Military schools are preparatory schools that are organized in a manner that incorporates military principles and discipline. Nearly all military schools are private schools, which means that attendance requires an often hefty tuition. However, there are a few notable military schools in the United States whose tuition rates are below average.

Camden Military Academy

Located in Camden, South Carolina, the Camden Military Academy is a boys-only military school that seeks to shape whole men. The Academy was founded in 1892 and includes an enrolled student body of 302 boys. Tuition for boarding students is $17,595, and the Academy has an 80 percent acceptance rate. The Camden Military Academy offers grades 7-12, as well as post-graduate education.

Carson Long Military Institute

Located in New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, Carson Long Military Institute is the oldest military school in the United States. It was founded in 1842 and offers college preparatory education for boys in grades 6-12. Carson Long serves an enrolled student body of 127 and has a teacher to student ratio of 1:8. Tuition is $19,900 for boarding students, and $10,450 for day students.

Massanutten Military Academy

Located in Woodstock, Virginia, Massanutten Military Academy is a co-educational military school that has a Christian religious affiliation. Massanutten offers college-preparatory education for boys and girls in grades 7-12, as well as post-graduate students. The student body includes 170 enrolled boys and girls, who study in an average class size of 10 students. Tuition is $25,200 for boarding students and $14,400 for day students.

Fishburne Military School

Offering college-preparatory education for boys in grades 7-12, as well as post-graduate students, Fishburne Military School is a non-denominational military school located in Waynesboro, Virginia. The student body comprises 170 boys and the teacher to student ratio is 1:7. Tuition is $25,400 for boarding students and $10,500 for day students.

Oak Ridge Military Academy

Oak Ridge Military Academy, located in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, is North Carolina's oldest preparatory school, having been founded in 1852. The Academy is coeducational and the student body consists of 77 enrolled boys and girls in grades 7-12. The Academy's average class size is 7 and the teacher to student ratio is 1:7. Tuition is $25,667 and the Academy has a 90 percent acceptance rate.

Wentworth Military Academy & College

Wentworth Military Academy & College, located in Lexington, Missouri, is the Midwest's sole coeducational military academy. It provides college-preparatory education for boys and girls in grades 9-12, as well as post-graduate men and women. The total student body comprises 206 enrolled students and the average class size is 11. Tuition is $27,490 for boarding students and $5,500 for day students, and 63 percent of applications for admission are accepted.

Missouri Military Academy

Located in Mexico, Missouri, the Missouri Military Academy is a boys-only military academy that was founded in 1889 and provides college-preparatory education for students in grades 6-12, as well as post-graduate students. The student body consists of 230 enrolled boys and the teacher to student ratio is 1:6. Tuition is $27,750 for boarding students and $8,250 for day students. 75 percent of applications for admission are accepted.

Hargrave Military Academy

Hargrave Military Academy, located in Chatham, Virginia, is an all-boys, Baptist affiliated military school that was founded in 1909. The student body consists of 340 enrolled students, which includes both boys in grades 7-12 and post-graduate men. The teacher to student ratio is 1:11 and the average class size is 11. Tuition is $28,600 for boarding students, $12,750 for day students and $30,600 for international students.

Riverside Military Academy

Riverside Military Academy, located in Gainesville, Georgia, is an all-boys military school offering college-preparatory education for students in grades 7-12. The student body consists of 350 enrolled boys and the teacher to student ratio is 1:12. Tuition is $28,600 for boarding students, $17,150 for day students and $32,250 for international students, and 88 percent of applications for admission are accepted.

Florida Air Academy

Located in Melbourne, Florida, the Florida Air Academy is a co-educational military school offering college-preparatory education for students in grades 7-12. The Academy, which was founded in 1961, has a student body that consists of 260 boys and girls, and a teacher to student ratio of 1:10. Tuition is $30,000 for boarding students and $10,000 for day students, and 80 percent of applications for admission are accepted.

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