#1 Best Boarding Schools in Georgia
Rabun Gap Nacoochee School
Presbyterian school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Rabun Gap, GA
A+Overall grade637 students8 students per teacher
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Best Boarding Schools in Georgia
The highest-graded schools of this kind in Georgia. Top 5 of 5 schools.
#2 Best Boarding Schools in Georgia
Riverside Preparatory Academy
Independent school · Grades 6–12
The only all-boys school in Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
A+Overall gradeAll boys169 students5 students per teacher
#3 Best Boarding Schools in Georgia
Rabun-Gap Nacoochee School
Presbyterian school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Rabun Gap, GA
A+Overall grade640 students9 students per teacher
#4 Best Boarding Schools in Georgia
Tallulah Falls School
Independent school · Grades 4–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Tallulah Falls, GA
A-Overall grade528 students10 students per teacher
#5 Best Boarding Schools in Georgia
Darlington School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only independent school in Rome
Rome, GA
B+Overall grade747 students10 students per teacher
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