2026 Best Boarding Schools in Georgia and Beyond
Explore the advantages and benefits of these top-notch schools in Georgia and beyond, and why the boarding school choice might be right for your child.
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Academy at SOAR
An adventure-based coeducational boarding school for grades 7-12 in Waynesville, N.C., SOAR offers an alternative learning environment, combining academics, adventure and life skills development to help prepare students for adulthood. SOAR addresses the needs of students diagnosed with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders by providing tools to help to build self-confidence.
McCallie
McCallie’s all-boy environment increases boys’ abilities to learn in ways that are most exciting and efficient for them, to make close friends, and to make mistakes and grow from them. Boys learn how to present themselves confidently and how to put their best selves forward. Located in Chattanooga, Tenn., offering boarding for boys in grades 9-12 and postgraduate.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
Located two hours from Atlanta in the north Georgia mountains, Rabun Gap serves grades PreK-12; boarding begins with grade 7. The school welcomes a community of 680 students from 56 countries, preparing them for college, career, and a lifetime of leadership. Offering a college-prep curriculum with AP and STEAM classes, championship-level athletics and premier performing arts.
Riverside Prep
Riverside Prep is an all-male private boarding school for grades 6-12 in Gainesville, Georgia. Through signature programs like Cyber Security and Aerospace Engineering, nationally recognized video production and Raider teams, and a Civil Air Patrol program, leaders of character emerge ready for whatever comes next.
The Vanguard School
The Vanguard School is a co-educational, fully accredited boarding and day school for students in grades 6-12. Established in 1966 in Lake Wales, Fla., the school is one of the first to serve children who learn differently. An individualized program is provided in a nurturing environment, which enables students to develop to their fullest capability: academically, socially, and personally.
