Hartford County Private Schools

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 103 private schools serving 13,282 students in Hartford County, CT (there are 257 public schools, serving 129,321 public students). 9% of all K-12 students are educated in private schools (compared to the CT state average of 12%).
The average tuition cost is $29,274, which is higher than the Connecticut private school average tuition cost of $29,268.
40% of private schools in Hartford County, CT are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 103
  • # Students Served: 13,282
  • Average Tuition: $29,274
  • % Students on Financial Aid: 38%
  • Acceptance Rate: 69%
  • Average Class Size: 13 students
  • % Students of Color: 32%
  • View Hartford County, CT School Trends

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 103
  • # Students Served: 13,282
  • Average Tuition: $29,274
  • % Students on Financial Aid: 38%
  • Acceptance Rate: 69%
  • Average Class Size: 13 students
  • % Students of Color: 32%
  • View Hartford County, CT School Trends

Top Ranked Hartford County Private Schools (2026-27)

Kingswood Oxford School Photo
Gr: 6-12 | 507 students
Avg. class size: 13 students
Sports: 18 | Extracurriculars: 30
170 Kingswood Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
(860) 727-5000
(1)
Renbrook School Photo
Gr: NS-8 | 373 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 2
2865 Albany Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 236-1661
(20)
Watkinson School Photo
Gr: 6-12 | 240 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 9 | Extracurriculars: 18
180 Bloomfield Avenue
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 236-5618
(2)
Map of Adelbrook-the Learning Center Of East Hartford
Gr: 7-12 | 36 students
Special Education School
21 Church St
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 540-4315
Map of Adelbrook-the Learning Center Of Manchester
Gr: K-6 | 26 students
Special Education School
42 Prospect St
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 645-1255
Avon Old Farms School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 415 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 15
All-boys
500 Old Farms Rd
Avon, CT 06001
(860) 404-4100
The Burlington Academy Of Learning Photo
Gr: PK-K | 58 students
Avg. class size: 14 students
Extracurriculars: 5
Daycare / Preschool
10 Covey Rd.
Burlington, CT 06013
(860) 675-3598
Map of Connecticut Junior Republic-bristol
Gr: 6-12 | 59 students
All-girls | Special Education School
30 Pleasant St
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 845-8010
(1)
Map of Corpus Christi School
Gr: PK-8 | 379 students
Catholic
581 Silas Deane Hwy
Wethersfield, CT 06109
(860) 529-5487
(1)
Map of Eagle House Education Program
Gr: 1-8 | 20 students
Special Education School
1680 Albany Ave
Hartford, CT 06105
(860) 297-0552
East Catholic High School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 479 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Sports: 19
Catholic
115 New State Rd
Manchester, CT 06042
(860) 649-5336
Map of Emmanuel Christian Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 421 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 3
Baptist
569 Maple Hill Ave
Newington, CT 06111
(860) 667-3407
(1)
The Ethel Walker School Photo
Gr: 7-12 | 225 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 50
All-girls
230 Bushy Hill Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-4200
Map of The Grace S Webb School
Gr: 1-12 | 95 students
Special Education School
200 Retreat Ave
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 545-7238
(1)
Map of Immanuel Lutheran School
Gr: PK-8 | 92 students
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
154 Meadow St
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 583-5631
Map of Intensive Education Academy In
Gr: 2-12 | 56 students
Avg. class size: 7 students
Sports: 1 | Extracurriculars: 2
Special Education School
840 North Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 236-2049
Map of The Loomis Chaffee School
Gr: 9-12 | 703 students
Avg. class size: 11 students
Sports: 19
4 Batchelder Road
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 687-6000
Miss Porter's School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 342 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 18
All-girls
60 Main St.
Farmington, CT 06032
(860) 409-3500
Northwest Catholic High School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 444 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 17 | Extracurriculars: 20
Catholic
29 Wampanoag Drive
West Hartford, CT 06117
(860) 236-4221
(3)
Map of Oak Hill School
Gr: K-12 | 106 students
Avg. class size: 9 students
Special Education School
120 Holcomb St
Hartford, CT 06112
(860) 769-3860
St. James School Photo
Gr: PK-8 | 383 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 8
Catholic
73 Park Street
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 643-5088
(12)
St. Mary's School Photo
Gr: PK-8 | 171 students
Sports: 3 | Extracurriculars: 8
Catholic
946 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 658-9412
(1)
St. Paul Catholic High School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 397 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 20
Catholic
1001 Stafford Ave
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-0911
Suffield Academy Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 410 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Sports: 24
185 North Main Street
Suffield, CT 06078
(860) 386-4400
Trinity Christian Preschool Photo
Gr: NS-PK | 27 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Extracurriculars: 1
Daycare / Preschool (Methodist)
180 Park Ave
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 688-2008
(3)
Westminster School Photo
Gr: 9-12 | 412 students
Avg. class size: 12 students
Sports: 16 | Extracurriculars: 21
995 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06070
(860) 408-3043
Ben Bronz Academy Photo
Gr: 1-12 | 70 students
Special Education School
33 Church Street
East Hartford, CT 06107
(860) 236-5807
(1)
Map of The Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy
Gr: PK-8 | 105 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Jewish
53 Gabb Rd
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 243-8333
(1)
Map of Birch Mountain Day School
Gr: K | 33 students
Daycare / Preschool
645 Birch Mountain Rd
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 649-2067
Map of Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Gr: PK-K | 28 students
Daycare / Preschool
228 Mountain Rd
Suffield, CT 06078
(860) 668-5653
Map of Building Blocks Of Windsor
Gr: PK-K | 58 students
Daycare / Preschool
842 Marshall Phelps Road
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 683-2229
Map of Central Christian Academy
Gr: PK-12 | 135 students
Baptist
1505 West St
Southington, CT 06489
(860) 621-6701
Map of Chapter 126 Classroom
Gr: K-12 | 90 students
Special Education School
47 Upson St
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 769-7054
Map of The Children's Place, Inc.
Gr: PK | 195 students
Daycare / Preschool
452 Tolland Tpke
Manchester, CT 06042
(860) 643-5535
Map of Clinical Day School - Manchester Memorial Hospital
Gr: 8-12 | 28 students
Special Education School
71 Haynes St
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 646-1222
(2)
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Hartford County Private Schools (Closed)

Map of Bright Horizons Family Solutio
Gr: PK-K | 46 students
Daycare / Preschool
1045 Day Hill Rd
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 688-6681
Map of The Cedar Court School
Gr: PK-5 | 53 students
Catholic
27 Park Rd
West Hartford, CT 06119
(860) 523-0060
Map of Mother Goose Children's Center
Gr: PK-K | 53 students
Daycare / Preschool
1742 Ellington Rd
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 644-9568
Map of New Testament Baptist Church School
Gr: PK-6 | 55 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
Baptist
111 Ash St
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 290-6696
(1)
Map of Our Childrens Place
Gr: NS-PK | 38 students
Daycare / Preschool
30 Quarry Road
Glastonbury, CT 06033
(860) 659-4766
Map of Penny's Playground Of Learning
Gr: PK-3 | 36 students
19 Pine Street
Plainville, CT 06062
(860) 747-0157
Map of Pope John Paul Ii
Gr: K-9 | 202 students
Catholic
221 Farmington Ave
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 225-4275
Map of Sacred Heart School
Gr: PK-8 | 123 students
Catholic
35 Orange St
New Britain, CT 06053
(860) 229-7663
Map of St. Adalbert School
Gr: K-8 | 117 students
Catholic
90 Alden Avenue
Enfield, CT 06082
(860) 745-6135
Map of St. Brigid St.. Augustine Partnership School
Gr: PK-8 | 154 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Catholic
100 Mayflower St
West Hartford, CT 06110
(860) 621-2130
Map of St. Christopher School
Gr: PK-8 | 189 students
Catholic
570 Brewer Street
East Hartford, CT 06118
(860) 568-1400
Map of Webb School At Bloomfield
Gr: 8-12 | 25 students
Special Education School
2 Northwestern Dr
Bloomfield, CT 06002
(860) 696-0013

Overview

Category
This State (CT)
US
# Schools
105 Schools

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Private schools down 8 in Hartford County, from 113 in 2016 to 105 in 2025.
# Students
13,282 Students
64,588 Students

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Average students down 13 in Hartford County, from 151 in 2016 to 138 in 2025, while Connecticut fell from 172 to 165.
% Average Students of Color
32%
33%

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Students of color up 6 points in Hartford County private schools, from 25% in 2016 to 31% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers
1,589 Teachers
7,896 Teachers
Average Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
8:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree
67%
71%

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Average Class Size
13 students
14 students

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Average Number of AP Courses
18 courses
18 courses

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Average SAT score
1246
(Out of 1600)
1255
SAT score down 49 points in Hartford County private schools, falling from 1280 in 2017 to 1231 in 2025.
Average ACT score
27
(Out of 36)
28

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost
$29,274
$29,268

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Tuition up 23% in Hartford County rose from $23,715 in 2016 to $29,066 in 2025.
Average Summer Program Cost
$633
$4,006
Average % on Financial Aid
38%
37%

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Average Financial Aid Grant
$21,465
$18,198

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Average Acceptance Rate
69%
72%

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Average Endowment Size
$96.59 million
$65.67 million
Endowment up 6 million in Hartford County, rising from $58 M in 2019 to $64 M in 2025 while Connecticut was $66 M and the U.S. $40 M.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.63
0.63

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Diversity score up 8 points in Hartford County private schools, rising from 0.55 in 2016 to 0.63 in 2025.
# American Indian Students
34 Students
716 Students
% American Indian Students
<1%
1%
# Asian Students
590 Students
2,908 Students
% Asian Students
4%
5%

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Asian enrollment up 2 points in Hartford County private schools, rising from 3% in 2016 to 5% in 2025.
# Hispanic Students
1,128 Students
5,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
9%

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Hispanic share up 3 points in Hartford County private schools, rising from 5% in 2016 to 8% in 2025.
# Black Students
1,310 Students
4,891 Students
% Black Students
10%
8%

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Black students up 1 point in Hartford County private schools, from 9% in 2016 to 10% in 2025.
# White Students
7,485 Students
34,906 Students
% White Students
56%
56%

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White share down 8 points in Hartford County private schools, from 64% in 2016 to 56% in 2025.
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
63 Students
% Hawaiian Students
<1%
<1%
# Others Students
2,864 Students
12,895 Students
% of Others Students
21%
21%

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Other-race share holds near 21% in Hartford County private schools, versus 26% nationally in 2025.
All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars
10 extracurriculars
13 extracurriculars
Average Number of Sports
10 sports
10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Hartford County, CT?
The top ranked private schools in Hartford County, CT include Suffield Academy, The Loomis Chaffee School, and The Ethel Walker School.
How many private schools are located in Hartford County?
103 private schools are located in Hartford County.
How much do private schools cost in Hartford County?
The average tuition cost is $29,274, which is higher than the Connecticut private school average tuition cost of $29,268.
How diverse are private schools in Hartford County?
Hartford County private schools are approximately 32% minority students, which is lower than the Connecticut private school average of 33%.
What percentage of students in Hartford County go to private school?
9% of all K-12 students in Hartford County are educated in private schools (compared to the CT state average of 12%).
What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Hartford County?
40% of private schools in Hartford County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).
Which private schools in Hartford County are often viewed compared to one another?

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