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Maine Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 103 private schools belonging to membership associations in Maine.
The most popular school membership associations are New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) (32% of schools), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (22% of schools) and Other school association(s) (19% of schools).

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 103

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 103

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

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (School of Tomorrow) (ACE)
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 for Experiential Education (AEE)
1
10
10%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
11
1,203
9%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
1
21
-
Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
2
231
4%
Association of Independent Schools of New England (AISNE)
13
4,121
14%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)
4
318
6%
Council of Bilingual Education (PVSR legacy category)
1
231
2%
Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS)
1
81
-
Friends Council on Education (FCE)
1
138
10%
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
4
43
17%
Institute for Independent Education (PVSR legacy category)
1
76
12%
International Coalition of Girls' Schools (formerly NCGS) (ICGS)
1
76
12%
Jesuit Schools Network (formerly JSEA) (JSN)
1
374
7%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
6
335
18%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
23
8,006
12%
National Association of Private Catholic and Independent Schools (NAPCIS)
1
51
49%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
3
541
25%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
9
2,400
13%
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
1
139
50%
National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
1
167
29%
New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
33
7,098
14%
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 (WECAN)
3
174
3%

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