The average private school in New Hampshire was founded around 1968 (2023).
The oldest private school in New Hampshire is Phillips Exeter Academy, founded in 1781.
Year Founded Range: 1781
1968
Avg. Year Founded: 1916
Oldest Private Schools in New Hampshire (2023)
School
Founding Date
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Founding Date: 1781
Grades: 9-12
20 Main St
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 772-4311
Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 772-4311
Rank: #22.
Founding Date: 1813
Grades: 9-12
64 Main Street
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Meriden, NH 03770
(603) 469-2100
Rank: #33.
Founding Date: 1820
Grades: 9-12
80 Academy Drive
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-7200
Rank: #44.
Founding Date: 1821
Grades: 9-12
70 Main Street
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401
New Hampton, NH 03256
(603) 677-3401
Rank: #55.
Founding Date: 1845
Grades: 9-12
30 School Street
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733
Tilton, NH 03276
(603) 286-1733
Rank: #66.
Founding Date: 1848
Grades: 9-12
204 Main Street
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6651
Andover, NH 03216
(603) 735-6651
Rank: #77.
St. Paul's School![St. Paul's School Photo St. Paul's School Photo]()

(Episcopal)
Founding Date: 1856
Grades: 9-12
325 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 229-4700
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 229-4700
Rank: #88.
Founding Date: 1858
Grades: PK-8
2291 Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 623-3155
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 623-3155
Rank: #99.
Saint Patrick Academy![Saint Patrick Academy Photo Saint Patrick Academy Photo]()

(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1868
Grades: NS-8
315 Banfield Road
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-0739
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-0739
Rank: #1010.
Holderness School![Holderness School Photo Holderness School Photo]()

(Episcopal)
Founding Date: 1879
Grades: 9-12
33 Chapel Lane
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1257
Plymouth, NH 03264
(603) 536-1257
Rank: #1111.
Founding Date: 1886
Grades: 9-12
371 West Farm Road
Bethlehem, NH 03574
(603) 444-2928
Bethlehem, NH 03574
(603) 444-2928
Rank: #1212.
St. John Regional School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1888
Grades: PK-8
61 S State St
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-3222
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 225-3222
Rank: #1313.
St. Anthony School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1904
Grades: PK-6
148 Belmont St
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 622-0414
Manchester, NH 03103
(603) 622-0414
Rank: #1414.
Wolfeboro Camp School![Wolfeboro Camp School Photo - Wolfeboro offers an excellent academic program for Middle, Upper, and ESL students. Guided by dedicated and seasoned private school faculty, the Wolfeboro curriculum includes additional emphasis on pre-prep goals, pre-college goals, and intensive ESL courses. Wolfeboro Camp School Photo - Wolfeboro offers an excellent academic program for Middle, Upper, and ESL students. Guided by dedicated and seasoned private school faculty, the Wolfeboro curriculum includes additional emphasis on pre-prep goals, pre-college goals, and intensive ESL courses.]()

Special Program Emphasis
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: 5-12
93 Camp School Road
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Wolfeboro, NH 03894
(603) 569-3451
Rank: #1515.
Presentation Of Mary Academy![Presentation Of Mary Academy Photo Presentation Of Mary Academy Photo]()

(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1926
Grades: PK-8
182 Lowell Rd
Hudson, NH 03051
(603) 889-6054
Hudson, NH 03051
(603) 889-6054
Rank: #1616.
Founding Date: 1935
Grades: 9-12
18 Lehmann Way
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8584
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8584
Rank: #1717.
High Mowing School![High Mowing School Photo - The only International Waldorf boarding & day school in North America, High Mowing welcomes students from across the globe. Explore our 300-acre classroom. Become a citizen of the world, a steward of the land with a global perspective. Join us, get connected. High Mowing School Photo - The only International Waldorf boarding & day school in North America, High Mowing welcomes students from across the globe. Explore our 300-acre classroom. Become a citizen of the world, a steward of the land with a global perspective. Join us, get connected.]()

Special Program Emphasis
Founding Date: 1942
Grades: 9-12
222 Isaac Frye Hwy
Wilton, NH 03086
(603) 654-2391
Wilton, NH 03086
(603) 654-2391
Rank: #1818.
Cardigan Mountain School![Cardigan Mountain School Photo - The Kenly Dining Hall opened in spring 2013. Cardigan Mountain School Photo - The Kenly Dining Hall opened in spring 2013.]()

All-boys
Founding Date: 1945
Grades: 6-9
62 Alumni Drive
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3518
Canaan, NH 03741
(603) 523-3518
Rank: #1919.
Hampshire Country School![Hampshire Country School Photo - Island Pond is regularly used for canoeing and fishing. Hampshire Country School Photo - Island Pond is regularly used for canoeing and fishing.]()

All-boys | Alternative School
Founding Date: 1948
Grades: 3-10
28 Patey Circle
Rindge, NH 03461
(603) 899-3325
Rindge, NH 03461
(603) 899-3325
Rank: #2020.
Founding Date: 1952
Grades: PK-8
20 Cushing Ave
Nashua, NH 03064
(603) 882-7442
Nashua, NH 03064
(603) 882-7442
Rank: #2121.
Crotched Mountain School
Special Education School
Founding Date: 1953
Grades: K-12
1 Verney Drive
Greenfield, NH 03047
(603) 668-7584
Greenfield, NH 03047
(603) 668-7584
Rank: #2222.
Trinity Christian School![Trinity Christian School Photo - Trinity Christian School Trinity Christian School Photo - Trinity Christian School]()

(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
Founding Date: 1955
Grades: NS-8
100 Maple Ave
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-9403
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-9403
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
St. Joseph Regional Catholic School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1959
Grades: PK-8
40 Main St
Salem, NH 03079
(603) 893-6811
Salem, NH 03079
(603) 893-6811
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
White Wing School![White Wing School Photo - 100th Day of School Artwork White Wing School Photo - 100th Day of School Artwork]()

Daycare / Preschool
Founding Date: 1959
Grades: PK-K
58 Lowell St
Nashua, NH 03064
(603) 882-1041
Nashua, NH 03064
(603) 882-1041
Rank: #2525.
St. Thomas Aquinas High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1960
Grades: 9-12
197 Dover Point Rd
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-3206
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-3206
Rank: #2626.
Pioneer Junior Academy
(Seventh Day Adventist)
Founding Date: 1961
Grades: 1-8
13 Mount Gilboa Rd
Westmoreland, NH 03467
(603) 399-4803
Westmoreland, NH 03467
(603) 399-4803
Rank: #2727.
Sacred Heart School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1962
Grades: PK-8
289 Lafayette Rd
Hampton, NH 03842
(603) 926-3254
Hampton, NH 03842
(603) 926-3254
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Founding Date: 1963
Grades: 9-12
25 Columbus Ave
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-7418
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 224-7418
Rank: #28 - 2928. - 29.
Founding Date: 1963
Grades: 9-12
194 Lund Road
Nashua, NH 03060
(603) 889-4107
Nashua, NH 03060
(603) 889-4107
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Founding Date: 1964
Grades: 6-12
2108 River Road
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 669-4524
Manchester, NH 03104
(603) 669-4524
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Founding Date: 1964
Grades: PK-12
106 Page Rd
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8505
Dublin, NH 03444
(603) 563-8505
Rank: #3232.
Windham Cooperative Kindergarten & Nursery
Daycare / Preschool
Founding Date: 1966
Grades: K
12 Industrial Dr
Windham, NH 03087
(603) 893-3069
Windham, NH 03087
(603) 893-3069
Rank: #3333.
Founding Date: 1967
Grades: PK-8
36 Well School Road
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-6908
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603) 924-6908
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Dover Children's Center
Special Program Emphasis
Founding Date: 1968
Grades: PK-7
43 Back River Rd
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-7637
Dover, NH 03820
(603) 742-7637
Rank: #34 - 3534. - 35.
Merri-Loo Community Preschool
Daycare / Preschool
Founding Date: 1968
Grades: NS-PK
86 Center St
Goffstown, NH 03045
(603) 497-3350
Goffstown, NH 03045
(603) 497-3350
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