Prep School Showdown

A look at the large endowments—and famous alumni—of some of the area’s most exclusive private schools.


Phillips Academy

Location: Andover
Famous Alumni: George H. W. Bush; George W. Bush
Endowment: $805.5 million

Deerfield Academy

Location: Deerfield
Famous Alumni: John McPhee; Nelson Rockefeller Jr.; David H. Koch
Endowment: $381.6 million

Milton Academy

Location: Milton
Famous Alumni: T. S. Eliot; Deval Patrick
Endowment: $195.8 million

Roxbury Latin School

Location: Roxbury
Famous Alumni: John Connolly; Paul Kirk
Endowment: $117.9 million

Noble and Greenough School

Location: Dedham
Famous Alumni: John F. Kennedy (lower school); Wyc Grousbeck
Endowment: $94.6 million

Belmont Hill School

Location: Belmont
Famous Alumni: The Romney boys; Jonathan Kraft
Endowment: $77.9 million

Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Location: Cambridge
Famous Alumni: Abigail Johnson; Reed Hastings; John P. Kennedy III
Endowment: $60.8 million

Concord Academy

Location: Concord
Famous Alumni: Drew Gilpin Faust; Caroline Kennedy
Endowment: $60.8 million

Find out more about Boston’s philanthropy scene in our 2013 Power package.

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