Top Ranked Centreville Private High Schools (2026-27)

The Gunston School

Gr: 9-12 | 255 students

Avg. class size: 11 students

Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 18

911 Gunston Rd

Centreville, MD 21617

(410) 758-0620

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Wye River Upper School

Gr: 8-12 | 46 students

Avg. class size: 8 students

Sports: 4 | Extracurriculars: 5

316 S. Commerce St

Centreville, MD 21617

(410) 758-2922

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Centreville, MD Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

301

Students

+42.7% (+90 students) 10-yr

$33,668

Avg. Tuition

+33.6% (+$8,468) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+11.1% (+1 student) 10-yr

17%

Students of Color

+30.8% (+4.0 pp) 10-yr

7:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+16.7% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Centreville)

This State (MD)

# Schools

2 Schools

286 Schools

# Students

301 Students

73,728 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	151	264	253
2024	147	260	245
2023	142	266	247
2022	138	288	257
2021	136	270	249
2020	138	260	235
2019	132	258	242
2018	128	257	238
2017	123	257	246
2016	118	251	241
2015	106	234	220

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% Students of Color

17%

37%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	17%	36%	32%
2024	6%	35%	31%
2023	16%	35%	31%
2022	16%	37%	30%
2021	16%	36%	30%
2020	16%	35%	29%
2019	17%	34%	29%
2018	17%	33%	28%
2017	15%	36%	30%
2016	13%	36%	30%
2015	13%	38%	30%

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0.53

0.61

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	0.53	0.60	0.61
2024	0.54	0.60	0.60
2023	0.54	0.59	0.60
2022	0.54	0.58	0.58
2021	0.53	0.59	0.57
2020	0.54	0.58	0.57
2019	0.53	0.55	0.56
2018	0.53	0.55	0.55
2017	0.52	0.53	0.54
2016	0.51	0.53	0.54
2015	0.47	0.54	0.53

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# American Indian Students

n/a

245 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

3 Students

2,586 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	1%	4%	5%
2024	1%	4%	6%
2023	1%	4%	6%
2022	2%	4%	5%
2021	2%	4%	5%
2020	2%	4%	5%
2019	1%	4%	5%
2018	1%	4%	5%
2017	1%	3%	4%
2016	1%	3%	4%
2015	2%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

2 Students

3,305 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	1%	5%	9%
2024	1%	5%	9%
2023	1%	4%	8%
2022	1%	5%	8%
2021	1%	5%	8%
2020	1%	5%	8%
2019	1%	3%	8%
2018	1%	3%	8%
2017	1%	3%	7%
2016	1%	3%	8%
2015	1%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

4 Students

12,729 Students

% Black Students

17%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	1%	17%	8%
2024	1%	18%	8%
2023	1%	19%	8%
2022	1%	18%	8%
2021	1%	18%	8%
2020	1%	19%	8%
2019	2%	18%	8%
2018	2%	18%	8%
2017	2%	19%	8%
2016	2%	19%	8%
2015	2%	21%	9%

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# White Students

142 Students

43,521 Students

% White Students

47%

59%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	47%	59%	59%
2024	48%	59%	60%
2023	50%	60%	60%
2022	51%	61%	62%
2021	52%	60%	63%
2020	51%	61%	64%
2019	54%	64%	64%
2018	55%	64%	65%
2017	58%	65%	66%
2016	60%	65%	66%
2015	67%	64%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

300 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

150 Students

11,669 Students

% of Others Students

50%

16%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	50%	15%	17%
2024	49%	14%	15%
2023	47%	13%	16%
2022	45%	11%	16%
2021	44%	12%	15%
2020	45%	10%	14%
2019	42%	11%	14%
2018	41%	11%	13%
2017	38%	9%	14%
2016	36%	9%	13%
2015	28%	8%	12%

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Academics

# Teachers

43 Teachers

8,739 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

9:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	7:1	9:1	10:1
2024	7:1	9:1	10:1
2023	7:1	8:1	10:1
2022	6:1	9:1	10:1
2021	6:1	9:1	10:1
2020	6:1	9:1	10:1
2019	7:1	8:1	10:1
2018	6:1	8:1	10:1
2017	6:1	8:1	10:1
2016	6:1	8:1	10:1
2015	6:1	9:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

60%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	60%	59%	57%
2024	60%	59%	57%
2023	60%	59%	57%
2022	60%	59%	56%
2021	60%	58%	56%
2020	60%	58%	56%
2019	60%	59%	55%
2018	60%	57%	55%
2017	58%	58%	55%
2016	65%	57%	54%
2015	55%	57%	54%

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Average Class Size

10 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	10	15	14
2024	10	15	14
2023	10	15	14
2022	10	15	14
2021	10	15	14
2020	10	15	14
2019	10	15	14
2018	10	14	14
2017	10	14	14
2016	9	14	14
2015	9	14	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

22 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	22	13	13
2024	22	13	12
2023	22	13	12
2022	22	13	12
2021	22	12	12
2020	22	12	12
2019	22	12	11
2018	19	11	11
2017	16	11	11
2016	14	11	11
2015	12	10	10

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Average SAT score

1220

(Out of 1600)

1224

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	1220	1231	1233
2024	1220	1226	1231
2023	1220	1222	1229
2022	1225	1225	1230
2021	1225	1228	1230
2020	1225	1225	1227
2019	1230	1223	1226
2018	1230	1226	1226
2017	1230	1231	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	26	27	26
2024	26	26	26
2023	26	26	26
2022	26	26	26
2021	26	26	26
2020	26	26	26
2019	26	26	25
2018	26	25	25
2017	26	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$33,668

$20,719

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$33,668	$20,331	$17,997
2024	$33,118	$19,484	$17,011
2023	$30,975	$18,118	$16,191
2022	$29,898	$17,865	$15,821
2021	$29,148	$16,665	$15,331
2020	$27,130	$16,013	$15,046
2019	$26,800	$16,628	$14,791
2018	$26,493	$16,352	$14,527
2017	$26,230	$15,381	$14,161
2016	$25,200	$15,502	$13,713
2015	$25,200	$14,146	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

56%

36%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	56%	36%	38%
2024	53%	37%	37%
2023	49%	36%	36%
2022	46%	36%	36%
2021	46%	37%	36%
2020	50%	36%	35%
2019	53%	33%	34%
2018	55%	32%	33%
2017	55%	32%	32%
2016	54%	31%	31%
2015	52%	29%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$13,939

$10,286

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$13,939	$9,481	$9,714
2024	$14,800	$9,387	$9,498
2023	$11,750	$8,947	$8,890
2022	$11,500	$8,643	$8,717
2021	$11,500	$7,695	$8,472
2020	$11,500	$7,287	$8,370
2019	$11,250	$8,061	$7,924
2018	$11,250	$7,584	$7,471
2017	$11,250	$7,417	$7,202
2016	$11,250	$7,491	$6,993
2015	$11,000	$6,688	$6,822

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Average Endowment Size

$1 million

$76.27 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$1 M	$71 M	$65 M
2024	$1 M	$28 M	$65 M
2023	$1 M	$27 M	$65 M
2022	$1 M	$27 M	$67 M
2021	$1 M	$18 M	$75 M
2020	$1 M	$14 M	$76 M
2019	$1 M	$7 M	$61 M
2018	$1 M	$7 M	$55 M
2017	$1 M	$5 M	$57 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

77%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Centreville, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	77%	77%	79%
2024	77%	77%	81%
2023	77%	78%	81%
2022	77%	76%	81%
2021	77%	77%	81%
2020	77%	75%	81%
2019	77%	76%	81%
2018	77%	75%	80%
2017	77%	75%	81%
2016	85%	75%	80%
2015	85%	76%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

15 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Centreville, MD?

The private high schools in Centreville, MD is The Gunston School.

How many private high schools are located in Centreville?

2 private high schools are located in Centreville.

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

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Centreville include: Wye River Upper School vs. The Gunston School, The Gunston School vs. Wye River Upper School

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