[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Frederick County, Maryland

Frederick County Private Schools (Closed)

The Jefferson School

Gr: 6-12 | 27 students

Special Education School

2940 Point of Rocks Rd

Jefferson, MD 21755

(240) 215-0200

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Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Frederick County Total Schools
2025	36
2024	37
2023	35
2022	34
2021	35
2020	34
2019	32
2018	32
2017	32
2016	30
2015	29

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Private schools up 6 in Frederick County, rising from 30 in 2016 to 36 in 2025.

# Students

4,459 Students

143,597 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	139	183	179
2024	131	179	172
2023	134	183	174
2022	129	195	185
2021	124	188	180
2020	124	178	171
2019	133	178	175
2018	132	177	172
2017	127	184	180
2016	127	182	178
2015	123	176	167

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Students per school rose 8 in Frederick County, from 131 in 2024 to 139 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

24%

39%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	24%	38%	34%
2024	23%	37%	34%
2023	26%	38%	33%
2022	19%	38%	33%
2021	20%	37%	32%
2020	23%	37%	32%
2019	23%	36%	31%
2018	22%	35%	31%
2017	31%	37%	32%
2016	30%	37%	32%
2015	28%	39%	32%

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Students of color down 6 points in Frederick County private schools, from 30% in 2016 to 24% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

368 Teachers

15,080 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	13:1	10:1	11:1
2024	13:1	10:1	11:1
2023	12:1	10:1	11:1
2022	12:1	10:1	11:1
2021	11:1	10:1	11:1
2020	11:1	10:1	12:1
2019	12:1	9:1	12:1
2018	12:1	10:1	12:1
2017	11:1	10:1	12:1
2016	11:1	10:1	12:1
2015	11:1	10:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio up 2 in Frederick County, from 11:1 in 2016 to 13:1 in 2025, while Maryland stayed at 10:1.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

50%

57%

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

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	49%	56%	55%
2024	50%	56%	54%
2023	51%	56%	54%
2022	51%	56%	54%
2021	51%	56%	54%
2020	51%	57%	54%
2019	57%	57%	53%
2018	54%	56%	53%
2017	57%	56%	53%
2016	63%	57%	52%
2015	67%	56%	52%

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Average Class Size

17 students

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	16	16	16
2024	16	16	15
2023	15	16	15
2022	14	16	15
2021	13	16	15
2020	13	16	15
2019	13	16	15
2018	12	16	15
2017	12	16	15
2016	13	15	15
2015	13	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

14 courses

Average SAT score

1132

(Out of 1600)

1221

Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,877

$15,974

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	$12,285	$15,634	$13,580
2024	$12,186	$15,404	$13,227
2023	$11,850	$14,828	$12,716
2022	$11,122	$14,249	$12,216
2021	$10,996	$14,022	$11,969
2020	$10,967	$13,622	$11,683
2019	$10,775	$13,323	$11,449
2018	$10,616	$13,039	$11,183
2017	$10,397	$12,783	$10,900
2016	$10,176	$12,424	$10,523
2015	$10,082	$11,972	$10,108

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Tuition rose 21% in Frederick County, from $10,176 in 2016 to $12,285 in 2025.

Average % on Financial Aid

38%

35%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	38%	34%	34%
2024	38%	35%	34%
2023	35%	34%	34%
2022	35%	34%	33%
2021	35%	34%	33%
2020	35%	32%	32%
2019	35%	31%	31%
2018	32%	30%	30%
2017	33%	30%	30%
2016	31%	29%	29%
2015	27%	27%	28%

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Financial aid up 7 points in Frederick County private schools, rising from 31% in 2016 to 38% in 2025.

Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,914

$6,990

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2023)

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2023	$2,507	$6,116	$6,469
2022	$2,507	$5,933	$6,289
2021	$2,507	$5,629	$6,055
2020	$2,507	$5,390	$5,921
2019	$2,507	$5,857	$5,795
2018	$2,578	$5,455	$5,456
2017	$3,482	$5,668	$5,319
2016	$2,640	$5,959	$5,105
2015	$3,815	$5,156	$5,030

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Average Acceptance Rate

88%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	89%	83%	85%
2024	93%	81%	85%
2023	93%	82%	85%
2022	93%	81%	85%
2021	93%	81%	85%
2020	92%	80%	85%
2019	92%	80%	85%
2017	81%	81%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$7.5 million

$19.73 million

Students by Ethnicity:

0.61

0.66

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	0.61	0.66	0.65
2024	0.61	0.66	0.65
2023	0.58	0.66	0.65
2022	0.56	0.64	0.64
2021	0.56	0.65	0.64
2020	0.58	0.65	0.64
2019	0.59	0.63	0.63
2018	0.59	0.63	0.63
2017	0.56	0.61	0.61
2016	0.55	0.61	0.61
2015	0.51	0.62	0.61

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Diversity score up 6 points in Frederick County private schools, rising from 0.55 in 2016 to 0.61 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

14 Students

349 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

96 Students

4,672 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	3%	4%	5%
2024	3%	4%	5%
2023	3%	3%	5%
2022	3%	3%	4%
2021	3%	4%	4%
2020	3%	4%	4%
2019	2%	4%	4%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	2%	3%	4%
2016	2%	3%	4%
2015	2%	3%	4%

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Asian share up 1 point in Frederick County private schools, rising from 2% in 2016 to 3% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

162 Students

6,178 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

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

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# Black Students

236 Students

23,443 Students

% Black Students

17%

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	6%	16%	7%
2024	6%	17%	7%
2023	5%	17%	8%
2022	4%	17%	7%
2021	4%	17%	7%
2020	7%	17%	8%
2019	7%	16%	7%
2018	7%	17%	7%
2017	8%	17%	7%
2016	8%	17%	7%
2015	5%	18%	8%

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Black student share down 2 points in Frederick County private schools, from 8% in 2016 to 6% in 2025.

# White Students

2,078 Students

71,756 Students

% White Students

49%

50%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	49%	50%	52%
2024	51%	50%	52%
2023	54%	51%	52%
2022	58%	53%	54%
2021	59%	52%	54%
2020	58%	53%	54%
2019	55%	55%	56%
2018	55%	55%	56%
2017	60%	57%	58%
2016	62%	57%	58%
2015	66%	56%	58%

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White share down 13 points in Frederick County private schools, from 62% in 2016 to 49% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

548 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

1,635 Students

36,215 Students

% of Others Students

39%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Frederick County Average	Maryland (MD) Average	National Average
2025	38%	25%	26%
2024	36%	25%	26%
2023	35%	25%	25%
2022	32%	23%	25%
2021	31%	23%	25%
2020	28%	22%	24%
2019	33%	22%	24%
2018	32%	22%	23%
2017	25%	20%	22%
2016	23%	20%	22%
2015	22%	20%	21%

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Other-race students up 15 points in Frederick County private schools, rising from 23% in 2016 to 38% in 2025.

All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Frederick County, MD?

The private schools in Frederick County, MD include St. John Regional Catholic School, Mother Seton School, and Cornerstone Academy.

How many private schools are located in Frederick County?

35 private schools are located in Frederick County.

How much do private schools cost in Frederick County?

The average tuition cost is $11,877, which is lower than the Maryland private school average tuition cost of $15,974.

How diverse are private schools in Frederick County?

Frederick County private schools are approximately 24% minority students, which is lower than the Maryland private school average of 39%.

What percentage of students in Frederick County go to private school?

8% of all K-12 students in Frederick County are educated in private schools (compared to the MD state average of 14%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Frederick County?

53% of private schools in Frederick County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

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

Popular comparisons of private schools in Frederick County include: The Goddard School vs. Frederick Country Day Montessori School, St. Thomas More Academy vs. St. John Regional Catholic School, Laurel Hall School vs. Cornerstone Academy

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