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Top Student Government Boarding Schools (2026)
Gr: 8-12 | K-12 (day) | 467 students
Student-teacher ratio: 15:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Acceptance rate: 68%
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501 Park Street North
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
(727) 384-5504
Gr: 9-12 | 255 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 73%
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Episcopal
49 Seahorse Lane
Christchurch, VA 23031
(804) 542-6843
Carbondale, CO
Gr: 9-12 | 174 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 55%
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500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
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P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197
Gr: 7-9 | K-9 (day) | 475 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
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48 Main Street
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 490-8201
Gr: 9-12, PG | 210 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 8 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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12 Norfolk Road, P.O. Box 80
Litchfield, CT 06759
(860) 567-1802
Gr: 9-12 | 220 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
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6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
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
Idyllwild, CA
Gr: 9-12, PG | 320 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
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52500 Temecula Road
Idyllwild, CA 92549
(951) 468-7223
Gr: 9-12, PG | 340 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 38%
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7 Campus Center Drive
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Gr: 9-12 | 415 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 29%
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26 Powderhouse Road, P.O. Box 992
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1530
Gr: 9-12 | 344 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 37%
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All-girls
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
Gr: 9-12, PG | 120 students
Student-teacher ratio: 3:1
Avg. class size: 7 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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476 Skiff Mountain Road
Kent, CT 06757
(860) 927-0047
Los Olivos, CA
Gr: 9-12 | 82 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
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PO Box 8 / 5100 Figueroa Mountain Road
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(805) 688-5114
Gr: 9-12, PG | 340 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
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70 Main Street
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401
Gr: 6-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 1,620 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
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7600 Lyons Road
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
(954) 247-0179
Gr: 9-12, PG | 190 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 43%
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92 Northwood Road
Lake Placid, NY 12946
(518) 523-3382
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, 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: 7-12 | PK-12 (day) | 685 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 48%
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Presbyterian
339 Nacoochee Drive
Rabun Gap, GA 30568
(706) 746-7720
Gr: 9-12 | 293 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Acceptance rate: 80%
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Catholic
24 W US Highway 6
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 250-0285
Gr: 8-12 | 6-12 (day) | 500 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
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Episcopal
6500 St. Stephen's Drive
Austin, TX 78746
(512) 327-1213
Gr: 9-12, PG | 319 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 33%
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All-boys (Episcopalian)
251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
Gr: 9-12, PG | 220 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 52%
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30 School Street
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733
Gr: 7-12, PG | 150 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 78%
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All-boys (Non-denom. / Christian)
1001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1399
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
Gr: 9-12, PG | 275 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 16 students
Acceptance rate: 47%
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12 Highland Street
Natick, MA 01760
(508) 650-5020
Gr: 8-12, PG | 148 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
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120 South 100 West
Mt. Pleasant, UT 84647
(435) 462-1400
Gr: 9-12, PG | 184 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 21%
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101 North University
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(800) 860-7725
Gr: 9-12 | 405 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 17%
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1175 West Baseline Road
Claremont, CA 91711
(909) 482-5214
Gr: 9-12, PG | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 33%
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995 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-3060
Gr: 8-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 400 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
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423 Main Street
Wilbraham, MA 01095
(413) 596-9107
Gr: 9-12, PG | 285 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 8 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
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172 Ash Street
Winchendon, MA 01475
(978) 297-4476
Gr: 9-12, PG | 424 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 9 students
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201 N. Sprague Ave.
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 270-2160
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