Founded in 1778, Phillips Academy has an endowment of close to $700 million and an enrollment of 1,100 in 2010. More than 80 percent of the school's faculty have advanced degrees. Average class size is 13, with a student-teacher ratio of 5 to 1. The school offers more than 300 courses. As of 2010, day tuition and expenses average $33,000 a year, while tuition and board averages $41,000.
Phillips Academy
180 Main St.
Andover, MA 01810
978-749-4000
www.andover.edu
Founded in 1974 when the Buckingham School and Browne and Nichols School merged, the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, in Cambridge, is a co-educational day school for grades K through 12. Enrollment in 2010 was 987. The student to teacher ratio is 5.6 to 1, with 83% of faculty holding advanced degrees. Tuition costs, as of 2010, range from $24,700 to $34,330 a year, depending on grade level.
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
80 Gerry's Landing Road
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-547-6100
www.bbns.org
Ranked the No. 1 private school in eastern Massachusetts in 2009 by Boston Magazine, Commonwealth School is a day school in the Back Bay section of Boston. Average enrollment is 150 in grades 9 through 12. Average class size is 12, with a 5 to 1 student-teacher ratio. Twenty eight of the 34 faculty members have a master's degree or higher. As of 2010, tuition costs plus fees average $34,000 a year.
Commonwealth School
151 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA 02116-2316
617- 266-7525
www.commschool.org
Founded in 1797, Deerfield Academy, in western Massachusetts, is a co-educational independent school with both boarders and day students. Average enrollment is 600 in grades 9 through 12 and in a post-graduate, college preparatory class. Class size averages 12 students. Student to teacher ratio is 6 to 1, and nearly 80 percent of faculty have advanced degrees. The school offers 189 courses. As of 2010, tuition and fees average $43,000 a year.
Deerfield Academy
7 Boyden Lane
Deerfield, MA 01342
413-772-0241
www.deerfield.edu