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About Boarding Schools Boarding school prepares students for life like no other educational experience can. It’s a different kind of school experience that attracts a special kind of student — one who is looking for more unique opportunities and eager to challenge themselves more academically. At boarding school, we understand that student. We are made for that student. And to that student, we ask: Ready for More? TABS is the official home of university-prep boarding schools and the definitive guide for students and families. The Asheville, NC-based not-for-profit organization serves almost 250 member schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad. About The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) About Art & Science Group Art & Science Group, LLC, is one of the nation’s most influential consulting firms specializing in market-related issues facing education and the nonprofit sector. The firm conducts highly sophisticated survey research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and planning for colleges, universities, schools and other organizations to strengthen their missions, performance and relationships with key constituencies. Learn more at www.ReadyForMore.com Research provided by Art & Science Group, LLC. The Truth About Boarding Schools Boarding schools today serve a diverse body of motivated students who study and live in supportive, inclusive academic communities, where they learn independence and responsibility. Research has shown these values help them achieve success at higher rates than private day and public school students – in the classroom and beyond. Boarding school students use their time more productively than private day and public school students Boarding school students are better prepared for college and life outside of the classroom Percent of graduates very well prepared for independence, social life, and time management Percent of graduates who report being very well prepared academically for college private day public Percent of students who say their schools provide opportunities for leadership Percent of graduates who achieve positions in top management by mid-career private day public of boarding school graduates earn advanced degrees private day public Extracurriculars – % of time spent per week (i.e., student government and clubs) Boarding schools offer a close-knit support system and encourage positive personal development of boarding school students say that boarding school has helped them develop self-discipline, maturity, independence, and the ability to think critically of boarding school students say that their schools provide a supportive environment, compared to about 70% of private day students and 50% of public school students of boarding school students report being very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with family life Boarding school students and alumni are overwhelmingly satisfied with their academic experiences Percent of students who report their school is academically challenging boarding private day public Percent of students who report being around motivated peers Boarding school students enjoy more than double the time per week with teachers, coaches and staff members outside class than private day, and public school students — about 9 hours per week compared to 4 hours Active hours per week (i.e., exercising or playing sports) private day boarding public 9 hours 9 hours 12 hours p u b li c private d a y b o a r d in g Creative hours per week (i.e., performing music or painting) boarding private day boarding public 36% 23% 71% 39% 60% 52% 50% 36% 36% 27% 70% 75% 86% 35 % 27% boarding public private day 91% 70% 50% 71% 49% 77 % boarding private day public 4 hours 5 hours 6 hours private day boarding public Little to no cheating in class? boarding private day public 70 % 31% 26% 44% 33% 27% 78 % 87 % boarding

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About Boarding Schools Boarding school prepares students for life like no other educational experience can. It’s a different kind of school experience that attracts a special kind of student — one who is looking for more unique opportunities and eager to challenge themselves more academically. At boarding school, we understand that student. We are made for that student. And to that student, we ask: Ready for More?

TABS is the official home of university-prep boarding schools and the definitive guide for students and families. The Asheville, NC-based not-for-profit organization serves almost 250 member schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad.

About The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS) About Art & Science Group

Art & Science Group, LLC, is one of the nation’s most influential consulting firms specializing in market-related issues facing education and the nonprofit sector. The firm conducts highly sophisticated survey research, quantitative and qualitative analysis, and planning for colleges, universities, schools and other organizations to strengthen their missions, performance and relationships with key constituencies.

Learn more at www.ReadyForMore.com Research provided by Art & Science Group, LLC.

The Truth About Boarding SchoolsBoarding schools today serve a diverse body of motivated students who study and live in supportive,

inclusive academic communities, where they learn independence and responsibility. Research has shown these values help them achieve success at higher rates than private day and public school students – in the classroom and beyond.

Boarding school students use their time more productively than private day and public school students

Boarding school students are better prepared for college and life outside of the classroom

Percent of graduates very well prepared for independence, social life, and time management

Percent of graduates who report being very well prepared academically for college

private day public

Percent of students who say their schools provide opportunities for leadership

Percent of graduates who achieve positions in top management by mid-career

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of boarding school graduates earn advanced degrees

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Extracurriculars – % of time spent per week(i.e., student government and clubs)

Boarding schools offer a close-knit support system and encourage positive personal development

of boarding school students say that boarding school has helped them develop self-discipline, maturity, independence, and the ability to think critically

of boarding school students say that their schools provide a supportive environment, compared to about 70% of private day students and 50% of public school students

of boarding school students report being very satisfied or somewhat satisfied with family life

Boarding school students and alumni are overwhelmingly satisfied with their academic experiences

Percent of students who report their school is academically challenging

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Percent of students who report being around motivated peers

Boarding school students enjoy more than double the time per week with teachers, coaches and staff members outside class than private day, and public school students — about 9 hours per week compared to 4 hours

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