Trinity-Pawling School Photo - The Smith Field House is a 20,000-square-foot facility, which houses a gymnasium, two full basketball courts, an additional half court and workout area, locker rooms, a trophy area, and an Athletic Hall of Fame room. The building not only serves as a state-of-the-art athletic facility, but is also enjoyed daily as a student social center and gathering space.

Debate Club At Boarding Schools

There are 45 boarding schools offering debate club as an extracurricular activity.

Top Debate Club Boarding Schools (2026)

Academy of the Holy Family Photo - Ambassadors Club
Gr: 9-12 | 40 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 8 students
Acceptance rate: 90%
Tuition listed
All-girls (Roman Catholic)
54 W. Main Street Box 691
Baltic, CT 06330
(860) 822-6279
Ashbury College Photo - Founded in 1891, Ashbury College is a proud international school in the heart of Canada's capital.
Gr: 9-12 | 4-12 (day) | 750 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 17 students
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
362 Mariposa Avenue
Ottawa, Canada K1M 0T3
(613) 749-9630
(4)
Baylor School Photo - Baylor School is situated on 690 acres along the Tennessee River.
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 1,050 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
Tuition listed
171 Baylor School Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5902
(4)
Berkshire School Photo - The Soffer Athletic Center houses 10 squash courts, a dance studio, locker rooms, and meeting and office spaces. In addition, the 50,000 square-foot facility features two basketball and volleyball courts, a 25-foot climbing wall, and a fully-equipped strength and conditioning area.
Gr: 9-12, PG | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 20%
Tuition listed
245 North Undermountain Road
Sheffield, MA 01257
(413) 229-1003
(17)
Bodwell High School Photo - Bodwell High School is located in North Vancouver, overlooking the Vancouver skyline. The modern campus boasts space for 600+ boarders and has extensive facilities throughout.
Gr: 8-12 | 550 students
Student-teacher ratio: 20:1
Avg. class size: 20 students
Acceptance rate: 95%
Tuition listed
955 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, BC, Canada V7P 3S4
(604) 998-1000
Jacksonville, FL
Gr: 9-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 1,756 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 34%
Tuition listed
7400 San Jose Blvd.
Jacksonville, FL 32217
(904) 256-5030
Branksome Hall Photo - Branksome Hall
Gr: 7-12 | PK-12 (day) | 910 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 19 students
Acceptance rate: 33%
Tuition listed
All-girls
10 Elm Avenue
Toronto, Canada m4w 1n4
(416) 920-9741
Brentwood College School Photo - Brentwood College School is a university prep boarding school located on the west coast of Canada, in Mill Bay, BC. Our spectacular oceanfront campus sets the backdrop for a modern education guided by a unique timetable that gives students unrivalled opportunities in academics, athletics, and arts.
Gr: 9-12, PG | 8-12, PG (day) | 535 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 16 students
Acceptance rate: 30%
Tuition listed
2735 Mt. Baker Road
Mill Bay, BC V8H 1K8, Canada 1
(250) 743-5521
(1)
Cheshire Academy Photo - Our 104 acre (0.42 sq km) campus is in the center of the quiet, beautiful Town of Cheshire, CT. Though just a two hour drive to both Boston and New York, Cheshire is a quiet small town where students are in walking distance of a few area shops and cafes.
Gr: 9-12, PG | 343 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
Tuition listed
10 Main Street
Cheshire, CT 06410
(203) 439-7250
(5)
Delphian School Photo - Delphian is located just one hour from Portland, OR. on a large 720 acre wooded campus. The residential community is in constant motion, alive with students from all around the world.
Gr: 5-12 | PK-12 (day) | 220 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 53%
Tuition listed
non-religious
20950 SW Rock Creek Road
Sheridan, OR 97378
(503) 843-3521
(19)
Dunn School Photo - In 2020 the new Leadership Center was completed. Overlooking the open space known as Munger Common, the center provides state of the art meeting rooms and learning facilities, is home to the student-run Earwig Cafe, and hosts our college counseling team. Students can be found gathering both indoors and outside the center for conversation and relaxation.
Gr: 9-12 | 6-12 (day) | 249 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 45%
Tuition listed
P.O. Box 98, 2555 W. Highway 154
Los Olivos, CA 93441
(800) 287-9197
EF Academy Pasadena Photo - Hands-on learning encourages our students to make their own discoveries. Calculate velocity in the real world by measuring the speed of a baseball!
Gr: 9-12 | 265 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 85%
Tuition listed
1505 E Howard St.
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 507-9223
The Ethel Walker School Photo
Gr: 7-12, PG | 6-12, PG (day) | 226 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 47%
Tuition listed
All-girls
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Fay School Photo - Fay School is an independent, co-educational school 25 miles from Boston serving students in kindergarten through grade 9, with boarding available for grades 7-9. Our school is a place of discovery, challenge, collaboration, and growth - a closely-knit learning community where our skillful, dedicated faculty inspires students to achieve excellence in all pursuits.
Gr: 7-9 | K-9 (day) | 475 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 14 students
Tuition listed
48 Main Street
Southborough, MA 01772
(508) 490-8201
(1)
Fountain Valley School of Colorado Photo - Fountain Valley School is a coed independent college preparatory school offering boarding and day programs for students grades 9-12. FVS was established in 1930 and is located on an 1,100-acre campus in Colorado Springs, Colo., approximately 70 miles (115 km) south of Denver. Colorado's mountain ski resorts are two hours to the west.
Gr: 9-12 | 220 students
Student-teacher ratio: 12:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition listed
6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
(4)
Foxcroft Academy Photo - www.foxcroftacademy.org or follow us on Twitter @foxcroftacademy
Gr: 9-12, PG | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 62%
Tuition listed
975 West Main Street
Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
(207) 564-8664
(1)
Garrison Forest School Photo - One of the entrances to Garrison Forest School.
Gr: 8-12 | PK-12 (day) | 548 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Tuition listed
All-girls
300 Garrison Forest Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 559-3111
The Governor's Academy (formerly Governor Dummer Academy) Photo - Beautiful Setting: A 456-acre campus with extensive facilities for academics, athletics, and visual and performing arts.
Gr: 9-12 | 408 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 23%
Tuition listed
1 Elm Street
Byfield, MA 01922
(978) 499-3120
(8)
The International School of Minnesota (ISM) Photo - Aerial overview of ISM Campus! We have a 55-acre campus with a new boarding hall with space for 32 students.
Gr: 8-12 | Pre-K-12 (day) | 320 students
Student-teacher ratio: 1:10
Tuition listed
6385 Beach Rd
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
(952) 918-1800
Lawrence Academy Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 415 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 13 students
Acceptance rate: 29%
Tuition listed
26 Powderhouse Road, P.O. Box 992
Groton, MA 01450
(978) 448-1530
(1)
The MacDuffie School Photo - Aerial view of MacDuffie's 250 acre campus
Gr: 6-12, PG | 275 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
Tuition listed
66 School Street
Granby, MA 01033
(413) 255-0000
(1)
Massanutten Military Academy Photo - Massanutten Military Academy is proud to be one of only 16 co-ed military schools in the country with cadets hailing from 19 different states and 10 countries.
Gr: 8-12, PG | 120 students
Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Acceptance rate: 75%
Tuition listed
614 South Main Street
Woodstock, VA 22664
(540) 459-2167
(5)
Maur Hill - Mount Academy (MH-MA) Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 200 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 72%
Tuition listed
Catholic
1000 Green St.
Atchison, KS 66002
(913) 367-5482
Mercersburg Academy Photo
Gr: 9-12, PG | 439 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 25%
Tuition listed
100 Academy Drive
Mercersburg, PA 17236
(717) 328-6173
(20)
Middlesex School Photo - English Class
Gr: 9-12 | 425 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 18%
Tuition listed
non-sectarian
1400 Lowell Road
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 371-6524
(29)
Miller School of Albemarle Photo - Miller School of Albemarle, a coeducational day and boarding college preparatory school for students in grades 8-12 and post-graduate, opened its doors in 1878 with 33 students. Girls first enrolled in 1884, making it one of the nation`s oldest coeducational boarding schools. The school is situated 12 miles west of Charlottesville on a gently rolling campus of 1600 pristine acres.
Gr: 8-12, PG | 215 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Acceptance rate: 65%
Tuition listed
1000 Samuel Miller Loop
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(434) 818-1385
Miss Hall's School Photo
Gr: 9-12, PG | 205 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Tuition listed
All-girls
492 Holmes Road
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 499-1300
(4)
Miss Porter's School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 347 students
Student-teacher ratio: 6:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 40%
Tuition listed
All-girls
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3530
(5)
New Hampton School Photo - Beautiful, 340-acre campus
Gr: 9-12, PG | 340 students
Student-teacher ratio: 5:1
Avg. class size: 11 students
Acceptance rate: 50%
Tuition listed
70 Main Street
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401
(8)
Oak Hill Academy Photo
Gr: 8-12 | 140 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 9 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Tuition listed
Baptist-affiliated
2635 Oak Hill Road
Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363
(276) 579-2619
(1)
Pickering College Photo - Independent Co-educational Day and Boarding School
Gr: 9-12 | 400 students
Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Tuition listed
we are not formally a Quaker school today
16945 Bayview Ave
Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y4X2
(905) 895-1700
(1)
Portsmouth Abbey School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 350 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 12 students
Acceptance rate: 31%
Tuition listed
Catholic
285 Cory's Lane
Portsmouth, RI 02871
(401) 643-1248
(5)
Rectory School Photo - Being a member of a large, close-knit community lends itself to increased leadership skills, empathy, and understanding of one's self and those around them.
Gr: 5-9 | PK-9 (day) | 250 students
Student-teacher ratio: 4:1
Avg. class size: 10 students
Tuition listed
P.O. Box 68 528 Pomfret Street
Pomfret, CT 06258
(860) 928-1328
(2)
Ridley College Photo
Gr: 6-12, PG | PK-12, PG (day) | 870 students
Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Avg. class size: 18 students
Tuition listed
2 Ridley Road
St.Catharines, Canada L2R7C3
(905) 684-1889
(5)
St. Andrew's-Sewanee School Photo - Founded in 1868, St. Andrew's-Sewanee and its students enjoy many long held traditions like the Morning Watch, ringing the Chapel Bells after a victory, Creative Expression Assemblies, Winterim, and the International Flag Ceremony. Recent additions include the Tri-Tree Competition, the pancake race, and the Blessing of the Animals.
Gr: 7-12 | 6-12 (day) | 210 students
Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
Avg. class size: 15 students
Acceptance rate: 83%
Tuition listed
Episcopal
290 Quintard Rd.
Sewanee, TN 37375
(931) 598-5651
(6)
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