Fryeburg Academy, founded 1792, is one of the oldest private schools in the United States. It is located in Fryeburg, Maine. One of the first headmasters was Daniel Webster, who taught at the school for a year.
Boarding students come from across the United States, North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The Academy also serves as the high school for the MSAD 72 school district
 

• Nathaniel S. Benton, New York politician
• John W. Dana, former Maine Governor
• James Farrington,
• Harvey Dow Gibson, financier
• Spalding Gray, actor and monologist
• Rufus Porter, painter and founder of Scientific American
• David S. Rohde, New York Times investigative reporter
• Casey Sherman, Bestselling author of The Finest Hours, Bad Blood and Search for the Strangler
• Daniel Webster, lawyer and politician (Former headmaster)