Highest Percentage of Students on Financial Aid

Among "All-Girls Schools", view the boarding schools with the highest percentage of students on financial aid (2026).
Keep in mind that challenging and creative education programs at boarding schools require a substantial amount of resources.
Generally, the full cost of educating a student at any boarding school exceeds the cost of tuition by several thousand dollars - schools rely on other revenue sources (e.g., endowments, annual giving, etc.) in addition to tuition revenue to cover their costs.
In that sense, all students at boarding schools receive financial aid.
When schools offer "financial aid" (in the traditional sense of the phrase) to reduce tuition, those reductions are in addition to the already subsidized cost of full tuition.
Keep this in mind when assessing the full value that boarding schools provide for your investment.
Academy of the Holy Family
Miss Hall's School
St. Margaret's School
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
Buffalo Seminary
Chatham Hall
The Ethel Walker School
Emma Willard School
Garrison Forest School
Grier School
Oldfields School
St. Timothy's School
Santa Catalina School
Foxcroft School
The Madeira School
Miss Porter's School
Dana Hall School
% Students on Aid Range: 24% 75% Avg. % Students on Aid: 47%

Highest Percentage of Students on Financial Aid

Among All-Girls Schools (out of 18 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Ambassadors Club
Gr: 9-12
All-girls (Roman Catholic)
54 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279
Miss Hall's School Photo - A talented, supportive community of learners awaits you at MHS. Our faculty are dedicated mentors who are passionate about their subjects and creative in their teaching, unafraid to ditch the textbook in favor of collaborative, project-based learning.
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-girls
492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300
(4)
St. Margaret's School Photo - College Preparedness: Challenge yourself with a collaborative STEAM curriculum and rigorous academics, including Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment courses to start earning college credit. Our college counselor will help you to navigate the different colleges and degree fields to best prepare you for life after graduation from St. Margaret's.
Gr: 8-12, PG
All-girls (Episcopal)
PO Box 158, 444 Water Lane
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-3357
(7)
Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Our challenging and supportive learning environment encourages appropriate risk-taking by providing a safe space for making mistakes. Stoneleigh-Burnham School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.
Gr: 7-12, PG
All-girls
574 Bernardston Road
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413) 774-2711
(15)
Buffalo Seminary Photo - Our oldest tradition may be forward thinking but we are anchored in many other traditions too. Roses and white dresses for commencement. Our Social & Academic Honor Code. Morning Meeting to start the day. ..
#5(T5–T7)Buffalo Seminary
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-girls (non-sectarian)
205 Bidwell Parkway
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 885-6780
Chatham Hall Photo - Chatham Hall's campus was built to promote community and collaboration.
#5(T5–T7)Chatham Hall
Gr: 9-12
All-girls (Episcopal)
800 Chatham Hall Circle
Chatham, VA 24531
(434) 432-5516
(5)
The Ethel Walker School Photo - Beaver Brook Building - This building houses many of our academic classes as well as administrative offices, meeting spaces, art rooms, and our computer lab.
Gr: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day)
All-girls
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Emma Willard School Photo
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-girls
285 Pawling Avenue
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 833-1320
(9)
Garrison Forest School Photo - One of the entrances to Garrison Forest School.
Gr: 8-12 | PK-12 (day)
All-girls
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
Grier School Photo
#8(T8–T14)Grier School
Gr: 7-12, PG | 5-12, PG (day)
All-girls
2522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000
(6)
Oldfields School Photo - Oldfields School`s Mission is to embrace each student`s authentic self, educate through collaboration, empower the individual voice, and inspire confidence and continual growth, leading to a life of purpose.
#8(T8–T14)Oldfields School
Gr: 8-12, PG
All-girls (non-sectarian)
1500 Glencoe Road
Sparks Glencoe, MD 21152
(443) 662-1009
(12)
St. Timothy's School Photo - Completed in 2012, Dixon Hall is our state-of-the-art academic building. The technology-rich facility features the Taft Lecture Hall, the Coleman World Languages and Cultures Center, and a Center for Learning and Teaching.
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-girls (Episcopal)
8400 Greenspring Avenue
Stevenson, MD 21153
(410) 486-7401
(2)
Santa Catalina School Photo - Come visit our beautiful campus in Monterey, California! Call the admission office at 831.655.9356 or email admission@santacatalina.org to schedule your visit.
Gr: 9-12
All-girls (Catholic)
1500 Mark Thomas Drive
Monterey, CA 93940
(831) 655-9356
(1)
Foxcroft School Photo - Schoolhouse
#14(T14–T17)Foxcroft School
Gr: 9-12, PG
All-girls
22407 Foxhound Lane
Middleburg, VA 20117
(540) 687-4340
(9)
The Madeira School Photo - Capitol Hill internships in the offices of senators and representatives are a hallmark of the junior year at Madeira
#14(T14–T17)The Madeira School
Gr: 9-12
All-girls
8328 Georgetown Pike
McLean, VA 22102
(703) 556-8273
(2)
Miss Porter's School Photo
#14(T14–T17)Miss Porter's School
Gr: 9-12
All-girls
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
(5)
Dana Hall School Photo - The Dana Hall Dragons are ready to roar.
#17(T17–T19)Dana Hall School
Gr: 9-12 | 5-12 (day)
All-girls
45 Dana Road
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781) 489-1331
(6)
Raleigh, NC
#17(T17–T19)Saint Mary's School
Gr: 9-12
All-girls (Episcopal)
900 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 424-4100
(1)

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