Saint Dominic Academy Photo - St. Dom's is a two campus school. Grades Pre-K - 6: Baird Avenue in Lewiston. Grades 7 - 12: Gracelawn Road in Auburn.

Best Maine Religiously Affiliated Private Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 60 religiously affiliated private schools serving 6,243 students in Maine (37% of all schools).
The average tuition cost is $8,632, which is lower than the Maine private school average tuition cost of $22,527.
The most common religiously affiliated schools are Christian (32% of schools), Catholic (23% of schools) and Baptist (22% of schools).

Top Ranked Maine Private Schools by Religious Affiliation (2025-26)

Religious Affiliation
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
13
931
8%
14
3,231
12%
19
1,528
9%
1
138
10%
1
29
16%
1
81
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