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Top Orchestra 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%
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171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902
Gr: 8-12 | PK-12 (day) | 850 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 71%
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non-denominational, conservative, evangelical, Christian tradition
1051 N Houston
Bullard, TX 75757
(903) 894-5000
Gr: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 226 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 47%
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All-girls
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Gr: 9-12, PG | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 62%
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975 West Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-8664
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
Gr: 9-12, PG | 748 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 18%
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4 Batchelder Road
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-6400
Gr: 9-12 | 347 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
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All-girls
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 170 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
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Quaker
22 Spackenkill Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
(845) 462-4200
Gr: 9-12 | 350 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 31%
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Catholic
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
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
Gr: 9-12 | 314 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 22%
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Episcopal
350 Noxontown Road
Middletown, DE 19709
(302) 285-4231
Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 510 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
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3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
(831) 625-8309
Gr: 6-12 | PK-12 (day) | 1,400 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
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13051 Whittington Drive
Houston, TX 77077
(281) 496-7900
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