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Top Prefects Boarding Schools (2026)

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: 8-12 | 300 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 67%
Tuition listed
All-boys (Episcopal Church)
500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232
Idyllwild, CA
Gr: 9-12, PG | 320 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223
Los Olivos, CA
Gr: 9-12 | 82 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
Tuition listed
PO Box 8 / 5100 Figueroa Mountain Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114

Gr: 9-12 | PK-12 (day) | 510 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
3152 Forest Lake Road
Pebble Beach, CA 93953
(831) 625-8309

Gr: 9-12 | 255 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 16%
Tuition listed
5025 Thacher Road
Ojai, CA 93023
(805) 640-3210
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