Hoosac School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	125
30.-31. Purnell School	All-Girls	9-12	125
32. Verde Valley School	Co-Ed	9-12	126
33. Stoneleigh-Burnham School	All-Girls	7-12, PG	127
34. Hyde-Bath	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	128
35.-36. Dublin School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	130
35.-36. The Knox School	Co-Ed	7-12	130
37. Chatham Hall	All-Girls	9-12	133
38. San Domenico School	All-Girls	9-12	135
39.-42. Annie Wright School	All-Girls	9-12	140
39.-42. Oak Hill Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	140
39.-42. The Storm King School	Co-Ed	9-12	140
39.-42. Tallulah Falls School	Co-Ed	7-12	140
43. Rosseau Lake College	Co-Ed	7-12	141
44. The Gow School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	143
45.-46. Miller School	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	145
45.-46. South Kent School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	145
47. Conserve School	Co-Ed	9-12	149
48.-51. Eagle Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	150
48.-51. The Orme School of Arizona	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	150
48.-51. The Phelps School	All-Boys	7-12, PG	150
48.-51. St. Catherine's Military Academy	All-Boys	4-8	150
52. Howe Military School & Summer Camp	Co-Ed	5-12	152
53. St. Timothy's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	155
54. St. Margaret's School	All-Girls	8-12	157
55.-56. Colorado Rocky Mountain School	Co-Ed	9-12	160
55.-56. Linden Hall	All-Girls	6-12, PG	160
57. Buffalo Seminary	Co-Ed	9-12	161
58. The Marvelwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	165
59.-61. Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	175
59.-61. Northwood School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	175
59.-61. Subiaco Academy	All-Boys	8-12	175
62.-63. St. Andrew's-Sewanee School	Co-Ed	9-12	176
62.-63. Salem Academy	All-Girls	9-12	176
64. Houghton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	177
65. La Lumiere School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	178
66.-67. CFS, The School at Church Farm	All-Boys	7-12	180
66.-67. Oakwood Friends School	Co-Ed	9-12	180
68. Dunn School	Co-Ed	9-12	184
69.-72. Country Day School, Costa Rica	Co-Ed	8-12	185
69.-72. The Forman School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	185
69.-72. Hyde-Woodstock	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	185
69.-72. Miss Hall's School	All-Girls	9-12	185
73. Foxcroft School	All-Girls	9-12	186
74. Bridgton Academy	All-Boys	12-12, PG	192
75. Blue Ridge School	All-Boys	9-12	195
76. Westover School	All-Girls	9-12	199
77.-79. Fishburne Military School	All-Boys	8-12	200
77.-79. Massanutten Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	200
77.-79. New York Military Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	200
80. Wentworth Military Academy & College	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	206
81. Stanstead College	Co-Ed	7-12	208
82.-83. The Kiski School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	210
82.-83. St. Thomas More School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	210
84. Grier School	All-Girls	6-12, PG	213
85.-87. Christchurch School	All-Boys	8-12, PG	215
85.-87. The MacDuffie School	Co-Ed	9-12	215
85.-87. Wasatch Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	215
88. Solebury School	Co-Ed	9-12	220
89. St. Andrew's School - RI	Co-Ed	9-12	222
90. Saint James School	Co-Ed	8-12	225
91. The Putney School	Co-Ed	9-12	226
92.-94. Christ School	All-Boys	8-12	230
92.-94. Kents Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	230
92.-94. Vermont Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	230
95. Family First Academy	Co-Ed	8-12	241
96. The Winchendon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	243
97. Hebron Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	244
98. Wayland Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	245
99.-101. Fountain Valley School of Colorado	Co-Ed	9-12	250
99.-101. Gould Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	250
99.-101. The Thacher School	Co-Ed	9-12	250
102. Millbrook School	Co-Ed	9-12	255
103. Tilton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	257
104.-105. Asheville School	Co-Ed	9-12	260
104.-105. Garrison Forest School	All-Girls	8-12	260
106. San Marcos Baptist Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	263
107. Cate School	Co-Ed	9-12	265
108. Virginia Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	270
109. The Delphian School	Co-Ed	3-12	272
110. Idyllwild Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	275
111. The Ethel Walker School	All-Girls	9-12	279
112. Santa Catalina School	All-Girls	9-12	283
113. Holderness School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	284
114. Perkiomen School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	285
115. St. Andrew's School, DE	Co-Ed	9-12	287
116.-117. Camden Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	292
116.-117. Missouri Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	292
118. Salisbury School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	296
119. Saint Mary's School	All-Girls	9-12	297
120.-124. Andrews Osborne Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	300
120.-124. The Athenian School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
120.-124. Indian Springs School	Co-Ed	9-12	300
120.-124. Valley Forge Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	300
120.-124. The Webb School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	300
125. The Gunnery	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	302
126.-127. New Hampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	305
126.-127. Oregon Episcopal School	Co-Ed	9-12	305
128. George Stevens Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	308
129. Emma Willard School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	314
130. Villanova Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12	315
131. Stuart Hall School	All-Girls	8-12	320
132. The Madeira School	All-Girls	9-12	321
133. Trinity Pawling School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	325
134.-135. The Cambridge School of Weston	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	330
134.-135. Miss Porter's School	All-Girls	9-12, PG	330
136. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	335
137. St. Mark's School	Co-Ed	9-12	336
138. The Stony Brook School	Co-Ed	7-12	337
139.-140. Cotter Schools	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	339
139.-140. Saint John's Preparatory School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	339
141. TASIS The American School in England	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	340
142. Middlesex School	Co-Ed	9-12	342
143. Army and Navy Academy	All-Boys	7-12	343
144. Kimball Union Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	344
145. Proctor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	349
146.-148. Bronte College of Canada	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	350
146.-148. Ojai Valley School	Co-Ed	3-12	350
146.-148. Woodside Priory School	Co-Ed	9-12	350
149. Canterbury School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	355
150.-151. Groton School	Co-Ed	8-12	356
150.-151. Pomfret School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	356
152.-153. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School	Co-Ed	7-12	357
152.-153. St. George's School	Co-Ed	9-12	357
154. Portsmouth Abbey School	Co-Ed	9-12	359
155.-156. Brewster Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	360
155.-156. Florida Air Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	360
157. Brooks School	Co-Ed	9-12	361
158.-159. Randolph-Macon Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	365
158.-159. Wilbraham & Monson Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	365
160. Concord Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	367
161. Hargrave Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12, PG	370
162. Berkshire School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	371
163.-164. Cheshire Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	372
163.-164. The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy)	Co-Ed	9-12	372
165.-166. Leysin American School in Switzerland (LAS)	Co-Ed	8-12, PG	380
165.-166. Riverside Military Academy	All-Boys	7-12	380
167.-168. Western Reserve Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	385
167.-168. Westminster School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	385
169. Lake Forest Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	390
170. The Webb Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	391
171. Lawrence Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	394
172. Admiral Farragut Academy	Co-Ed	6-12	395
173. Woodberry Forest School	All-Boys	9-12	398
174.-175. Suffield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	400
174.-175. TMI -The Episcopal School of Texas	Co-Ed	9-12	400
176. The King's Academy	Co-Ed	7-12	403
177. Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy	All-Girls	9-12	404
178. Avon Old Farms School	All-Boys	9-12, PG	405
179.-180. Foxcroft Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	410
179.-180. Westtown School	Co-Ed	9-12	410
181. The Masters School	Co-Ed	9-12	415
182. Brentwood College School	Co-Ed	9-12	430
183.-184. Episcopal High School	Co-Ed	9-12	435
183.-184. Shattuck-St. Mary's School	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	435
185. Mercersburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	438
186. Shawnigan Lake School	Co-Ed	8-12	440
187. The Linsly School	Co-Ed	7-12	443
188.-189. Blair Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	445
188.-189. Cushing Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	445
190. St. Stephen's Episcopal School	Co-Ed	8-12	450
191. Landmark School	Co-Ed	9-12	455
192.-193. Georgetown Preparatory School	All-Boys	9-12	460
192.-193. The Williston Northampton School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	460
194. Wyoming Seminary Upper School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	463
195. Carlisle School	Co-Ed	9-12	469
196. Havergal College	All-Girls	9-12	475
197. The Pennington School	Co-Ed	7-12	478
198. Dana Hall School	All-Girls	9-12	482
199. Ashbury College	Co-Ed	9-12	490
200. Hill School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	495
201. The Hun School of Princeton	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	497
202. Interlochen Arts Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	500
203. Tabor Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	510
204.-205. George School	Co-Ed	9-12	520
204.-205. Stevenson School	Co-Ed	9-12	520
206. Peddie School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	525
207. St. Paul's School	Co-Ed	9-12	533
208. Fork Union Military Academy	All-Boys	6-12, PG	535
209. The Brook Hill School	Co-Ed	8-12	545
210. St. Andrew's College	All-Boys	6-12	560
211. Kent School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	565
212. The Hotchkiss School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	574
213. Hawaii Preparatory Academy	Co-Ed	6-12, PG	575
214.-215. Deerfield Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	605
214.-215. Saint Andrew's School	Co-Ed	9-12	605
216. Northfield Mount Hermon School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	612
217. Ridley College	Co-Ed	5-12, PG	632
218. McCallie School	All-Boys	9-12	652
219. Montverde Academy	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	655
220.-221. Fryeburg Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	680
220.-221. Milton Academy	Co-Ed	9-12	680
222. Baylor School	Co-Ed	9-12	700
223. Loomis Chaffee School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	725
224. Girard College	Co-Ed	1-12	752
225. Cranbrook Schools	Co-Ed	9-12	775
226.-227. Culver Academies	Co-Ed	9-12	795
226.-227. Lawrenceville School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	795
228. Monte Vista Christian School	Co-Ed	9-12	809
229. Choate Rosemary Hall	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	840
230. St. Anne's-Belfield School	Co-Ed	9-12	841
231. New Mexico Military Institute	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	870
232. The Bishop Strachan School	All-Girls	7-12	885
233. Darlington School	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	898
234. St. Michaels University School	Co-Ed	8-12	920
235. St. Johnsbury Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1000
236. Phillips Exeter Academy	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1045
237. The Hockaday School	All-Girls	8-12	1046
238. Phillips Academy Andover	Co-Ed	9-12, PG	1109
239. The Bolles School	Co-Ed	7-12, PG	1213
240. North Broward Preparatory School	Co-Ed	7-12	1611

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