This is an ever-growing list of therapeutic and preparatory boarding schools from around the country. The list is updated regularly with new information on tuition, descriptions as well as new listings. *Fonthill Counseling accepts no financial compensation for posting or reviewing therapeutic boarding schools on the list (Just in case you were wondering).
Youth Initiative High School
Viroqua, Wisconsin
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Co-Ed
Tuition: $6300/year, $675 Enrollment
Designation: Private, Non-Profit
Description: The Youth Initiative High School was founded in 1996 when a group of high school students from the Viroqua area decided to take responsibility for their education. Today, YIHS continues to emphasize the development of student responsibility, initiative, and citizenship in all aspects of school life. Students are full voting members of the school community, serving alongside parents and faculty on the Board of Trustees and on many other committees. YIHS students also take responsibility for raising a significant part of the school’s annual budget through a variety of independently organized fundraising activities. They are also responsible for cleaning and maintaining the school’s facilities. YIHS is an independent high school and does not receive substantial funds from federal, state, or local government. Tuition at YIHS is arranged on a flexible basis in order to enable students from families of all income levels to participate in the school, with several students each year working to pay their own tuition. YIHS has been recognized as a Developing Member of the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and our graduates have been accepted to colleges and universities throughout the United States and overseas.
Academy of Sisters
Bend, Oregon
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Girls
Tuition: $7200/month, $3000 Enrollment
Designation: Private Subsidiary (J Bar J Youth Services), Non-Profit
Description: The Academy at Sisters is a therapeutic and academic boarding school for at-risk girls ages 13-18 located in Bend, Oregon. They provide evidence-based intervention for mental health and substance abuse issues. Located at the base of the Cascade Mountains, the community of Bend was recently ranked the second safest small town in the U.S.A.
Chrysalis School
Eureka, Montana
Grades: 8 – 12
Gender: Girls
Tuition: $
Designation: Private, For Profit
Description: Chrysalis is a small therapeutic boarding school located in northwestern Montana, just 5 miles from the British Columbia border. The school sits on 65 acres, nestled between Carpenter Lake and the Koocanusa Reservoir. The campus is home to girls ages 13-18. The typical stay is between 18 and 24 months, but is individualized for each resident’s needs with the expectation of program graduation. Students live “family-style” in one of three homes, hold each other accountable for actions, and become responsible for themselves. The home environment encourages girls to build on personal strengths, while they examine and challenge old patterns which have prevented growth. Chrysalis is not a program of primary treatment for either addictions or eating disorders; substance abuse may have been an issue in the past, but residents must have established several months of sobriety and be committed to a program of recovery prior to acceptance. If eating disorders have been diagnosed, primary treatment and a similar program of recovery would be expected prior to acceptance.
West Melbourne Christian Academy
Melbourne, Florida
Grades: K – 12
Gender: Co-Ed
Tuition: $4550/year
Designation: Private, Non-Profit
Description: At West Melbourne, teachers represent parents and encourage students to submit to the truth and love of Christ. Teachers are role models and demonstrate the lordship of Christ in every area of life. Finally, teachers play the primary role in the school’s objective of students obtaining academic excellence as well as physical, social, and spiritual growth.
Mojave Academy
Datil, New Mexico
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New Haven School
Spanish Fork, Utah
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Co-Ed
Tuition: $475/day; $38,416
Description: New Haven’s campuses contain several residential homes and a school, allowing them to work with up to 90 families at a time. Teams are assigned to each house of 12-17 students. Students receive therapy weekly including: specialty groups, experiential, individual and family sessions. They are a fully accredited private school allowing the students to continue earning credits in a traditional school setting.They are also able to work with students struggling with Dyslexia, Language-based, ADHD, TBI, and Executive Functioning issues.
The Vanguard School
Lake Wales, Florida
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Co-Ed
Tuition: $44,000
Description: The Vanguard School is located in Lake Wales, FL. It is a private, special education school that serves 138 students in grades 5-12. The Vanguard School is nonsectarian in orientation. The school belongs to the National Association of Independent Schools.
In 2010, The Vanguard School had 7:1 student/teacher ratio. The Florida average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
High Mowing School
Wilton, New Hampshire
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Co-Ed
Tuition: $49,900
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Oakland School
Keswick, Virginia
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Co-Ed
Tuition: $
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Bachman Academy
McDonald, Tennessee
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Co-Ed
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Auldern Academy
Siler City, North Carolina
Grades: 9-12
Gender: Female
Tuition: $
Description: Auldern Academy is located in Siler City, NC. It is a private school that serves 48 students in grades 9-12. Auldern Academy is all-female and is nonsectarian in orientation. The school belongs to the National Independent Private Schools Association.
In 2010, Auldern Academy had 6:1 student/teacher ratio. The North Carolina average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.