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Tabor Academy

Marion, Massachusetts · Day and boarding · Co-ed · Grades 9–12

Tabor Academy is a coeducational boarding and day high school for grades 9–12 in Marion, Massachusetts, founded in 1876 by Elizabeth Taber. Its 88-acre campus sits on Buzzards Bay, and the school builds much of its identity around the sea, with marine and nautical science courses and its own schooner, Tabor Boy. It enrolls about 517 students, roughly 70% of them boarders and about a quarter international. The school lists around 123 courses, including 40 honors and advanced topics courses, with a 5:1 student-faculty ratio. Applications go through SAO or Gateway to Prep, and the SSAT is no longer required.

  • Waterfront campus of 88 acres on Buzzards Bay
  • Owns the 92-foot schooner Tabor Boy
  • 14 marine and nautical science courses
  • Student-faculty ratio 5:1, average class size 12
  • About 70% of students board