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　　12. The Thacher School

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　　Location: Ojai, California

　　Endowment: $138 million

　　Acceptance rate: 12%

　　Enrollment: 250

　　The Thacher School is in California’s serene Ojai Valley where the mountains run east to west and hiking and horseback riding are common outdoor activities for students and faculty. The school aims to teach its student body — 90% of whom are boarders — the value of a disciplined education in congruence with adventures in the wilderness.

　　11. Peddie School

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　　Location: Hightstown, New Jersey

　　Endowment: $326 million

　　Acceptance rate: 22%

　　Enrollment: 542

　　An average class size of 12 and a 6-to-1 student-teacher ratio allows Peddie School to give each student individual attention and academic support. It pays off: The most popular college destinations among recent Peddie graduates include prestigious schools like New York University, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, and Cornell.

　　10. Choate Rosemary Hall

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　　Location: Wallingford, Connecticut

　　Endowment: $318 million

　　Acceptance rate: 23%

　　Enrollment: 865

　　Choate Rosemary Hall celebrated its 125th anniversary last year by ramping up its commitment to innovation. The school, which requires its students to bring iPads to class, dedicated a new mathematics and computer-science building that's LEED Gold-certified and home to Choate's award-winning Robotics Team and i.d.Lab — a tech-packed facility for creative thinking and innovation. There's also the Kohler Environmental Center, where juniors and seniors can enroll in the yearlong Environmental Immersion Program that combines sustainable living, study, and independent research.

　　9. The Hotchkiss School

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　　Location: Lakeville, Connecticut

　　Endowment: $362 million

　　Acceptance rate: 21%

　　Enrollment: 598

　　Students at The Hotchkiss School hail from all over — 35 states and 34 countries, in fact — and can venture back into the world for a semester abroad in France, Italy, China, Spain, or one of Hotchkiss' domestic destinations. During school breaks, students can also participate in shorter, faculty-led tours of places such as Canada, Cuba, Ecuador, Kenya, and elsewhere.

　　8. Middlesex School

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　　Location: Concord, Massachusetts

　　Endowment: $244 million

　　Acceptance rate: 18%

　　Enrollment: 384

　　The Middlesex campus was designed by the famed Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm and is just 20 miles outside Boston, among some of the country's most historic towns. The school balances personal exploration and demanding academics — an Introduction to Mindfulness course that teaches pupils how to reduce stress and improve relationships is required for all new students. Notable alumni include former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld and Kevin Systrom, the cofounder of Instagram.

　　7. Milton Academy

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　　Location: Milton, Massachusetts

　　Endowment: $268 million

　　Acceptance rate: 19%

　　Enrollment: 700

　　Students at Milton Academy narrow down their schedules from a wide range of courses, choosing between everything from Latin literature to computer programming to jazz improvisation. Outside the classroom, students can also participate in community-service and outdoor programs like rock climbing, kayaking, and camping.

　　6. The Lawrenceville School

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　　Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey

　　Endowment: $320 million

　　Acceptance rate: 20%

　　Enrollment: 816

　　The Lawrenceville School is defined by its House System: a living situation for boarders and day students where each of the 18 dormitories represents a subcommunity informed by grade and gender. The houses often compete for academic and athletic honors and have individual traditions like sports games and community-service events. Lawrenceville is committed to its Green Campus Initiative, which includes a 30-acre solar farm that covers 90% of the school's energy needs.

　　5. Groton School

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　　Location: Groton, Massachusetts

　　Endowment: $350 million

　　Acceptance rate: 12%

　　Enrollment: 381

　　At Groton, students must take at least five full-credit courses per semester, including classes in expository writing, ethics, and foreign language. More than just academics, Groton also prioritizes its sense of community, a value emphasized by traditions such as morning Chapel Talk, daily check-ins, surprise holidays, and the school birthday dinner.

　　4. Deerfield Academy

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　　Location: Deerfield, Massachusetts

　　Endowment: $532 million

　　Acceptance rate: 17%

　　Enrollment: 638

　　Deerfield Academy provides 35% of its student body with $8 million in financial aid annually. In addition to participating academically, students are required to be involved in a cocurricular activity like community service, dance, theater, or sports. More than one-fourth of Deerfield's 330-acre campus is comprised of athletic fields, tennis courts, a fitness center, and a 5,900-square-foot boathouse along the Connecticut River.

　　3. St. Paul's School

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　　Location: Concord, New Hampshire

　　Endowment: $551 million

　　Acceptance rate: 16%

　　Enrollment: 541

　　During their time at St. Paul's School, students engage with class material through hands-on assignments and collaborative projects, including experimentation in laboratories and exploration outside the classroom. Graduates of St. Paul's then go on to top-tier universities, with Georgetown, Brown, Columbia, and Harvard included as some of the most popular choices over the past four years.

　　2. Phillips Academy Andover

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　　Location: Andover, Massachusetts

　　Endowment: $1 billion

　　Acceptance rate: 13%

　　Enrollment: 1,141

　　A total of 835 students board at Phillips Academy Andover, the oldest incorporated boarding school in the US, now in its 238th year. The school offers students a rigorous academic curriculum — and access to two on-campus museums — in preparation for college. Over the last three years, dozens of graduates went on to attend all eight Ivy League schools with the most at UPenn, Harvard, and Yale. Former US Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are alumni.

　　1. Phillips Exeter Academy

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　　Location: Exeter, New Hampshire

　　Endowment: $1.15 billion

　　Acceptance rate: 19%

　　Enrollment: 1,085

　　At Phillips Exeter Academy, all classes are taught seminar-style, with students gathered around circular tables. The strategy, known as the Harkness method, originated at Exeter and is the school's signature — and students love it. According to the school, pupils come to class prepared and ready to discuss, and engage with the material on a deeper level than could be achieved through traditional lectures.

　　Exeter counts Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg among its notable alumni.

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