For the 2026 school year, there are 22 boarding schools offering fencing as an interscholastic sport, serving 13,789 students.
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Top Fencing Boarding Schools (2026)

Gr: 9-12 | 4-12 (day) | 750 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
362 Mariposa Avenue
Ottawa, Canada K1M 0T3
(613) 749-9630

Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 1,050 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
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171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902

Gr: 9-12, PG | 160 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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All-girls (non-sectarian)
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780

Gr: 6-12 | 800 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Tuition listed
All-boys (Catholic)
425 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 692-6645

Gr: 9-12, PG | 343 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
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10 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250

Gr: 4-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1,900 students
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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%
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1300 Academy Road
Culver, IN 46511
(574) 842-7100

Gr: 9-12 | 5-12 (day) | 453 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
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All-girls
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331

Gr: 9-12 | 500 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
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All-boys (Catholic)
10900 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 214-1215

Gr: 6-12 | 50 students
Student-teacher ratio: 2:1
Avg. class size: 4 students
Acceptance rate: 20%
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All-boys
14 Greenwood Lane
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-4545

Gr: 7-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day) | 250 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 9 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
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All-girls
2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
Princeton, NJ
Gr: 9-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 675 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Tuition listed
176 Edgerstoune Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 921-7600

Gr: 9-12, PG | 220 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 66%
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PO Box 257, 1614 Main St., Rte. 17
Kents Hill, ME 04349
(207) 685-1606

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

Gr: 9-12, PG | 822 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 18%
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2500 Main Street
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609) 895-2030

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

Gr: 9-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 875 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 16 students
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Episcopal
6300 SW Nicol Road
Portland, OR 97223
(503) 768-3115

Gr: 9-12, PG | 1,169 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 13%
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180 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
(978) 749-4050
Exeter, NH
Gr: 9-12, PG | 1,106 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 17%
Tuition listed
20 Main Street
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 777-3437

Gr: 5-9 | PK-9 (day) | 250 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
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P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-1328
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