For the 2026 school year, there are 45 boarding schools offering cheering as an interscholastic sport, serving 27,836 students.
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Top Cheering Boarding Schools (2026)

Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 1,050 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
Tuition listed
171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902
Jacksonville, FL
Gr: 9-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 1,756 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 34%
Tuition listed
7400 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32217
(904) 256-5030

Gr: 8-12 | PK-12 (day) | 850 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 71%
Tuition listed
non-denominational, conservative, evangelical, Christian tradition
1051 N Houston
Bullard, TX 75757
(903) 894-5000

Gr: 8-12, PG | 380 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition listed
2001 Washington Street
Braintree, MA 02184
(857) 400-9700

Gr: 4-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1,900 students
Tuition listed
Route de Sauverny 74
Geneva, Switzerland 1290
41227755656

Gr: 9-12 | 835 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 49%
Tuition listed
1300 Academy Road
Culver, IN 46511
(574) 842-7100

Gr: 9-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 750 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 46%
Tuition listed
1014 Cave Spring Road, SW
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 236-0436

Gr: 5-12 | PK-12 (day) | 220 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 53%
Tuition listed
non-religious
20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521

Gr: 9-12 | 260 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 85%
Tuition listed
582 Columbus Ave
Thornwood, NY 10594
(914) 495-6056

Gr: 9-12, PG | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 62%
Tuition listed
975 West Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-8664
Freeman, SD
Gr: 7-12 | K-12 (day) | 70 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
Tuition listed
Christian
PO BOX 1000 748 S. Main St.
Freeman, SD 57029
(605) 925-4237

Gr: 9-12, PG | 690 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
Tuition listed
745 Main Street
Fryeburg, ME 04037
(207) 935-2013

Gr: 9-12 | 500 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Tuition listed
Quaker
1690 Newtown Langhorne Road
Newtown, PA 18940
(215) 579-6547

Gr: 9-12, PG | K-12, PG (day) | 400 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 42%
Tuition listed
65-1692 Kohala Mountain Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
(808) 881-4321

Gr: 9-12 | K-12 (day) | 2,200 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 16 students
Tuition listed
The Episcopal Church
563 Kamoku Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
(808) 943-2379

Gr: 7-12 | PK-12 (day) | 400 students
Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 95%
Tuition listed
Tennessee Baptist Convention
202 Smothers Road
Seymour, TN 37865
(865) 573-8321

Gr: 6-12, PG | 120 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 75%
Tuition listed
541 Long Beach Road
Saint James, NY 11780
(631) 686-1600

Gr: 9-12, PG | 193 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Tuition listed
Catholic
6801 N. Wilhelm Road
La Porte, IN 46350
(219) 326-7450

Gr: 9-12, PG | 452 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 34%
Tuition listed
1500 West Kennedy Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045
(847) 615-3267

Gr: 7-12 | 5-12 (day) | 447 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
60 Knox Lane
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 233-1436

Gr: 9-12, PG | 430 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 98%
Tuition listed
PO Box 127, 168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT 05850
(802) 535-3700

Gr: 9-12, PG | 300 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
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295 Main Street
Pittsfield, ME 04967
(207) 487-2282

Gr: 9-12 | 200 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 72%
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Catholic
1000 Green St.
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5482

Gr: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 994 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 60%
Tuition listed
All-boys (Christian)
500 Dodds Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423) 624-8300

Gr: 9-12 | 135 students
Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
Avg. class size: 20 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
615 East Marquette Woods Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085
(269) 429-7861

Gr: 9-12, PG | 871 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 85%
Tuition listed
101 West College Blvd
Roswell, NM 88201
(800) 421-5376

Gr: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1,620 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
Tuition listed
7600 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
(954) 247-0179

Gr: 8-12 | 140 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 9 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition listed
Baptist-affiliated
2635 Oak Hill Road
Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363
(276) 579-2619

Gr: 8-12, PG | 95 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 9 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition listed
1000 E. Orme School Road,
Mayer, AZ 86333
(928) 632-1566

Gr: 9-12 | 625 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 58%
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Episcopal tradition
3900 Jog Road
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 210-2020

Gr: 9-12, PG | 924 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
1000 Main Street, PO Box 906
St. Johnsbury, VT 05819
(802) 751-2130

Gr: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 333 students
Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
Tuition listed
Affiliated with Texas Baptists through the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
2801 Ranch Road 12
San Marcos, TX 78666
(800) 428-5120

Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 520 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Tuition listed
423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
(412) 968-3180

Gr: 8-12 | 6-12 (day) | 120 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 90%
Tuition listed
505 Spring Street
Friday Harbor, WA 98250
(360) 378-6393

Gr: 7-12 | 4-12 (day) | 500 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Tuition listed
Non-denom. / Christian
201 Campus Drive, PO Box 10
Tallulah Falls, GA 30573
(706) 754-0400
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