The Boarding School Advantage Advantages in high school…
91
Boarding
Day
% of students who report their school is
70
academically challenging
50
% of students and alumni who report having high-quality teachers
who say their school provides leadership opportunities
75 71
60
49
52
PERCENT
90
62
51
77
% of students
70
Public
of boarding school students say the experience has helped them develop
% of students who report being surrounded by motivated peers
self-discipline maturity independence and critical thinking skills
Boarding school students spend significantly more time each week exercising or playing sports, on creative endeavors and less time watching television
% of high school graduates who
Advantages in college…
report being very well prepared
87
71
39
academically for college for the non-academic aspects of college life
78
36
23
Boarding school graduates complete their degrees at higher rates, more quickly, from more selective colleges and universities and …
go on to earn advanced degrees
93 % TABS group boarding schools
19
83
enrolling in “highly selective” institutions
All U.S. college admission test-taking students
Graduates matriculating 2004-2005
Advantages in career advancement and beyond…
In a recent survey
98.6%
of Webb alumni rated the quality of education they received as “outstanding” or “better than most”
90% of mid-career boarding school graduates say they would repeat the boarding experience
Former students who, by late career, achieve positions in top management
53
39
27
Created 3/31/2014 Sources 1. Webb Schools Alumni Survey (2013). 535 responses, 65% from WSC alumni, 35% from VWS alumnae. 2. The Truth About Boarding School: A Comparative Study of Secondary School Education (The Association of Boarding Schools, ND). Interview survey of 2,700 high school students and adults: 1,000 boarding school students/alumni; 1,100 public school students/alumni; 600 private day school students/alumni. Samples weighted to match public and private day school populations based on socioeconomic status, college graduation rates and gender. 3. Study of College Progress and Outcomes: Webb School of California (The Association of Boarding Schools, 2013). 4. Study of College Progress and Outcomes: TABS Member Girls Schools (The Association of Boarding Schools, 2013).