The Association of Boarding Schools provides these key statistics:

• Boarding students spend an average of 17 hours a week on homework, versus 9 hours for private day students and 8 hours for public school students.
• 91% of boarding students report that their school is academically challenging, compared to 70% of students at private day schools and 50% of students at public schools.
• 90% report having high-quality teachers in boarding school, compared to 62% of day and 51% of public school students.
• Boarding school students spend about 3 hours per week watching television, compared to 7 hours among day and public school students.
• Boarding school students spend an average of 12 hours per week participating in sports and exercise, compared to only 9 hours per week for students at private day and public schools.
• 77% of boarding school students say that their schools provide opportunities for leadership, compared to 60% of private day and 52% of public school students.
• 87% of boarding school graduates report being very well prepared academically for college, compared to 71% of private day and 39% of public school alumni.
• By mid-career, 44% of former boarding school students achieve positions in top management, compared to 27% of private day and 33% of public school graduates.
• 95% of boarding school students say that their social lives do not revolve around drugs and alcohol, compared to 82% of private day and public school students.

*Information extracted from The Truth About Boarding Schools, published by The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS). Read the full results.