Public Military Academies (Tuition-Free)
Public schools with JROTC programs or military-focused curricula, offering military-style education without tuition costs.
22 institutions listed
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Air Force Academy High School
Chicago, IL
Air Force Academy High School is a tuition-free CPS college-prep school (grades 9-12) — the nation's only public Air Force academy high school, with a flight simulator lab.
Bridgeport Military Academy
Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport Military Academy is a tuition-free public military high school (grades 9-12) combining Navy JROTC with first responder training, including EMT certification.
California Military Institute
Perris, CA
California Military Institute is a tuition-free public charter school in Perris, California, serving grades 5-12 with California Cadet Corps military training.
Carver Military Academy
Chicago, IL
Carver Military Academy is a tuition-free Army JROTC high school (grades 9-12) in Chicago — the first U.S. public high school converted to a military academy (2000).
Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville
Chicago, IL
Chicago Military Academy at Bronzeville is a tuition-free CPS Army JROTC magnet school (grades 9-12) with dual-enrollment college credit and industry certifications.
Delaware Military Academy
Wilmington, DE
Tuition-free public charter high school in Wilmington, Delaware — the nation's only all-Navy JROTC charter. Grades 9-12, about 547 cadets, founded 2003.
Flandreau Indian School
Flandreau, SD
Flandreau Indian School is a tuition-free federal boarding school in Flandreau, SD, serving Native American students in grades 9-12, with Army JROTC since 2000.
Franklin Military Academy
Richmond, VA
Franklin Military Academy in Richmond, founded 1980, is the first public military school in the United States — a tuition-free Army JROTC magnet school serving grades 6-12.
Hollywood Hills High School and Military Academy
Hollywood, FL
The Entrepreneur & Leadership Military Academy (ELMA) is a tuition-free Army JROTC magnet at Hollywood Hills High in Hollywood, FL — grades 9-12, up to 39 college credits.
Joseph Stilwell Military Academy of Leadership
Jacksonville, FL
Joseph Stilwell Military Academy of Leadership (JSMAL) is Duval County's tuition-free military magnet middle school in Jacksonville, FL — about 500 cadets in grades 6-8.
Marie G. Davis Military and Global Leadership Academy
Charlotte, NC
Marie G. Davis Military and Global Leadership Academy is a tuition-free public magnet high school in Charlotte serving grades 9-12 with JROTC and a Public Safety pathway.
Marine Academy of Science and Technology (MAST)
Highlands, NJ
MAST is a tuition-free public magnet high school on Sandy Hook in Highlands, NJ, combining mandatory Navy JROTC with marine science for 276 students in grades 9-12.
Marine Leadership Academy
Chicago, IL
Marine Leadership Academy is Chicago's only Marine Corps JROTC public school — a tuition-free CPS academy serving grades 7-12 in the Hermosa neighborhood.
Military Magnet Academy
North Charleston, SC
Military Magnet Academy is a tuition-free public military magnet school in North Charleston, SC, serving grades 6-12. All students join JROTC and wear uniforms.
New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy
New Orleans, LA
NOMMA is a tuition-free public charter school in New Orleans serving grades 8-12. Its nearly 1,000 cadets train in the nation's largest Marine Corps JROTC program.
Oakland Military Institute
Oakland, CA
Oakland Military Institute is a tuition-free public charter school in Oakland, California, serving grades 6-12 in partnership with the California National Guard.
Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson
Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia Military Academy is a tuition-free public military high school for grades 9-12 in the Philadelphia School District, built around Army JROTC.
Phoenix STEM Military Academy
Chicago, IL
Phoenix STEM Military Academy is a tuition-free CPS high school (grades 9-12) in East Garfield Park pairing Army JROTC leadership with a college-prep STEM curriculum.
Porterville Military Academy
Porterville, CA
Porterville Military Academy is a tuition-free public charter school in California's Central Valley, serving grades 7-12 with California Cadet Corps training.
Rickover Naval Academy
Chicago, IL
Rickover Naval Academy is a tuition-free CPS selective enrollment Navy JROTC high school (grades 9-12) in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood.
Summerlin Academy
Bartow, FL
Summerlin Academy is Florida's first public military high school — a tuition-free Polk County School of Choice in Bartow, grades 9-12, with an Army JROTC leadership model.
Utah Military Academy
Riverdale, UT
Utah Military Academy is a tuition-free public charter school in Riverdale, Utah, serving grades 7-12 with the largest Air Force JROTC program in the western U.S.
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