For the 2026 school year, there are 188 non-denominational boarding schools serving 73,028 students located throughout the United States and Canada.
Top Non-denominational Boarding Schools (2026)

Gr: 11-12, PG | 64 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
International (on a Tall Ship)
Kristiansand, Norway 4610
3475677083

Gr: 7-12 | 32 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 8 students
Tuition listed
PO Box 388
Balsam, NC 28707
(828) 456-3435

Gr: 8-12 | K-12 (day) | 467 students
Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Acceptance rate: 68%
Tuition listed
501 Park Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
(727) 384-5504
Belleville,
Gr: 7-12 | PK-12 (day) | 308 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Tuition listed
160 Dundas Street West
Belleville, Canada K8P 1A6
(613) 968-5726
Tacoma, WA
Gr: 9-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 880 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6.5:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Tuition listed
827 N Tacoma Ave
Tacoma, WA 98403
(253) 284-8603

Gr: 4-9 | PK-9 (day) | 345 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
120 Prospect Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978) 342-6053

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) | 535 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Tuition listed
2100 Mt. Diablo Scenic Blvd.
Danville, CA 94506
(925) 362-7223
Sandy Springs, GA
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day)
Tuition listed
1701 Brandon Hall Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
(404) 841-3840
Avon, CT
Gr: 9-12, PG | 405 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
Tuition listed
All-boys
500 Old Farms Road
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 464-2866

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

Gr: 3-9 | K-9 (day) | 225 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
Tuition listed
94 Old Main Street, PO Box 8
Deerfield, MA 01342
(413) 774-4209

Gr: 9-12, PG | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 20%
Tuition listed
245 North Undermountain Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-1003

Gr: 7-12 | 250 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Tuition listed
80 chemin Moulton Hill
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1M 1Z8
(819) 566-0238

Gr: 9-12, PG | 475 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 15%
Tuition listed
2 Park St
Blairstown, NJ 07825
(908) 362-2009

Gr: 8-12 | 550 students
Student-teacher ratio: 20:1
Avg. class size: 20 students
Acceptance rate: 95%
Tuition listed
955 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S4
(604) 998-1000
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: 7-12 | PK-12 (day) | 910 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 19 students
Acceptance rate: 33%
Tuition listed
All-girls
10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
(416) 920-9741
Jeju-do,
Gr: 6-12 | PK-12 (day) | 1,200 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 20 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
Tuition listed
234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si
Jeju-do, South Korea 63644
82649025000
Carbondale IL, IL
Gr: 6-12, PG
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 6 students
Acceptance rate: 100%
Tuition listed
900 South Brehm Lane
Carbondale IL, IL 62901
(618) 457-0371

Gr: 9-12, PG | 8-12, PG (day) | 535 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 16 students
Acceptance rate: 30%
Tuition listed
2735 Mt. Baker Road
Mill Bay, BC V8H 1K8, Canada 1
(250) 743-5521

Gr: 9-12, PG | 350 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
Tuition listed
80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200

Gr: 12-12, PG | 180 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition listed
All-boys
11 Academy Lane
North Bridgton, ME 04057
(207) 647-3322

Gr: 9-12, PG | 50 students
Student-teacher ratio: 3:1
Avg. class size: 7 students
Tuition listed
291 South Street
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 458-3919

Gr: 8-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 323 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
300 Calverton School Rd
Huntingtown, MD 20639
(410) 535-0216

Gr: 9-12, PG | 315 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Tuition listed
45 Georgian Road
Weston, MA 02493
(781) 642-8650

Gr: 6-9 | 230 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 74%
Tuition listed
All-boys
62 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3548

Gr: 9-12 | 311 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 17%
Tuition listed
1960 Cate Mesa Road, P.O. Box 5005
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 684-4127

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: 9-12, PG
Avg. class size: 11 students
1 High St, Chesterton
Cambridge, United Kingdom CB4 1NQ
4401223341300

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

Gr: 9-12, PG | 859 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 16%
Tuition listed
333 Christian Street
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203) 697-2239

Gr: 4-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1,900 students
Tuition listed
Route de Sauverny 74
Geneva, Switzerland 1290
41227755656
Carbondale, CO
Gr: 9-12 | 174 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 55%
Tuition listed
500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562

Gr: 9-12, PG | 40 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 6 students
Acceptance rate: 90%
Tuition listed
454 Academy Drive
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
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