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Best Maine Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 101 private schools belonging to membership associations in Maine.
The most popular school membership associations are National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (21% of schools), Other school association(s) (20% of schools) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (19% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 101

Quick Facts (2026-27)

  • # Private Schools: 101

Top Ranked Maine Private Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (ACE) or (School of Tomorrow)
7
166
11%
Alternative School Network
2
190
28%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
6
295
9%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
10
800
17%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
10
1,072
7%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
21
-
Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
2
231
4%
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
8
2,616
13%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
4
318
6%
Council of Bilingual Education
1
231
2%
European Council for International Schools
1
81
-
Friends Council on Education (FCE)
1
138
10%
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
4
43
17%
Institute for Independent Education
1
76
12%
Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA)
1
374
7%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
5
329
18%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
21
7,823
12%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
3
541
25%
National Catholic Education Association
1
168
10%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
8
2,232
13%
National Coalition of Girls
1
76
12%
National Honor Society (NHS)
1
97
2%
National Independent Private Schools Association
1
167
29%
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
19
3,951
13%
Other associations(s) for exceptional children
4
156
18%
Other Montessori association(s)
7
791
18%
Other religious school association(s)
5
192
5%
Other school association(s)
20
4,570
12%
Other special emphasis association(s)
3
211
28%
State or regional independent school association
8
3,054
11%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
8
2,362
16%
Waldorf Early Childhood Association of North America
1
-
-

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