Maryland Private School Trends (10-Year)

849

Private Schools

-1.8% (-16 schools) 10-yr

143,597

Students

-0.3% (-412 students) 10-yr

$15,974

Avg. Tuition

+33.4% (+$4,002) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+6.7% (+1 student) 10-yr

39%

Students of Color

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

Enrollment & Diversity

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Maryland (MD) Total	US Avg per State
2025	848	671
2024	880	703
2023	834	665
2022	797	612
2021	832	637
2020	884	684
2019	879	665
2018	890	677
2017	847	631
2016	866	644
2015	865	683

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Schools down 18 in Maryland, from 866 in 2016 to 848 in 2025.

# Students

143,597 Students

111,484 Students
avg. per state

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Trends in Total Number of Private School Students

Year	Maryland (MD) Total	US Avg per State
2025	143,549	111,945
2024	144,999	113,628
2023	139,738	108,484
2022	141,342	104,892
2021	143,037	106,817
2020	146,477	109,411
2019	144,558	108,956
2018	145,781	109,868
2017	143,529	106,255
2016	144,388	107,443
2015	144,009	108,505

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Private enrollment edged down in Maryland, from 144,999 students in 2024 to 143,549 in 2025.

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

Grade	Maryland
Nursery	4,549
Pre-K	23,285
Kind	11,024
1	8,123
2	7,849
3	7,837
4	7,947
5	8,183
6	8,907
7	9,091
8	8,904
9	9,244
10	8,985
11	8,705
12	8,505
Not Listed	2,459

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Pre-K has the most students with 23,285, far above every other grade in Maryland private schools.

Average School Size

185 Students

179 Students

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Trends in Average School Size

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	183	179
2024	179	172
2023	183	174
2022	195	185
2021	188	180
2020	178	171
2019	178	175
2018	177	172
2017	184	180
2016	182	178
2015	176	167

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School size up 1 in Maryland, the average private school enrolled 182 students in 2016 and 183 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

39%

34%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	38%	34%
2024	37%	34%
2023	38%	33%
2022	38%	33%
2021	37%	32%
2020	37%	32%
2019	36%	31%
2018	35%	31%
2017	37%	32%
2016	37%	32%
2015	39%	32%

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Academics

# Teachers

15,080 Teachers

509,242 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	10:1	11:1
2024	10:1	11:1
2023	10:1	11:1
2022	10:1	11:1
2021	10:1	11:1
2020	10:1	12:1
2019	9:1	12:1
2018	10:1	12:1
2017	10:1	12:1
2016	10:1	12:1
2015	10:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio held at 10:1 in Maryland private schools from 2021 to 2025, while the national ratio was 11:1 in 2025.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

55%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	56%	55%
2024	56%	54%
2023	56%	54%
2022	56%	54%
2021	56%	54%
2020	57%	54%
2019	57%	53%
2018	56%	53%
2017	56%	53%
2016	57%	52%
2015	56%	52%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	16	16
2024	16	15
2023	16	15
2022	16	15
2021	16	15
2020	16	15
2019	16	15
2018	16	15
2017	16	15
2016	15	15
2015	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

14 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	13	13
2024	13	12
2023	13	11
2022	12	11
2021	12	11
2020	11	11
2019	12	11
2018	11	11
2017	11	10
2016	11	10
2015	10	10

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Average SAT score

1221

(Out of 1600)

1235

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	1228	1233
2024	1223	1230
2023	1222	1228
2022	1225	1229
2021	1228	1229
2020	1225	1226
2019	1223	1226
2018	1226	1226
2017	1231	1233
2016	1339	1306
2015	1194	1258

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SAT score down 111 points in Maryland private schools, from 1339 in 2016 to 1228 in 2025.

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	27	26
2024	26	26
2023	26	26
2022	26	26
2021	26	26
2020	26	25
2019	26	25
2018	25	25
2017	25	25

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ACT score up 2 points in Maryland private schools, from 25 in 2017 to 27 in 2025, while the U.S. rose from 25 to 26.

Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$15,974

$13,779

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	$15,634	$13,580
2024	$15,404	$13,227
2023	$14,828	$12,716
2022	$14,249	$12,216
2021	$14,022	$11,969
2020	$13,622	$11,683
2019	$13,323	$11,449
2018	$13,039	$11,183
2017	$12,783	$10,900
2016	$12,424	$10,523
2015	$11,972	$10,108

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Tuition up $3,210 in Maryland private schools, rising from $12,424 in 2016 to $15,634 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$1,355

$1,160

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	$1,261	$1,152
2024	$1,195	$1,128
2023	$969	$1,156
2022	$989	$1,102
2021	$943	$1,125
2020	$524	$1,217
2019	$384	$1,305

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Summer cost up 877 dollars in Maryland, rising from $384 in 2019 to $1,261 in 2025 while the national average fell from $1,305 to $1,152.

Average % on Financial Aid

35%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	34%	34%
2024	35%	34%
2023	34%	34%
2022	34%	33%
2021	34%	33%
2020	32%	32%
2019	31%	31%
2018	30%	30%
2017	30%	30%
2016	29%	29%
2015	27%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,990

$7,693

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	$6,310	$7,073
2024	$6,180	$6,930
2023	$6,116	$6,469
2022	$5,933	$6,289
2021	$5,629	$6,055
2020	$5,390	$5,921
2019	$5,857	$5,795
2018	$5,455	$5,456
2017	$5,668	$5,319
2016	$5,959	$5,105
2015	$5,156	$5,030

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Average Acceptance Rate

83%

85%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	83%	85%
2024	81%	85%
2023	82%	85%
2022	81%	85%
2021	81%	85%
2020	80%	85%
2019	80%	85%
2018	80%	85%
2017	81%	85%
2016	81%	85%
2015	81%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$19.73 million

$31.69 million

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Endowment Trends (2021-2025)

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	$16 M	$30 M
2024	$24 M	$39 M
2023	$22 M	$39 M
2022	$24 M	$40 M
2021	$16 M	$40 M

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Endowment fell to $16M in Maryland, down from $16M in 2021 and well below the $30M national average in 2025.

Students by Ethnicity

0.66

0.65

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	0.66	0.65
2024	0.66	0.65
2023	0.66	0.65
2022	0.64	0.64
2021	0.65	0.64
2020	0.65	0.64
2019	0.63	0.63
2018	0.63	0.63
2017	0.61	0.61
2016	0.61	0.61
2015	0.62	0.61

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Diversity score up 5 points in Maryland private schools, rising from 0.61 in 2016 to 0.66 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

349 Students

29,810 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

4,672 Students

264,326 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	4%	5%
2024	4%	5%
2023	3%	5%
2022	3%	4%
2021	4%	4%
2020	4%	4%
2019	4%	4%
2018	3%	4%
2017	3%	4%
2016	3%	4%
2015	3%	4%

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Asian share up 1 point in Maryland private schools, rising from 3% in 2016 to 4% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

6,178 Students

506,562 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	5%	9%
2024	4%	9%
2023	4%	9%
2022	4%	8%
2021	4%	9%
2020	4%	9%
2019	3%	8%
2018	3%	8%
2017	3%	8%
2016	3%	8%
2015	3%	8%

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Hispanic students up 2 points in Maryland private schools, rising from 3% in 2016 to 5% in 2025.

# Black Students

23,443 Students

415,491 Students

% Black Students

17%

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	16%	7%
2024	17%	7%
2023	17%	8%
2022	17%	7%
2021	17%	7%
2020	17%	8%
2019	16%	7%
2018	17%	7%
2017	17%	7%
2016	17%	7%
2015	18%	8%

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Black student share held at 16% in Maryland private schools in 2025, down from 17% in 2016 and above the national 7%.

# White Students

71,756 Students

2,925,942 Students

% White Students

50%

52%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	50%	52%
2024	50%	52%
2023	51%	52%
2022	53%	54%
2021	52%	54%
2020	53%	54%
2019	55%	56%
2018	55%	56%
2017	57%	58%
2016	57%	58%
2015	56%	58%

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White share down 7 points in Maryland private schools, from 57% in 2016 to 50% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

548 Students

20,065 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

36,215 Students

1,473,041 Students

% of Others Students

25%

26%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Maryland (MD) Avg	National
2025	25%	26%
2024	25%	26%
2023	25%	25%
2022	23%	25%
2021	23%	25%
2020	22%	24%
2019	22%	24%
2018	22%	23%
2017	20%	22%
2016	20%	22%
2015	20%	21%

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Other-race share up 5 points in Maryland private schools, rising from 20% in 2016 to 25% in 2025.

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Extracurriculars & Sports

Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Maryland?

The top-ranked private schools in Maryland include The Bryn Mawr School, Gilman School, and Roland Park Country School.

How many private schools are located in Maryland?

There are 849 private schools are located in Maryland.

How much do private schools cost in Maryland?

The average private school tuition in Maryland is $16,044 for elementary schools and $20,829 for high schools

How diverse are private schools in Maryland?

Approximately 39% of students in Maryland private schools are minority students (compared to the national percentage).

What percentage of students in Maryland go to private school?

14% of all K-12 students in Maryland attend private schools (compared to the national average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Maryland?

53% of private schools in Maryland are religiously affiliated, with most being Catholic or Christian.

Which private schools in Maryland are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Maryland include: Countryside Christian School vs. Open Bible Academy, Gan Israel Day School vs. Bet Yeladim Inc, Open Bible Academy vs. Countryside Christian School

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