Choate Rosemary Hall, which ranks as one of the top ten private schools in the U.S., is located in Wallingford, Connecticut. The student-to-faculty ratio is six to one. Choate is a coed school with separate sections for summer programs, academics, athletics and the arts. It enrolls approximately 846 students in grades nine through 12.
The typical size of a class at Concord Academy is just 12 students. The total enrollment at the school numbers roughly 365 students, with about 148 boarding while the other 217 attend during the day only. The academy's acceptance rate is 32 percent. Tuition costs $37,350 for day students and $46,200 for boarding students; the school also offers financial aid.
Hotchkiss School, located in Connecticut, costs $37,065 to attend for day students and $43,500 each year for boarding students, as of 2011. The acceptance rate of students is 20 percent of the 1,600 applicants each year. Hotchkiss offers opportunities in the arts and athletics, in addition to its stellar academic reputation.
Friends Academy is a private school located in Locust Valley, New York, that accepts children from preschool through 12th grade. The student-to-teacher ratio is approximately 7.6 to one, and the enrollment is 746 students, as of 2011. It is highly focused on traditional Quaker religious values. Tuition ranges from $13,000 in the lower grades to $26,900 in the high school.
Lawrenceville School, located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, teaches students in grades nine through 12. The tuition cost as of 2011 for day students is $38,050 while boarding students pay $46,475 a year to attend. Financial aid is also available. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8:1, with typical class size reaching 12 students. The enrollment for the school as a whole is 815 for the 2010-2011 school year.