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This list was compiled by Hifffington Post at the end of 2012.
10. Riverdale Country School

Day student annual tuition (+ other required fees) for middle and upper school: $42 000.

Location: Bronx, New York.

Founded: 1907

Enrolment: 1 060 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12.

Perks: 27,5-acres campus makes it the largest school in New York City; distinguished alumni include John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy (who attended the lower school); faculty involved in cutting-edge conferences such as a design thinking workshop and the Aspen Ideas Festival.

9. The Hotchkiss School

Boarding student annual tuition: $45 350.

Day student annual tuition: $38 650.

Location: Lakeville, Connecticut.

Founded: 1891.

Enrolment: 600 students in grades 9 through 12.

Perks: 827-acre campus; athletic facilities include 15 outdoor tennis courts, two hockey rinks and a golf course; students hail from across the US and 28 other countries; seven levels of language instruction offered in Chinese, French, German, Latin, Greek, Spanish, and Russian.

8. United World College Of South East Asia

Boarding student annual tuition for high school: $48 403.

Day student annual tuition for high school: $24 884.

Location: Dover, Singapore.

Founded: 1971.

Enrolment: 3 000 students in kindergarten through grade 12.

Perks: Extensive sporting facilities such as 20 badminton courts, six volleyball courts and two Olympic-sized swimming pools; a student body comprising of over 39 nationalities; an environmentally-friendly campus with the world’s largest solar powered air conditioning system.

7. Eton College

Boarding student annual tuition: $50 213.

Location: Windsor, England.

Founded: 1440.

Enrolment: 1 300 boys from age 13 to 18.

Perks: Students study two modern languages in addition to English and mandatory Latin instruction; famous alumni include Olympic athletes and 19 British ministers; great odds for college admissions.

6. Middlesex School

Boarding student annual tuition: $50 320.

Day student annual tuition: $40 260.

Location: Concord, Massachusetts.

Founded: 1901.

Enrolment: 375 students in grades nine through 12.

Perks: An endowment and long-term investments worth $160 million; over 40 international students with 18 countries represented; 29 sports offered; 27 faculty dogs on campus.

5. The Lawrenceville School

Boarding student annual tuition: $51 025.

Day student annual tuition: $42 185.

Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Founded: 1810.

Enrolment: 800 students in grades 9 through 12.

Perks: 700-acre campus with 34 major buildings; famous speakers ranging from singer Jimmy Buffet to Cuban leader Fidel Castro; good chances of attending an Ivy League college (43 students from the school’s past three graduating classes enrolled at Princeton).

4. Lawrence Academy

Boarding student annual tuition: $52 640.

Day student annual tuition: $40 510.

Location: Groton, Massachusetts.

Founded: 1793.

Enrolment: 400 students in grades 9 through 12.

Perks: 100-acres campus; Sony Language Laboratory; experiential learning activities such as dog sledding in Minnesota and studying bats in Australian rain forests.

3. Appleby College

Boarding student annual tuition: $53 911.

Day student annual tuition for grades 11-12: $35 989.

Location: Oakville, Ontario, Canada.

Founded: 1911.

Enrolment: 750 students in grades seven through 12.

Perks: Outdoor education programme with activities such as high-ropes, canoe trips and wilderness living; 22 athletic teams; a successful model United Nations team that competes on the university circuit.

2. Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil

Boarding student annual tuition: $93 158.

Location: Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland.

Founded: 1910.

Enrolment: 180 students.

Perks: A view of the French Alps; expeditions to places like Madagascar; a diverse student body with not more than 10 percent of any one nationality represented at a time.

1. Institut Le Rosey

Boarding student annual tuition: $99 566.

Location: Rolle, Switzerland.

Founded: 1880.

Enrolment: 400 students in primary and secondary years.

Perks: Students can study up to four languages; extensive facilities include 10 tennis courts, an equestrian centre and skateboard park; campus sits on almost 70 acres of land; alumni include monarchs and other royals. — huffingtonpost.com..