I Visited America's #1 Ranked High School

[@DSARM]

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[@TridentsUp-g8r]

I don't have IG but I am subscribed? Does that count? Pls

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[@Blockpanther692]

and I been subbed

[@toyotafan7881]

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[@GenaroLopez505]

@genarolopez505

[@ryansilverstein9353]

This is the most prestigious *sports high school* in America.

[@mirojone]

Seriously... It's barely a school and more of an child sports training facility. Disgusting how someone thinks a school is the BEST because it pumps out professional athletes.

[@razatiger22]

@@mirojone Hey man, being an athlete is a profession just like any other, These kids needs schooling just like any other, don't knock.

[@PNW_Drone]

@@mirojone Yea I had literally never heard of it

[@BasilHumke-ru3bb]

@@razatiger22 idk bout "just like any other" lol

[@mirojone]

@@razatiger22 I'm not knocking it? I'm knocking it calling it the #1 ranked high school when our education system got slaughtered by the DeVos family and her constituents. It's fucking embarrassing when we're now one of the dumbest developed countries on the planet. Actually fuck them rich ass kids.

[@CamChingy]

Ngl my high school was almost at this level. Only difference was instead of dorms, training facilities, and pools we had homeless people walking on campus and police

[@racheltang9985]

San Francisco?

[@DavionBashay]

😂😂😂😂

[@HEELABEELA]

worcester

[@redwolfexr]

Well that is pretty much every public school -- Homeless kids have to go to school too, by law. And yes, every school has cops and guards these days. Its the price we pay for everyone walking around strapped up. Were you just suggesting that homeless kids be denied education?

[@CamChingy]

@@redwolfexrNo. I’m not suggesting homeless students. I’m talking about grown people that would tweak out and yell at us. On occasion there were few that would come up and ask for chocolate milk. Other than that they were violent

[@joe-zf7fx]

A little context Annual tuition ranges from $86,400 to $96,900 depending on what sport you play, and the school generates $80 million in annual revenue.

[@Bestoutsideback]

my school makes more then 80 million a year and tuition cost less

[@BKKGarrett]

That's really, really dumb to pay that. Even if you get a full 4 year scholarship to college, you'd spend more to send your kid here than you'd save by earning a full scholarship. This would only pay off if you wound up going pro in your sport and making it to the top level.

[@iikxxio-8350]

@@BKKGarrett its obviously for rich people only. Theyve got money to spare.

[@joe-zf7fx]

@@BKKGarrett I’d assume they just got it like that or they are thinking of this as a investment in their future pro athlete child. Either way it’s a lot of pressure on the student athlete and if that pressure will create a diamond time will tell.

[@StarNBars94]

I'm pretty sure, at least for football, most of the 4 and 5 star guys that transfer in get scholarships to go to IMG

[@budbud513]

Bro this is not a high school. This is a freaking college bro.

[@travis1271]

its more expensive than college

[@oreokid881]

@@travis1271how much is it?

[@travis1271]

@@oreokid881 87k to 100k usd

[@Caped__Baldy]

@@oreokid881 70k-90k a year

[@peterpham6288]

Its a grade 6-12 boarding school

[@arthureum]

Boarding Students: Full-year tuition: Ranges from $67,400 to $89,900 depending on age and program. This includes: Standard shared rooms and meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Optional fees: Learning Resource Center Program ($1,100-$4,550/yr) and English as a Second Language Program ($3,000/yr) are available for additional support. Day Students: Full-year tuition: $70,900 This includes: Lunch. Optional fees: Same as boarding students.

[@sharkuchi]

Is it hard to get into ? I’m asking cuz I wanna apply

[@louiscapron3110]

@@sharkuchivery, if they don’t like say they want you before even applying then it’s pretty much impossible

[@arionyoutube7381]

@@sharkuchiu got 90k??

[@p91-c5c]

@@arionyoutube7381 That's not unheard of for boarding schools

[@Simetric18]

Paying that much for school is actually idotic.

[@gamebroskii438]

This kids are living the life man what a great place.

[@thelastshadowpigz]

In exchange for parents. Wouldn't take it if you paid me.

[@dogsar4]

Fr

[@universenerdd]

​@@thelastshadowpigznah fuck that

[@17ethann]

honestly, dont be jealous of the kids that’s go here. they’re either 5 star athletes or have rich parents or both, its not worth it for most people including many of the kids that go there

[@universenerdd]

@@17ethann it's not worth it? What you on about? You could prolly go pro on accident going there. If I had the money id dump everything I had to go there

[@OwenBlanton.]

This is nicer than some D1 schools

[@QudavisJerrome]

Because it costs more to go

[@BlakeEgwele]

@@QudavisJerromefax😂

[@bradonmartis3103]

Indeed it is sir , I’ve been there to play baseball

[@yepman22]

Most d1 schools

[@dylanhesch1689]

90%

[@georgegonis3643]

Of course he didn’t address the elephant in the room. He trying to act like this is a public school 😂

[@adanalyst6925]

Well you can’t really get a tour of the place and then crap on them in the video

[@Lifted0311]

no hes not. the video description literally says its a prepatory school

[@WeShallC]

To anyone who actually had the brain cells to THINK it was a public school…bless your heart ❤️

[@burnttoastkilla]

I thought that was obvious

[@wgnd1614]

he never said any of that...

[@caddyshack68]

I went to a tennis camp there in the summer of 2007. I really liked it, I went online and looked at the cost and it was like 50-100 thousand a year for the school, tennis, and room/board. You’re only going to this school if you come from a wealthy family or are extremely talented in your sport.

[@Jon14722]

Nice

[@eb_tigers0775]

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[@itzglazer895]

IMG is actually insane. Also great video love these type of videos to get to see all sorts of schools.

[@chazblair1989]

Got to play a summer with a kid who pitched for IMG and when we went down to Florida for a week vaca had the pleasure of to play a couple games with their summer team. Kids were all good

[@BrennenL]

Bro. There's gotta be 4,5,6th year seniors there, lmfao. University would seemingly be a downgrade!

[@RUTHLESSambition5]

My high school in Carmel Indiana is the best high school in America. Lisa actually has bentleys and RR. The high School spent 25 million for upgrades

[@anncokafor]

@@RUTHLESSambition5 How does having Bentley's and Rolls-Royce make it the best high school? What's the school rating? Average SAT/PSAT scores?

[@joshuamontanez3851]

They might have a Junior high school center. I know some high schools in my city have a 7th & 8th grade center

[@drk2227]

Imagine spending this much bread to go to high school

[@Random-yd4px]

ikr its like 90k per year

[@GrayGamer]

They make it back with NIL and pro money

[@4martin723]

@@GrayGamerbig if

[@drk2227]

@@GrayGamerin baseball u ain’t making that back lol

[@yv7826]

lmao one person out of 500 what u smokin @@GrayGamer

[@MiguelHomsher]

u definitely weren’t lying about the content coming up!! but this might be my favorite school tour you’ve gone on!!!!

[@LEOROCHMAN]

Shoutout IMG for having us. Too lit!! 🚀

[@Elliesbow]

I will cheer loudly for any regular public school that plays these guys

[@Natalia_Tkk]

i went to IMG for 1 year. School and tennis. For tennis it wasn’t the best you are basically paying for the name and it’s very easy to get in anybody can be there.

[@Natalia_Tkk]

@basicone324 anybody who pays it can get in no matter how good or bad

[@RxShaad4]

@basicone324I think she means there probably isn’t much academic and athletic requirement to get in. As long as you can pay, you can attend .

[@BreakerOneNine07]

​@basicone32470k is at the lower end too. It's close to 90k for boarding students with the extra packages.

[@Mster_J]

Especially their football team, you don’t even have to be good. You can basically be a starter if you want to as long as you have enough money

[@slimsview9463]

Lies

[@beansterfire82]

I once did a track camp with a high jumper from IMG, one of the most stuck up and self center dudes i've ever met.

[@avertisel329]

was he good tho

[@Elena.rivra257]

Everyone there or just some people?

[@SKi4o5]

It's more of a Sports Academy / NCAA Div-1 Simulator than a regular High School 🤣

[@stephenxadonai]

That part 😂. Literally a training lab

[@kkmills9355]

My son did the 2010 Summer Wood Bat League there and loved it. Even managed to win player of the week. Wish we could have afforded to send him there for HS. Highly recommend IMG Academy.

[@South-uh5wu]

**if you're rich

[@WamaziTech]

@@South-uh5wu There's a good amount of athletes that aren't rich who get scholarships there.

[@South-uh5wu]

@@WamaziTech fair enough

[@xxcoolblue8100]

@@WamaziTech even with scholarships ur gon need to pay a part, its not full ride scholarship

[@kylegresser9714]

@@South-uh5wuif you good they’ll pay you to go and hook up parents w great jobs

[@Cajunrich]

We toured it when my daughter was in Highschool. She was gonna do her Jr year with Leadbetter …however she couldn’t get over leaving home that early in life! Awesome Golf and Tennis 10 years ago…now it’s all the sports. Nice Vid

[@twenty__3]

Was there before Xmas for my son’s soccer tournament…pretty insane to see it all in person

[@Jon14722]

Nice

[@wolflike24124]

If you replaced magic from Hogwarts with sports, this would be it.

[@bobbing19]

i think you should clarify with the title because img academy is for sports, but their actual academics is like not even close

[@Tripper1707]

academics are actually pretty good

[@bobbing19]

@@Tripper1707 yeah but not academically "#1 ranked high school" like the title says...

[@bobbing19]

@@Tripper1707 if you read my sentence again closely you would see that I meant "not even close" in the way that its not even close to #1 academics in the nation

[@Tripper1707]

@@bobbing19 bro I’m just trying to say that I don’t think the schooling isn’t that bad I go here and my teachers are good

[@bobbing19]

@@Tripper1707 yeye im saying theyre not the best we cool now? 🤝

[@lmeyer6097]

I mean my schools locker room isn’t that bad. We only had to change in the boys locker room because the girls locker room’s ceiling was falling down. I think our school is pretty close to how good theirs is 😅

[@aerai11423]

Yknow you got it good when you’re at a school without roaches in the locker room

[@Ellery_Jane]

@@aerai11423the roaches climb the walls in my locker room😭😭

[@ReaganOBrien-l9e]

Amazing vid! Can u pls go 2 ut in Austin they have a really good facility

[@vtoemaraca4865]

real

[@lucianadannunzio36]

i went here back before covid for camp to do track...it was so fun i recommend it 100%!

[@slimsview9463]

I’m sure you had knee pads

[@JetSopp]

As a Texas resident, I always thought Allen was a college because of all the benefits that came with the school. IMG is just on another level.

[@carljaeger9585]

Best video on IMG hands down!!!❤

[@xxvoid4]

You’d think they would give this type of money and energy to smart kids for academic studies

[@Heloo12345]

Thx for showing my high school

[@iliketime1838]

Yo how much is that tuition?

[@f1speedyy]

@@iliketime183870k-80k

[@ssweetner]

@@iliketime183890k

[@Heloo12345]

About 70k

[@PsychoDude]

70k per what?​@@Heloo12345

[@AngelGarcia64.]

Bro really talked with the son of my Legendary Red Sox closer Koji Uehara 😧

[@chzxriot1481]

crazy how there is still schools with bigger stadiums, Katy Highschool in Katy, Texas has a stadium that could almost be confused with a college stadium.. literally 12,000 capacity.

[@davidsirmons3540]

Yooo DSARM already subbed, and me and my son watch EVERYYYYY video!! Would love to supervise him with this gear. He would freak!!

[@raydomenech7646]

I really enjoy your videos, very well edited and the camera work is remarkable.

[@anthonyjames4319]

I love how the academic building is the afterthought lol

[@HaveyoumetKen]

This isnt a high school this is a professional athlete factory

[@anthonypetercoleman339]

Lol this is literally a college for high school students. You have to pay the exact same University tuition fees to live there. Its on par with the cost of Ivy League schools. You do this to ensure your kid goes pro, or gets on an elite college team that will eventually take him pro. There is a absolutely ZERO other reason to be at this school. Its strictly a sports institution that also happens to hand out GED's at the end of 4 years.

[@katerinsh]

Great! I'm wondering if other such facilities exist in the world.. I've heard about Singapore Sports School, as well as another American school in Geneva, Ohio, if I'm not mistaken, but how about something like this for adults?

[@JackWashburn_]

I went there and played the JV team… and shoved. But they got the best campus I’ve ever seen. And I’ve had some D1 tours.

[@Random-yd4px]

lol wyd you play 90k per year to go to high school lol

[@JackWashburn_]

@@Random-yd4px Should rephrase. I dont go to the school I play at another in the area. But I played at the school against them.

[@Elena.rivra257]

Was it easy to get in or do you have to be actual pro level at your sport?

[@JackWashburn_]

@@Elena.rivra257 I mean from my friends that go there you don’t have to be elite when you’re a freshman etc. they will develop you. Although if you enter Junior or senior year you have to be college calibre.

[@Elena.rivra257]

@@JackWashburn_ thank you. How is it with the academics there? I heard that there’s barely any academics there and when there is it’s only for an hour or so?

[@The_Wrestling_Kid]

This seems more like a college than a freaking high school!

[@PixelZinger]

For highschool this place is wild!! I wonder how elite you need to be at 13 to get into something like this!

[@YaBoiAsher]

all you need is the simple budget of 100k a year!

[@PixelZinger]

@@YaBoiAsher Jesus Christ. I do not have that lol

[@YaBoiAsher]

@@PixelZinger most people don't lmfao

[@MozzeeFootball]

You can get in after. I know a guy who got a scholly to go there after his freshman year at our school(but didn’t go because it wasn’t full)

[@fxevaa]

be rich 😍

[@gipsy_3o3]

Never felt more inferior in my life than today

[@thebigcnel]

90k a year for high school good lord

[@patrickglaze9712]

Great video man! I was the random dude on the DFW escalator that said whats up and wondered where y'all were heading!

[@DSARM]

Yooo what up dude!! We were headed to Oklahoma haha, OSU tour on day 1 then Holliday Brothers video on day 2. Appreciate you saying whats up!

[@Golf101inc]

I'm a teacher, so I looked this place up on glassdoor because I was curious about pay. Not great, lol. Ofc this is all self-reported as boarding schools aren't required to post salaries like public schools but here are some numbers... Avg pay: 43k - 63k Home prices in the area vary a lot but I saw a few at 328k which are similar to what I live in now (and I paid 205k for mine, but I live in a low COL area). I'd probably end up living in a condo, but that really wouldn't work for my family:). Single, sure...family no lol. Point being, I wouldn't want to teach there. Looking at the amazing facilities is great, and getting to use them is a perk...but for that pay it sucks. Teachers are already underpaid but this really seems like a slap in the face. Unless I'm missing a major benifit, doesn't seem worth it to me. Also looking at coaches pay, it seems really low. You are churning out the best athletes, super competative programs, etc...and you are only paying 36-58k a year. Now if you can stack that with a teacher salary it isn't bad at all...but I highly doubt the coaches there teach. Maybe I'm wrong. TLDR: Doesn't seem worth it to work here if you are a teacher or coach.

[@NomadA1]

It's Florida. Capitalist heaven. That state is made for the rich, terrible for working class.

[@BreakerOneNine07]

That's because they're not really worried about academics here. I bet all the coaches and trainers are paid big bucks!

[@BreakerOneNine07]

I would be surprised if the coaches are making as little as what you posted. 🤷‍♂️

[@Golf101inc]

@@BreakerOneNine07 could be more. I just glass doored it so could be wrong

[@wgnd1614]

teachers are not underpaid..

[@ayooo9770]

I remember racing a few kids who ran track at IMG in a post season meet after senior year of high school. They only beat me by a few seconds in the mile, and I just remember thinking about how their parents paid 80k/year for them to be not even under 4:20

[@Toby-e1e]

I’ve been to camp here it was Stunningly big. I got lost 4 times.

[@demographicrenaissance6613]

I grew up 1/2 mile from this place waaaay back in the 80's when it was "Nick Bolliteri's Tennis Academy." Lived there in the late 80's to 2008. I'm in mid 40's now. That place as grown so much. We used to try to hook up with the foreign tennis girls when we were young teenagers skating at the "blue" 7-11 down the street. The tennis kids would walk up to the store.

[@jedeicklozoya3794]

Jedrick892 just subscribed and kept me very entertained hope to see more tours like this one

[@Toby-e1e]

I’ve also been almost all these facilities. Including the dorms. I was in the west building I believe.

[@Jon14722]

Nice

[@vortexgotspeed7512]

I’ve been here for summer camp its as awesome as it sounds

[@BE_2K]

Love the content bro!

[@averygaming8707]

IMG goes hard!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@Billionaireben]

2:25 he's at this high school for 5 years? Isn't high school 4 years? I ran into that in college, at 4 years they point out I have to wait to spring to take a class I forgot about (got my MBA just so the total years didn't seem so shockingly long lol.)

[@newyorkgumgum9960]

where is the library?

[@Jessica_Costantini]

LOLOL

[@NinjaMaster1]

Great video. I had no idea this Existed!

[@richardlopez413]

Your the best baseball youtubers❤

[@ChannelName66]

My school had to show plays in our cafeteria because it was too small for an auditorium and our gym was too small to set up a stage

[@callumhowell287]

I spent a summer camp there and got offered and partial scholarship for their post graduate team

[@Totalballa41]

lies

[@Gwp657]

Bro if you really want to see a huge campus come see holy cross high school in New Orleans Louisiana 🤯🤯

[@iluvwave]

As someone who goes to the camps, i can confirm its amazing.

[@andariegos9466]

I had no idea what IMG was until I moved to Bradenton in 2017. Then I would see the students, I assume, shuttled to different locations like Walmart, AMI, etc. They always had their t-shirts on and seem to travel in groups a lot. Anyway, all this to say, driving past hundreds of times the building looks beautiful from outside. I could only imagine what it looked like inside. Now I got a glimpse and it looks amazing.

[@WeezyIsbetter]

My high school doesn’t even have a dugout or a fence

[@drmichaelsunsschoolformath]

really cool, thanks. even in this school there's room for more serious maths to meet the future of analytics in sports but more importantly actual education for developing minds. One issue with school tours is that it is really hard to get an idea of how the teachers are at the school, especially if they are all busy teaching and dont want to be disturbed

[@mattosika]

Fun side bar: It is not the top ranked high school in the US. It produces athletes who, while entertaining, provide absolutely no benefit to humanity.

[@Jessica_Costantini]

yeah… like where’s the library

[@user-zc3th7bk3g]

@@Jessica_Costantini… it must be underneath the school 😂

[@Romelus69]

They churn out pros…..$$$$$

[@mattosika]

@Romelus69 And? College football players have problems reading at a high-school level so I don't put much stock in their academic pedigree. It's just one more way for American billionaires to get people to pay for their shit.

[@gameboiz1]

I go to WPI which is a D3 college in Worcester Mass. This place is 20x nicer than the college I go to I don’t even understand how a high school can be like this.

[@Salty202]

bro showed us everything besides for the actual school part

[@TheRealLemurMilk]

That's because it doesn't exist

[@BreakerOneNine07]

That's because their academics is subpar. This is an athletics school.

[@toxic_grnbeanyt961]

Was there for tournament....going back in July for the Premier Cup!!!

[@xverge_hd3331]

Can you only attend img if you play a sport?

[@dsaadssawd5272]

You just pay

[@thelaxlair6727]

So it's basically a pro athlete factory

[@fum7175]

did a bunch of track meets there, always super nice

[@5InTheFamily]

#1 high school I think academics… this might be #1 private sports high school

[@lydiabpierce]

IMG makes me wanna sob there's no surpassing them. My school is currently #2 in the state of florida (for football) and IMG is #1. but we've given up hope of ever beating them... for obious reasons.

[@Manwithaplan2021]

Prestigious from an athletic standpoint****

[@adambuesser6264]

How about a visit to West Point Acadamy. Need a background check to get in.

[@Jacob-on5zh]

this is literally better than my college

[@naodsolomon7121]

this is amazing!!! ... but what's the catch (what it takes to stay here??)

[@TheThrill_YT]

I thought This was a college

[@HandsomeBlackMusle]

You should do a side to side. Top ranked highschool VS Lowest ranked highschool

[@Mvproszn]

This is a sports academy, not a high school

[@ZehunkhooprpyaldumpJ]

Do they have a culinary arts program I’m asking this at 0:57 so don’t blame me if there is

[@chefjenks2358]

Speaking as a professional baseball player. Tell you what…unless your kid is a top prospect as a 7th or 8th grade DO NOT go here. You need a full scholarship or for some families a 75% to even remotely afford tuition costs. It’s absurd and I think over 80 grand. Now if your kid is an elite level prospect at a young age and you can score a full ride then it’s a no brainer. Put it to you this way…by then end of his 4 year term here you will be over 350,000 dollars in debt. That’s why most people only go here for a year to bump up their draft stock and focus on sports to get selected in high school or to go to a great college to avenue towards professional sports. If you don’t aspire to do professional sports don’t go here. If your son to daughter isn’t legit and actually has recognition outside of his state or local area don’t go here. And IF you don’t get a scholarship and you are from a lower to middle income family…DO NOT GO HERE. This school is not a scam but it is very expensive. They do a lot for their students and athletes and I love their concept. But if your little jimmy is batting 300 in his local little league I wouldn’t dare send him to IMG academy. Test your son or daughter in their selected sport to give you a good idea if they are ready for that commitment. They do draft at a very high rate for professional sports but if you go there with a wish and a dream w/ no latent talent or work ethic. It’s throwing money out the window. You can get recognized anywhere lol. Get a good workout plan. A good coach. A good trainer. Manage your diet. And expose yourself to national/international level tournaments. And you STILL won’t spend that kind of ridiculous money for virtually the same training pending on your work ethic. Like I said it’s not a scam but if your not expecting to go top 10 fucking don’t waste your time my friends

[@MikeFarnhamGalaxysEdgeGroup]

Anna Kournikova and her parents lived in regular housing across the street back in 1993. My parents lived about 10 houses down from her at the time. She was attending back when it was the [Nick] Bolletteri Academy. Used to see her walking around the lake walking her dog.

[@TheFuentesFam]

Tuition is 90k, that is insane wtf

[@ryanjohnson3749]

Their basketball court is like a mid level high school stadium in Indiana and 5k for a fb stadium there are high schools in Iowa that have stadiums that seat more

[@elijahmatthew5270]

This is how all schools should be looking in America with the amount of Tax Dollars that are collected every year. Instead politicians are pocketing it & sending over 50 billion to Ukraine.

[@kimocoloma4123]

Where do they rank academically? Is this a private school and how much it cost per year?

[@nathanyan1215]

The locker room is COLD........FREEZING MY BOY!

[@CDRClanOfficial]

I got a scholarship for soccer here I cant wait to go. One thing I have to say though is that it’s expensive and a lot of there teams aren’t that good, There only really good at u16 and up. Hope this helps lol

[@rekihonda]

played middle school baseball w kaz, crazy to see how far he's come 😭😭

[@briannamarchitto3486]

dude I need to see more footage on the Gatorade facility

[@paigedoes]

Those drone shots are fire

[@kaorisASMR]

That’s Koji Uehara (former Boston Red Sox pitcher)‘s son!

[@queenpenguin5685]

I played a couple basketball games their (I’m from Tampa, it’s kinda close ish), and it is crazy large and cool

[@EVHYNA]

img was so fun but 1 week is like 4k so my family lost a lot of money for me just to go to img for A WEKE but SO worth it I learnt a lot and this place is just amazing

[@EVHYNA]

kinda sad you didnt visit the golf facility because its actually huge and amazing

[@joliettraveler]

Does it have as many National Merit Scholarship Finalists as St. Francis of Mountain View, CA? After all, high school should prepare you for college.

[@theamazing4664]

I live next to Bradenton Florida, I didnt know IMG was #1 Highschool DAMN!

[@trickshots4life1-12]

the fact that this is a high school, is AMAZING🔥🔥🔥💣