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.
Waynesboro, Virginia
A boys' military boarding school in Waynesboro, Virginia, for grades 7-12, with a day-student option for local families.
Independent · Academic military · Ages taught: Grades 7-12
Annual boarding fee
US$39,114 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Fork Union, Virginia
A college-preparatory Christian military boarding and day school for young men in grades 7 to 12 and a postgraduate year, in Fork Union, Virginia.
Academic military · Faith-based · Independent · Ages taught: Grades 7–12 and postgraduate year
Annual boarding fee
US$39,900 per year
boarding (pattern not named). Domestic pupils. 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Litchfield, Connecticut
A coeducational college preparatory school in Litchfield, Connecticut for boarding and day students with identified learning differences. It publishes 2026-27 boarding…
Independent
Annual boarding fee
US$98,592 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
An independent college-preparatory day and boarding school for grades eight through 12 on a 1,100-acre campus in Colorado Springs, with a separate Mountain Campus…
Independent · Ages taught: Grades 8-12
Annual boarding fee
US$75,900 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Middleburg, Virginia
A girls' boarding and day school in Middleburg, Virginia, serving grades 9-12 and post-graduate students.
Independent · Ages taught: Girls in grades 9–12 and post grad
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Fryeburg, Maine
An academy in Fryeburg, Maine, with a boarding program that supports students from over 35 countries.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
Owings Mills, Maryland
A girls' independent school near Baltimore, Maryland, with a boarding programme for Grades 8-12 and a coed preschool.
Independent · Ages taught: Elementary, middle and high school; coed preschool
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Newtown, Pennsylvania
A Quaker, all-gender boarding and day school for grades 9 to 12 in Newtown, Pennsylvania, founded in 1893.
Independent · Faith-based · Ages taught: Grades 9-12
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Gates Mills, Ohio
A Catholic coeducational day and boarding school from toddler to grade 12 in Gates Mills, Ohio. Resident student tuition for grades 9-12 is published for 2026-27.
Independent · Faith-based · Ages taught: Toddler to Grade 12
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A full-scholarship boarding school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for academically focused students.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
Bethel, Maine
An independent boarding school in Bethel, Maine, for grades 9-12 and postgraduate, with a Winter Term for grades 7-8. Boarding and day tuition for 2026-2027 are…
Independent · Ages taught: grades 9-12, Postgraduate, and Winter Term for grades 7-8
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Austinburg, Ohio
A boarding school for boys in Austinburg, Ohio with 7-day, 5-day and international boarding rates and a day-student rate. The tuition page prints 2025-26 figures.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
US$49,500 per year
full boarding. 2025-26. Tuition and boarding, published per year.
Waitsfield, Vermont
A ski academy in Waitsfield, Vermont with boarding and day tuition for 2026-27, plus a postgraduate rate that includes room and board.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
US$39,395 to US$79,975 per year
boarding (pattern not named). 2026-27. Range across the year groups the school lists.
Birmingham, Pennsylvania
A boarding school for girls in grades 7-12 and day school for local girls in Birmingham, Pennsylvania.
Independent · Ages taught: Boarding school for girls in grades 7-12; day school for local girls in grades 5-12
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
Groton, Massachusetts
A boarding school in Groton, Massachusetts that publishes separate 2026-27 boarding and day tuition.
Independent
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Chatham, Virginia
A Christian military boys' academy in Chatham, Virginia, for grades 7-12 and postgraduates, with boarding and day cadets.
Independent · Academic military · Faith-based · Ages taught: Boys in grades 7–12 & Post Graduate
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
Waimea, Hawaii
A co-educational day and boarding school in Waimea on Hawai‘i Island serving kindergarten to grade 12 plus a postgraduate year, with boarding at its Upper Campus.
Independent · Ages taught: Grades 9-12 and postgraduate
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Hebron, Maine
An independent co-ed boarding and day school in Hebron, Maine, for grades 6-12 and postgraduate. Separate 2026-2027 tuition rates are published for international…
Independent · Ages taught: Grades 6–12 & Postgraduate
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Wilton, New Hampshire
A day and boarding school serving early childhood through grade 12 in Wilton, New Hampshire. Boarding tuition is published for the high school (grades 9-12).
Independent · Ages taught: Early childhood to Grade 12
Annual boarding fee
Fees published, but no boarding total can be calculated from them.
Hagerstown, Maryland
A Seventh-day Adventist day and boarding high school in Hagerstown, Maryland, with separate boys and girls residence halls.
Independent · Faith-based · Ages taught: Grades 9-12
Annual boarding fee
Fees not confirmed
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