Country guide
Coverage: 211 schools and 212 campuses published so far. Research is substantial for this country but not exhaustive.
Terminology: Grades (for example Grade 9 to Grade 12); some schools also admit a postgraduate (PG) year.
Country notes reviewed 17 October 2026.
As published by Study in the States on 2026-10-17: an F-1 student may attend a public school only in grades 9-12, for a maximum of 12 months in total across all public schools, and must pay the full unsubsidized per capita cost of the school district before applying for the visa. Moving from one public high school to another is not allowed, but a transfer to an SEVP-certified private school is. Check the official page before applying; this is not a guarantee of any visa or admission. official source
As published by Study in the States on 2026-10-17, there is no time limit for an F-1 student at an SEVP-certified private school. Before the school issues Form I-20, the student must show the ability to pay for the program, housing and other living expenses; the school sets the living-expenses figure. The page does not set out host-family or guardian requirements, so families should ask the school's designated school official (DSO) and the relevant state education agency. official source
212 campuses from 211 schools, listed A to Z by school name. Paid placements are labelled and never change this order.
Cheshire, Connecticut
A boarding and day school in Cheshire, Connecticut. 2026-27 boarding, day and international tuition is published as all-inclusive.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Wallingford, Connecticut
An independent boarding and day high school in Wallingford, Connecticut, formed from the merger of a girls' school and a boys' school. It teaches grades 9 to…
Independent · Ages taught: grades 9-postgraduate (PG)
Annual boarding fee
US$74,530 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Arden, North Carolina
A boarding and day school for boys in Asheville (Arden), North Carolina.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
US$73,650 per year
full boarding. Domestic pupils. 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Christchurch, Virginia
An Episcopal boarding and day school for grades 9 to 12 on a 125-acre waterfront campus on the Rappahannock River in Christchurch, Virginia, founded in 1921.
Independent · Faith-based · Ages taught: Grades 9 through 12
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Carbondale, Colorado
An independent high school with boarding and day students on a campus of over 300 acres in Carbondale, Colorado, with an experiential programme combining academics…
Independent · Ages taught: Applicants for 9th to 12th grades
Annual boarding fee
US$80,600 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Concord, Massachusetts
An independent boarding and day school in Concord, Massachusetts, for students of all genders. It publishes separate 2026-27 boarding and day tuition.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Winona, Minnesota
A Catholic early childhood to grade 12 school in Winona, Minnesota, with domestic and international boarding programmes for grades 7-12.
Independent · Faith-based · Ages taught: Boarding for grades 7-12
Annual boarding fee
US$38,000 per year
boarding (pattern not named). Domestic pupils. 2025-26. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
A college preparatory day and boarding school community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with boarding limited to the Upper School.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
Culver, Indiana
A grades 9-12 boarding school in northern Indiana comprising Culver Military Academy for boys and Culver Girls Academy for girls, with all students living on campus.
Independent · Academic military · Ages taught: Grades 9-12
Annual boarding fee
US$69,500 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Ashburnham, Massachusetts
A co-educational boarding and day school in Ashburnham, Massachusetts, for grades 9-12 and a post-graduate year. 2026-27 tuition is published for boarding and day…
Independent · Ages taught: Grades 9-12 and PG
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Wellesley, Massachusetts
A girls school in Wellesley, Massachusetts that describes itself as the only girls boarding school in the Boston area. It offers a full-tuition aid award to families…
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
Rome, Georgia
A Pre-K to Grade 12 day and boarding school in Rome, Georgia, with boarding houses for students in Grades 9-12.
Independent · Ages taught: Boarding Experience: Grades 9-12
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
New Lebanon, New York
An independent coeducational boarding and day school in New Lebanon, New York, founded in 1932. 2026-2027 boarding and day tuition and fees are published.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
A boarding and day high school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Its published tuition includes room and board, textbooks and a laptop, and it meets the demonstrated need of…
Independent
Annual boarding fee
US$79,940 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Dublin, New Hampshire
A boarding and day school on 500 acres in Dublin, New Hampshire. 2026-27 boarding and day tuition is published as inclusive of required programs.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Los Olivos, California
An independent school in Los Olivos, California, with a middle school (grades 6-8) and an upper school (grades 9-12) that enrols boarding and day students.
Independent · Ages taught: Grades 6-12
Annual boarding fee
US$86,700 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Deerfield, Massachusetts
A junior boarding and day school for boys in grades 6-9 in Deerfield, Massachusetts. 2026-2027 tuition for day and boarding students is published.
Independent · Ages taught: grades 6, 7, 8 and 9
Annual boarding fee
US$86,600 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Troy, New York
A girls' school for grades 9 to 12 in Troy, New York, founded in 1814, with boarding and day students.
Independent · Ages taught: Grades 9-12
Annual boarding fee
US$80,495 per year
full boarding. 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Alexandria, Virginia
A boarding high school on a hilltop campus in Alexandria, Virginia, with boys' and girls' dormitories and entry in grades 9, 10 and 11.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
Southborough, Massachusetts
A kindergarten to grade 9 school in Southborough, Massachusetts that offers a boarding program for grades 7 to 9. Tuition for 2026-27 is published separately for 7-day…
Independent · Ages taught: Kindergarten to Grade 9
Annual boarding fee
US$83,620 to US$88,130 per year
full boarding. Domestic pupils. 2026-27. Range across the year groups the school lists.
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