Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Va., is the second most expensive private school in the country, Business Insider reported citing a ranking by CNN Money. The school’s 158 day scholars pay an annual tuition fee of $42,700 each.

“Foxcroft has an interactive whiteboard in each classroom, an animal room in the science wing, and an observatory that houses multiple high-powered telescopes, and astrophotography and solar-observing accessories,” the report said, adding that the school had an endowment of $27 million.

St. Alban School in Washington, D.C. was ranked 27th on the list with an annual fee of $38,823. It has an enrollment of 575 and an endowment of $45 million.

“St. Albans offers its own school of public service for a month each summer,” the report said.

The Lawrenceville School in Lawrenceville, N.J., was ranked the most expensive school with a tuition fee of $43,314 for day scholars, “almost matching the average tuition of a private college, at $43,500,” the report said.

Of the 50 schools on the list, 15 each are located in Massachusetts and New York, and 12 in Connecticut.

The rankings are based on tuition and fees for daytime-only students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2012-2013 school year. Boarding-only schools and special-needs high schools were not included on the list.

The following are the nation’s most expensive schools, along with tuition for day scholars, enrolment, endowment and a brief comment by Business Insider:

#1. The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, N.J.;
Day student tuition: $43,314
Enrolment: 819
Endowment: $310 million
Perks: A beautiful 700-acre campus, Harry Potter-style inter-house competitions, as well as an indoor ice hockey rink and nine-hole golf course.

#2. Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Virginia
Day student tuition: $42,700
Enrollment: 158
Endowment: $27 million
Perks: Foxcroft has an interactive whiteboard in each classroom, an animal room in the science wing, and an observatory that houses multiple high-powered telescopes, and astrophotography and solar-observing accessories.

#3. Salisbury School, Salisbury, Conn.
Day student tuition: $42,229
Enrollment: 305
Endowment: $45 million
Perks: Twice a week students join together for a sit-down dinner with their advisor or with a randomly assigned faculty member and fellow students in order to get to know each other better.

#4. Riverdale Country School, Bronx, New York
Day student tuition: $42,000
Enrollment: 1,084
Endowment: $46 million
Perks: Athletic facilities include include a 25-yard swimming pool, fencing room, and wrestling room.

#5. The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn.
Day student tuition: $40,750
Enrollment: 597
Endowment: $357 million
Perks: Hotchkiss allows students to participate in off-campus semester programs offered in France, Italy, China, Spain, and South Africa

#6. Lawrence Academy, Groton, Mass.
Day student tuition: $40,660
Enrollment: 399
Endowment: $20 million
Perks: Aside from the gorgeous views of central Massachusetts, Lawrence Academy makes multiple state-of-the-art science and language labs available to its students.

#7. Middlesex School, Concord, Mass.
Day student tuition: $40,260
Enrollment: 375
Endowment: $160 million
Perks: Middlesex offers small class sizes for individual attention to students, and many faculty members bring their dogs to school, giving students a homey feeling.

#8. Groton School, Groton, Mass.
Day student tuition: $40,150
Enrollment: 372
Endowment: $305 million
Perks: The school offers a wide variety of clubs and organizations, a four-lane, 25-meter pool, and state-of-the-art athletic equipment.

#9. Dana Hall School, Wellesley, Mass.
Day student tuition: $40,116
Enrollment: 475
Endowment: $21 million
Perks: Dana Hall has a state-of-the-art athletic, health, and wellness facility, and a Riding Center.

#10. Kent School, Kent, Conn.
Day student tuition: $40,005
Enrollment: 565
Endowment: $62 million
Perks: Kent's campus covers a part of the Appalachian Trail. Their dining hall offers near-gourmet food, including sushi during exams week and an ice cream sundae station.

#11. Miss Porter's School, Farmington, Conn.
Day student tuition: $39,985
Enrollment: 332
Endowment: $100 million
Fact: The school was founded in 1843 by Miss Sarah Porter, a woman who had been a scholar and a master of languages. She taught herself to speak Hebrew when she was in her 80s.

#12. Concord Academy, Concord, Mass.
Day student tuition: $39,950
Enrollment: 363
Endowment: $55 million
Perks: The school recently constructed a beautiful new athletic campus with a baseball diamond, hockey field, and tennis courts.

#13. Horace Mann School, Bronx, New York
Day student tuition: $39,925
Enrollment: 1,783

#14. The Berkshire School, Sheffield, Mass.
Day student tuition: $39,900
Enrollment: 380
Endowment: $51 million
Fact: The school's motto is Pro Vita Non Pro Schola Discimus, "Learning- not just for school but for life."

#15. The Cambridge School of Weston, Weston Mass.
Day student tuition: $39,650
Enrollment: 330
Endowment: $7 million
Perks: State-of-the-art multimedia foreign language lab and “Green” science/art building with 6 laboratory classrooms, office and conference space, and two display galleries.

#17. (tie) Trinity School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $39,625
Enrollment: 980
Endowment: $40.4 million
Perks: Trinity School has 2 libraries, 22 varsity sports, and 6 art studios. Languages taught are Chinese, French, German, Latin, Greek, Spanish, and Russian.

#17. (tie) Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Penn.
Day student tuition: $39,625
Enrollment: 432
Endowment: $193 million
Fact: The school has produced 3 Congressional Medal of Honor winners, 7 Rhodes Scholars, 3 Fulbright Scholars, and 1 Nobel Laureate.

#18. Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $39,525
Enrollment: 1,690
Endowment: $65 million
Perks: Fieldston has over 50 student-run clubs, independent senior study projects, and semesters abroad to the Mountain School and Main Coast Semester.

#19. Avon Old Farms School, Avon, Conn.
Day student tuition: $39,500
Enrollment: 408
Endowment: $32 Million
Perk: Avon Old Farms, an all-boys school, puts on its dramatic production with Miss Porter's School for Girls.

#21. (tie) The Hewitt School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $39,400
Enrollment: 525
Endowment: Unavailable
Perks: School-wide activities promote school spirit and build community. The students compete on either the Blue or the White team in a spelling bee, a quiz bowl, and field day.

#21. (tie) Collegiate School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $39,400
Enrollment: 640
Endowment: $61.7 million
Perks: In addition to a 267-seat theatre and two dining rooms, Collegiate has two gymnasiums and a fitness center, a “black box” theater, a music studio, a large library, and science labs.

#22. The Spence School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $39,335
Enrollment: 704

#23. Convent of the Sacred Heart, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $39,265
Enrollment: 690
Endowment: $31.5 million
Fact: One of their students won a bronze medal on the USA Women's Swimming 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay team at the London 2012 Olympics.

#24. St. Mark's School, Southborough, Mass.
Day student tuition: $39,225
Enrollment: 347
Endowment: $123 million
Perks: St. Mark's has been well-known for its baseball team for many years. A student from the class of 1909 was the first–ever at St. Mark's to throw a no–hitter game.

#25. Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Mass.
Day student tuition: $39,150
Enrollment: 585
Endowment: $92 million
Perks: Art students have the option of traveling to Rome, Florence, or Tuscany.

#26. Milton Academy, Milton, Mass.
Day student tuition: $39,000
Enrollment: 978
Endowment: $190 million
Perks: Milton's library has over 46,000 hard-bound volumes.

#27. St. Albans School, Washington, District of Columbia
Day student tuition: $38,823
Enrollment: 575
Endowment: $45 million
Perks: St. Albans offers its own school of public service for a month each summer.

#28. The Nightingale-Bamford School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $38,820
Enrollment: 564
Endowment: $63 million
Perks: Nightingale-Bamford has a "pathbreaking" internship program that has placed juniors and seniors at companies such as the Metropolitan Museum, Tribeca Enterprises, and JPMorgan Chase.

#29. The Madeira School, McLean, Virginia
Day student tuition: $38,797
Enrollment: 321
Endowment: $55 million
Fact: The school started out in Washington, DC, but moved to its current location in McLean, Va., in 1931.

#30. The Dalton School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $38,710
Enrollment: 1,300
Endowment: Unavailable
Fact: Dalton has a Chess Program in which they encourage students to develop logic and problem-solving skills.

#31. Beaver County Day School, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Day student tuition: $38,590
Enrollment: 452
Endowment: $10.6 million
Fact: BCD School students speak over 20 different languages at home.

#32. The Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Conn.
Day student tuition: $38,445
Enrollment: 680
Endowment: $197 million
Perks: Visual arts is a school specialty. The school is also renowned for its athletics department, and students can study abroad for a semester or a year.

#33. The Governor's Academy, Byfield, Mass.
Day student tuition: $38,415
Enrollment: 390

#36. The Browning School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $38,280
Enrollment: 380
Endowment: Unavailable
Perks: The Browning School is a member of Interschool, a consortium of eight private NYC schools. Interschool offers opportunities for academic sharing, extracurricular participation in the arts, and social activities for boys and girls.

#37. Buckingham Browne & Nichols, Cambridge, Mass.
Day student tuition: $38,030
Enrollment: 1,006
Endowment: $60.7 million
Perks: BB&N has a number of fun school traditions including a school-wide circus, a faculty vs. student kickball game, and the Museum of Fine Arts day.

#38. Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Conn.
Day student tuition: $37,840
Enrollment: 822
Endowment: $283 million
Perks: The school offers trimester immersion and summer programs in China, France and Spain, and a term program in Rome.

#39. The Chapin School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $37,800
Enrollment: 717
Endowment: Unavailable
Fact: In 1901 Maria Bowen Chapin established Miss Chapin's School at 12 West 47th Street with seven teachers and 78 students.

#40. Brooks School, North Andover, Mass.
Day student tuition: $37,680
Enrollment: 369
Endowment: $59 million
Fact: The school takes amazing, adventurous trips together. This fall they went on a trip that included water fights on a river, high-rope walking, mountain climbing and team-building exercises.

#41. The Gunnery, Washington, Conn.
Day student tuition: $37,600
Enrollment: 280
Endowment: $20 million
Perks: Each year on Founder's Day, the school has the Founder's Day Regatta, a crew team competition. Last year the event was sponsored by Vineyard Vines.

#42. Newton Country Day School, Newton, Mass.
Day student tuition: $37,450
Enrollment: 385
Endowment: $20 million
Perks: Every year the school has a traditional, surprise in-school holiday organized by the Committee of Games called Congè, during which classes are canceled for the day in favor of fun, community-building activities.

#43. The Brearley School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $36,800
Enrollment: 688
Endowment: $113.2 million
Perks: Top college destinations from 2007 to 2011 include Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, Williams College, Johns Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Middlebury, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Bowdoin, and Georgetown.

#44. Léman Manhattan Preparatory School, New York, New York
Day student tuition: $36,400
Enrollment: 530
Endowment: Unavailable
Perks: Léman Manhattan is a newly founded school; they will graduate their first class of college-bound seniors in 2013.

#45. The Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, Conn.
Day student tuition: $36,350
Enrollment: 260
Endowment: $15.9 million
Fact: The school was founded in 1911 in Lakewood, New Jersey and moved to its current location in Simsbury, Connecticut in 1917.

#47. (tie) Canterbury School, New Milford, Conn.
Day student tuition: $36,225
Enrollment: 358
Endowment: $16 million
Fact: Canterbury's five values are Honesty, Respect, Compassion, Spirituality, and Self Reliance.

#48. Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, Conn.
Day student tuition: $36,050
Enrollment: 802
Endowment: $68.2 million
Perks: GA has two full courts for basketball or volleyball and five international squash courts with stadium seating.

#49. The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Day student tuition: $35,820
Enrollment: 603
Endowment: $27 million
Perks: The school's proximity to New York City makes it ideal for field trips to museums, parks, plays and musicals.

#50. The Taft School, Watertown, Conn.
Day student tuition: $35,775
Enrollment: 586
Endowment: $192 million
Fact: The school has only had five headmasters in all of its 112-year history.

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