It can be just as tough to get into some of the nation’s most elite boarding schools as some top colleges—and cost just as much money.We’ve rounded up the 50 most expensive boarding schools in the U.S., looking at total costs including tuition, room and board, and mandatory fees (including one-time fees where applicable) for the 2013-2014 school year. Special needs schools and daytime-only schools were not taken into consideration for this list. Every school on this list charges more than $50,000 a year to attend—money that goes towards living facilities, dining halls, and some fairly unbelievable perks. The majority of these are located in the northeast, with many in Massachusetts. California also makes the list several times with a handful of expensive progressive academies. If you think we missed a school, tell us in the comments and we’ll check it out.
The 50 Most Expensive Boarding Schools In America
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- 1 #50 Trinity-Pawling School
- 2 #48 The Gunnery (tie)
- 3 #48 St. Paul’s School (tie)
- 4 #47 Choate Rosemary Hall
- 5 #46 George School
- 6 #45 The Hill School
- 7 #44 Mercersburg Academy
- 8 #42 St. Andrew’s School (tie)
- 9 #42 Gould Academy (tie)
- 10 #41 The Webb Schools
- 11 #40 Deerfield Academy
- 12 #39 Wilbraham & Monson Academy
- 13 #38 Tabor Academy
- 14 #37 The Williston Northampton School
- 15 #36 Emma Willard School
- 16 #35 Hebron Academy
- 17 #32 Westminster School (tie)
- 18 #32 St. George’s School (tie)
- 19 #32 Holderness School (tie)
- 20 #31 Brooks School
- 21 #30 The Berkshire School
- 22 #29 Blair Academy
- 23 #26 The Ethel Walker School (tie)
- 24 #26 Proctor Academy (tie)
- 25 #26 Middlesex School (tie)
- 26 #25 New Hampton School
- 27 #24 The Masters School
- 28 #23 Miss Porter’s School
- 29 #21 San Domenico School (tie)
- 30 #21 Purnell School (tie)
- 31 #20 Cushing Academy
- 32 #19 Cambridge School of Weston
- 33 #18 The Madeira School
- 34 #17 Georgetown Preparatory School
- 35 #16 Salisbury School
- 36 #15 Pomfret School
- 37 #14 Concord Academy
- 38 #13 Avon Old Farms School
- 39 #12 Kent School
- 40 #11 Loomis Chaffee
- 41 #10 Groton School
- 42 #9 Northfield Mount Hermon School
- 43 #8 Sandy Spring Friends School
- 44 #7 The Lawrenceville School
- 45 #6 Stevenson School
- 46 #5 Lawrence Academy
- 47 #4 Dana Hall School
- 48 #3 Idyllwild Arts Academy
- 49 #2 St. Albans School
- 50 #1 Woodside Priory School