Kents Hill School
โ Grades 9-12 plus a post-graduate year; about 220 students, 75% boarding; 6:1 student-teacher ratio; average class size 10; 22 AP courses; 400-acre campus with its own ski hill and lake frontageCheck accreditation yourself
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DAPIP - U.S. Department of Education โAbout Kents Hill School
An independent boarding and day school for Grades 9-12 and a post-graduate year, on a 400-acre campus in central Maine, 15 minutes from Augusta and three hours from Boston. Boarding tuition is USD 74,800 for 2026-27, before the international fee and insurance. Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
- Tuition for 2026-27, published by the school: USD 74,800 boarding, USD 39,500 day, USD 56,800 boarding for Maine residents. The deposit is 10% of total tuition, non-refundable, and is applied towards tuition.
- Three supplemental fees decide what a Vietnamese family actually pays. The international fee is USD 2,500 and international health insurance runs USD 2,595-2,895, so a boarding year starts at roughly USD 79,900 rather than 74,800. If the student needs the English Language Support programme that is a further USD 9,000, and the Learning Center costs USD 11,800 at level 1 or USD 7,800 at level 2. Ask which of these apply to your child before you compare this school with any other.
- Two smaller charges worth knowing: a tuition insurance plan at 3.75% of net tuition, which families may decline by filing a form with the business office, and a USD 150 service fee if you pay by instalments. The school also lists textbooks at USD 150-500+ a year and the equestrian programme at about USD 2,500 a season.
- Application deadlines are 15 December for Early Decision and 15 January for Regular Decision, and the financial aid application is due on the same date as the plan you choose.
- The school's own international page lists Vietnam among the countries its students come from, and sets out concrete arrival support: a Kents Hill staff member meets students with a sign at Boston Logan Airport, North Station and Portland International Jetport, and there is a separate international arrival day at the start of the year to allow for jet lag.
- According to the school profile issued by its representative, CTM Education: founded in 1824, about 220 students with 28% international from 24 countries, 75% boarding, a 6:1 student-teacher ratio and an average class size of 10, on a 400-acre campus. Twenty-two AP courses are offered, alongside more than 100 college-preparatory courses and more than 21 visual and performing arts courses.
- The same profile describes a campus with an NHL-sized ice rink in the Alfond Athletics Center, an Alpine Training Center with a private ski slope and lift, and private beach frontage on Lovejoy Pond; students live in five dormitories, mostly in double rooms with live-in staff, and 95% of faculty live on campus. It also states that 100% of students are accepted to a four-year college or university โ a figure the representative publishes without a method or a named cohort, so ask admissions how it is counted before relying on it.
Tuition, supplemental fees, the deposit, the deadlines, the 60% financial-aid figure and the arrival support were read directly on kentshill.org on 16 September 2026, at /admissions/your-kents-hill-investment and /admissions/international, with the address and phone number from the site footer. Enrolment, the student-teacher ratio, the campus acreage, the AP list and the facilities description come from the school profile issued by CTM Education โ a document of the school's REPRESENTATIVE, not of the school. The two sources disagree on size (CTM: 220 students, 24 countries; aggregator sites: 230 students, 20 countries) and this record uses CTM's figures. NOT FOUND: any published English test requirement for international applicants โ the school runs a separately priced English Language Support programme, so it does admit students still building English, but the entry threshold must be asked of admissions. The '100% accepted to a four-year college' figure is published by the representative with no stated method. Accredited by NEASC. Tuition changes from year to year.
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Kents Hill School sits in the High tuition band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for the program you choose during consultation. The school states that approximately 60% of its students receive financial aid, and international students apply for it through Clarity. An award is normally renewed at the same level in later years provided family circumstances do not change materially and the student stays in good academic and social standing. The aid application is due on the same date as the admission plan you choose โ 15 December for Early Decision, 15 January for Regular Decision โ and the school says its aid budget is limited and goes quickly, with some families placed on an aid waiting list on 10 March..
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Where is Kents Hill School located?
Kents Hill School is located in Kents Hill, Maine, United States, a private boarding school.
What are the tuition and scholarships at Kents Hill School?
Tuition sits in the "High" band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for your chosen program during consultation. The school states that approximately 60% of its students receive financial aid, and international students apply for it through Clarity. An award is normally renewed at the same level in later years provided family circumstances do not change materially and the student stays in good academic and social standing. The aid application is due on the same date as the admission plan you choose โ 15 December for Early Decision, 15 January for Regular Decision โ and the school says its aid budget is limited and goes quickly, with some families placed on an aid waiting list on 10 March..
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