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美国前50顶尖高中排名（下）

　　Business Insider(BI)总部设立在纽约，是近年来美国最具影响力的商业新闻网站。

　　据悉，BI是首家给出全美寄宿中学排名的美国商业机构，自2015年2月首度发布排名后，引起全球与美国教育界人士的广泛关注，2月17日，该机构最新出炉了2016年度的美高排名。该排名对于全世界有志于就读美国顶级寄宿中学的家长来说，具备相当重要的参考价值。

　　25. The Masters School

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　　Location: Dobbs Ferry, New York

　　Endowment: $40 million

　　Acceptance rate: 34%

　　Enrollment: 490

　　The Masters School uses the Harkness method in all of its classes, so students learn through collaborative round-table discussions in place of lectures.

　　Or students can take advantage of other alternative-learning opportunities, such as CITYterm, a semester-long program in New York City, and High Mountain Institute, a semester in the Rocky Mountains where rigorous academics are combined with hands-on wilderness experience.

　　24. Cranbrook Schools

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　　Location: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

　　Endowment: $217 million

　　Acceptance rate: 38%

　　Enrollment: 799

　　Cranbrook Schools' campus is a designated National Historic Landmark that's comprised of a lower, middle, and upper school that each prepare students for their next academic stage. Upper-school students are in college-prep mode, where they practice critical-thinking skills, take on leadership roles, and interact with other cultures. Five full-time college-admission counselors work closely with colleges and universities across the country to forge relationships between Cranbrook students and admissions representatives.

　　23. The Webb Schools

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　　Location: Claremont, California

　　Endowment: $32 million

　　Acceptance rate: 25%

　　Enrollment: 407

　　Home to two schools that share a campus, Webb features an all-boys and an all-girls school in the same space. The two keep classes separate through 10th-grade, transitioning into coeducational courses in junior year. The Webb Schools are also home to the Raymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology, the only museum in the US on a high-school campus that is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

　　22. Culver Academie

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　　Location: Culver, Indiana

　　Endowment: $322 million

　　Acceptance rate: 38%

　　Enrollment: 811

　　The Culver Academies — Culver Military Academy, Culver Summer Camps, and Culver Girls Academy — awards 48% of its student body $10.7 million in financial aid. Student-run developmental-leadership programs have been at the center of the school since its inception in 1894. Ninety-two percent of students board at the lakeside campus, which also has an enduring, nationally competing horsemanship program.

　　21. Blair Academy

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　　Location: Blairstown, New Jersey

　　Endowment: $89 million

　　Acceptance rate: 25%

　　Enrollment: 460

　　Blair Academy students can take advantage of the "maker space," a laboratory-turned-workshop where students dive headfirst into hands-on design projects like 3-D printing and building robots. On the other side of the creative spectrum, students can also partake in a range of fine arts, from acting to orchestra to set design for plays.

　　20. St. George's School

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　　Location: Newport, Rhode Island

　　Endowment: $138 million

　　Acceptance rate: 25%

　　Enrollment: 365

　　In addition to lively academic discussion and debate in the classroom, St. George's School emphasizes experiential learning in the local community and around the world. Every semester the seaside Episcopal school sends students on one leg of a transatlantic voyage in a 69-foot marine-research vessel called Geronimo, where they get a firsthand education in marine biology.

　　19. St. Andrew's School, Delaware

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　　Location: Middletown, Delaware

　　Endowment: $195 million

　　Acceptance rate: 28%

　　Enrollment: 310

　　Technology is intertwined with the curriculum at St. Andrew's School. Students use blogs to document their progress in physics, musicians send recordings to their instructors for feedback, and teachers keep in touch with their pupils through learning-management software.

　　St. Andrew's students also gain entrance to elite colleges. New York University, Wesleyan University, and Davidson College topped the list of the most popular choices from the last four years.

　　18. Concord Academy

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　　Location: Concord, Massachusetts

　　Endowment: $56 million

　　Acceptance rate: 28%

　　Enrollment: 382

　　Though Concord Academy enrolls more day students than boarders, the school has a strong living-learning community. Students from every grade live together in six historic family homes and also have the option for homestays with day students' families. Concord values hard work over competition, calling itself a "no prize" school that eschews class rank and academic awards.

　　17. The Loomis Chaffee School

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　　Location: Windsor, Connecticut

　　Endowment: $180 million

　　Acceptance rate: 27%

　　Enrollment: 650

　　Above all, The Loomis Chaffee School is committed to providing top-notch academics and shaping students into their best selves. To enhance the academic experience, the school offers writing workshops, study-abroad opportunities, guided-research projects, and experiential-learning programs such as internships, volunteer work, and scholarly competitions.

　　16. Cate School

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　　Location: Carpinteria, California

　　Endowment: $75 million

　　Acceptance rate: 14%

　　Enrollment: 270

　　The vigorous academic courses at Cate School are designed to foster students' self-knowledge and the village-like campus — known as the Mesa — encourages students to take advantage of the nearby Los Padres National Forest and Pacific Ocean for outdoor learning and leisure activities. Cate School's selectivity could be explained by its commitment to diversity: The student body is comprised of 42% students of color from 31 states and 17 countries.

　　15. St. Albans School

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　　Location: Washington, DC

　　Endowment: $60 million

　　Acceptance rate: 25%

　　Enrollment: 575

　　St. Albans students excel academically, and the school has graduated 45 National Merit semifinalists since 2007 and 21 Presidential Scholars in its history. The all-boys school also partners with the National Cathedral School for girls to offer an array of coeducational opportunities, including art and drama programs, select sports, and the 160-voice Chorale.

　　14. The Taft School

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　　Location: Watertown, Connecticut

　　Endowment: $236 million

　　Acceptance rate: 21%

　　Enrollment: 594

　　The Taft School's volunteer program, sustainability initiatives, and Center for Global Leadership and Service support the school's motto: "Not be served but to serve." Students have the opportunity to graduate with a "Service Diploma," which asserts a second-language proficiency and community-service experiences abroad. In the last five years, graduates matriculated to top schools, including George Washington University, Georgetown, and Cornell.

　　13. The Hockaday School

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　　Location: Dallas, Texas

　　Endowment: $145 million

　　Acceptance rate: 25%

　　Enrollment: 1,098

　　Courses at The Hockaday School are intensely rigorous, including classes that do not carry the specific "Advanced Placement" designation. There's no shortage of official AP classes at the all-girls school, however, with choices including calculus, human geography, and biology. A full 93% of students who take the corresponding exams earn a 3 or higher.