Highest Percentage of Students on Financial Aid

Among "All-Boys 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.
Fork Union Military Academy
Valley Forge Military Academy
Hargrave Military Academy
Missouri Military Academy
Mount Michael Benedictine School
Saint Stanislaus High School
Trinity-Pawling School
Blue Ridge School
Christ School
Hillside School
McCallie School
Riverside Preparatory Academy
Woodberry Forest School
Bridgton Academy
Camden Military Academy
Cardigan Mountain School
Chaminade College Preparatory School
Salisbury School
Subiaco Academy
% Students on Aid Range: 15% 85% Avg. % Students on Aid: 43%

Highest Percentage of Students on Financial Aid

Among All-Boys Schools (out of 24 schools)

Sorted by range (alphabetically within range)
Boarding School
% Students on Aid
Grades
Location
Rank: #1-31.-3
Fork Union Military Academy
Fork Union Military Academy Photo - The cadets in parade formation. The first full dress parade of the year begins usually at the end of April and is on Sunday.
All-Boys (Baptist General Association of Virginia)
(6)
% Students on Aid: >70%
Grades: 7-12, PG
PO Box 278, 4744 James Madison Hwy
Fork Union, VA 23055
(434) 842-4205
Rank: #1-31.-3
Valley Forge Military Academy
Valley Forge Military Academy Photo - VFMA offers college preparatory academics, credentialed faculty, competitive PIAA athletics, and individual attention, providing cadets with an environment focused on their academic success.
All-Boys
(2)
% Students on Aid: >70%
Grades: 7-12, PG
1001 Eagle Road
Wayne, PA 19087
(610) 989-1399
Rank: #3-53.-5
Hargrave Military Academy
Hargrave Military Academy Photo - Hargrave is first and foremost a college preparatory boarding school. Our objective is to develop our cadets into leaders of character prepared for lifelong success.
All-Boys (Christian)
(6)
% Students on Aid: 60%-70%
Grades: 7-12, PG
200 Military Drive
Chatham, VA 24531
(800) 432-2480
Rank: #3-53.-5
Missouri Military Academy
Missouri Military Academy Photo - Established in 1889, Missouri Military Academy has transformed young men into leaders who are well-educated, prepared gentlemen of character. Our long history and distinct traditions inspire a sense of pride and duty among the young men who seek to fulfill their potential at MMA.
All-Boys
(6)
% Students on Aid: 60%-70%
Grades: 7-12, PG
204 Grand Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-1776
Rank: #5-85.-8
Mount Michael Benedictine School
Mount Michael Benedictine School Photo
All-Boys (Catholic)
% Students on Aid: 50%-60%
Grades: 9-12
22520 Mount Michael Road
Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 238-1457
Rank: #5-85.-8
Saint Stanislaus High School
Saint Stanislaus High School Photo - We make the most of our location right on the Bay, developing unique programs, clubs, and activities for our students to enjoy. Our scuba and sailing clubs enjoy time in the water, while our environmental club focuses on care for our oceans, too.
All-Boys (Catholic)
% Students on Aid: 50%-60%
Grades: 7-12
304 S. Beach Blvd.
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
(228) 467-9057
Rank: #5-85.-8
Trinity-Pawling School
Trinity-Pawling School Photo - The next-generation school for boys is here, on a campus that feels warm and welcoming and human-scaled, in an academic community that thinks ahead, looks forward, and gets transformational results.
All-Boys (Episcopal)
(1)
% Students on Aid: 50%-60%
Grades: 8-12, PG  | 7-12, PG (day)
700 Route 22
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-4825
Rank: #8-168.-16
Avon Old Farms School
All-Boys
(6)
% Students on Aid: 40%-50%
Grades: 9-12, PG
500 Old Farms Road
Avon, CT 06001
(800) 464-2866
Rank: #8-168.-16
Blue Ridge School
Blue Ridge School Photo - Our lake offers students a chance to relax, fish, canoe - in the center of campus.
All-Boys (Non-denominational Christian)
(7)
% Students on Aid: 40%-50%
Grades: 9-12
273 Mayo Drive
St. George, VA 22935
(434) 985-2811
Rank: #8-168.-16
Christ School
Christ School Photo
All-Boys (Episcopal Church)
(1)
% Students on Aid: 40%-50%
Grades: 8-12
500 Christ School Road
Asheville, NC 28704
(828) 684-6232
Rank: #8-168.-16
Hillside School
Hillside School Photo
All-Boys
% Students on Aid: 40%-50%
Grades: 4-9
404 Robin Hill Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
(508) 485-3483
Rank: #8-168.-16
McCallie School
McCallie School Photo - The College Counseling office works with our students to help them find the best college fit for them and to make sure they are best prepared for the application and the financial aid processes.
All-Boys (Christian)
(3)
% Students on Aid: 40%-50%
Grades: 9-12, PG  | 6-12, PG (day)
500 Dodds Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
(423) 624-8300
Rank: #8-168.-16
Riverside Military Academy
Riverside Military Academy Photo
All-Boys
(5)
% Students on Aid: 40%-50%
Grades: 6-12
2001 Riverside Drive
Gainesville, GA 30501
(877) 692-2338
Rank: #8-168.-16
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest School Photo
All-Boys
(2)
% Students on Aid: 40%-50%
Grades: 9-12
241 Woodberry Station
Woodberry Forest, VA 22989
(888) 798-9371
Rank: #15-2315.-23
Bridgton Academy
Bridgton Academy Photo - Our Humanities Center is one of two academic buildings on campus, and the hub for our academic administration, Focused Academic Coaching, Academic Support, and the Marcella/Sands Lecture Hall.
All-Boys
% Students on Aid: 30%-40%
Grades: 12-12, PG
11 Academy Lane
North Bridgton, ME 04057
(207) 647-3322
Rank: #15-2315.-23
Camden Military Academy
Camden Military Academy Photo - A proud family!
All-Boys (non-sectarian)
(18)
% Students on Aid: 30%-40%
Grades: 7-12, PG
520 Hwy. 1 North
Camden, SC 29020
(803) 432-6001
Rank: #15-2315.-23
Cardigan Mountain School
Cardigan Mountain School Photo
All-Boys
(2)
% Students on Aid: 30%-40%
Grades: 6-9
62 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3548
Rank: #15-2315.-23
Chaminade College Preparatory School
Chaminade College Preparatory School Photo - Chaminade is located 20 minutes outside of Downtown St. Louis in the lovely, safe, green neighborhood of Creve Coeur. Our 55 acre campus is fun and lively throughout the school year and a wonderful place not only to study and play but also to become part of the family.
All-Boys (Catholic)
% Students on Aid: 30%-40%
Grades: 6-12
425 South Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63131
(314) 692-6645
Rank: #15-2315.-23
Salisbury School
Salisbury School Photo - Salisbury School
All-Boys (Episcopalian)
(2)
% Students on Aid: 30%-40%
Grades: 9-12, PG
251 Canaan Road
Salisbury, CT 06068
(860) 435-5732
Rank: #15-2315.-23
Subiaco Academy
Subiaco Academy Photo
All-Boys (Catholic)
(1)
% Students on Aid: 30%-40%
Grades: 7-12
405 North Subiaco Avenue
Subiaco, AR 72865
(479) 934-1000
Rank: #21-2921.-29
Army and Navy Academy
Army and Navy Academy Photo
All-Boys (secular)
(4)
% Students on Aid: <30%
Grades: 7-12
2605 Carlsbad Blvd.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(888) 762-2338
Rank: #21-2921.-29
Georgetown Preparatory School
Georgetown Preparatory School Photo - Georgetown Prep`s excellent faculty includes 62 instructors. With an average tenure of 13 years at Prep, the faculty ranges from veterans with more than 50 years of service to those beginning their teaching careers. Of the 62 full-time instructors, 86% hold an advanced degree.
All-Boys (Catholic)
(3)
% Students on Aid: <30%
Grades: 9-12
10900 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 214-1215
Rank: #21-2921.-29
The Greenwood School
The Greenwood School Photo - "Makers of Vermont" is a signature program at The Greenwood School in VT, where students learn to craft metal objects and tools in our blacksmith's forge.
All-Boys
% Students on Aid: <30%
Grades: 6-12
14 Greenwood Lane
Putney, VT 05346
(802) 387-4545
Rank: #21-2921.-29
Marine Military Academy
All-Boys
(1)
% Students on Aid: <30%
Grades: 7-12, PG
320 Iwo Jima Blvd
Harlingen, TX 78550
(956) 423-6006

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