Authoritatively describes more than 1,500 private day, boarding, religious, special needs, single-sex, and coeducational schools in the United States, Canada, and abroad. Easy-to-search school profiles help readers to quickly identify a school's academic programs, tuition costs, faculty breakdown, athletic opportunities, and more.-- Explanations of financial aid options and payment strategies-- A quick reference chart for targeted school searches-- A detailed planning calendar to help families map out the school year