Some nonpublic schools claim as an alternative to the term private, which carries a more politically charged and, according to Kraushaar (1972), even “perspective connotation”

This is part of the promise that these schools make to their students to the schools in the first place (e.g., Cary, 1991; Grubin, 1991; Johnson, 2002).

Most elite schools ended up "underwent substantial reconfigurations during this time"

Public schooling in the United State became more apparent and the elite schools (in the U.S.) downfell

boarding schools also had the luxury of being more exclusive because they could draw from alarger pool of applicants who could pay the high tuitions whereas day schools were limited to nearby communities. Baird (1977) also notes that most elite schools, either boarding or day, are generally located in rural areas isolated from the city.

Big fielded areas for students to pass the football and sit out in the sun/relax

the t.v. show "Anubis" is a pretty typical view on what boarding schools are like

"student bodies are more inclusive than they actually are"

in the past four decades, Elite boarding schools have spent a great deal of money and effort in recruiting, enrolling, and graduating a more "diverse" student body

It is also an aspect around which schools con-
struct and present an image to their intended public