Top Ranked Westminster Private Schools (2026)

Carroll Christian Schools

Gr: PK-12 | 342 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 12

Baptist

550 Baltimore Blvd

Westminster, MD 21157

(410) 876-3838

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Carroll Lutheran School

Gr: K-8 | 87 students

Avg. class size: 10 students

Extracurriculars: 5

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA)

1738 Old Taneytown Rd

Westminster, MD 21158

(410) 848-1050

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Montessori School Of Westminster

Gr: PK-9 | 165 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Extracurriculars: 5

Montessori School

1055 Montessori Drive

Westminster, MD 21158

(410) 848-6283

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St. John Catholic School

Gr: PK-8 | 285 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Sports: 2 | Extracurriculars: 7

Catholic

45 Monroe Street

Westminster, MD 21157

(410) 848-7455

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Christian Preschool & Kindergarten Program

Gr: PK-K | 91 students

Avg. class size: 16 students

Extracurriculars: 1

Daycare / Preschool (Christian)

65 Washington Road

Westminster, MD 21157

(443) 289-9019

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North Carroll Community School

Gr: PK-8 | 154 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Extracurriculars: 1

401 Stone Road

Westminster, MD 21158

(410) 386-0655

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Westminster, MD Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-25.0% (-2 schools) 10-yr

1,124

Students

+66.3% (+448 students) 10-yr

$10,524

Avg. Tuition

+117.3% (+$5,682) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+23.1% (+3 students) 10-yr

14%

Students of Color

-44.0% (-11.0 pp) 10-yr

12:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+9.1% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (Westminster)

This State (MD)

# Schools

6 Schools

849 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Westminster, MD Total Schools
2025	6
2024	6
2023	6
2022	6
2021	6
2020	7
2019	7
2018	7
2017	7
2016	7
2015	8

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# Students

1,124 Students

143,278 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	187	183	179
2024	189	179	172
2023	179	183	174
2022	185	195	185
2021	185	188	180
2020	156	178	171
2019	144	178	175
2018	148	177	172
2017	147	184	180
2016	122	182	178
2015	97	176	167

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% Students of Color

14%

39%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	15%	38%	34%
2024	15%	37%	34%
2023	15%	38%	33%
2022	13%	38%	33%
2021	13%	37%	32%
2020	13%	37%	32%
2019	6%	36%	31%
2018	6%	35%	31%
2017	23%	37%	32%
2016	26%	37%	32%
2015	25%	39%	32%

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0.58

0.66

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	0.58	0.66	0.65
2024	0.58	0.66	0.65
2023	0.59	0.66	0.65
2022	0.56	0.64	0.64
2021	0.56	0.65	0.64
2020	0.56	0.65	0.64
2019	0.52	0.63	0.63
2018	0.52	0.63	0.63
2017	0.53	0.61	0.61
2016	0.51	0.61	0.61
2015	0.46	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

350 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

25 Students

4,672 Students

% Asian Students

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

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# Hispanic Students

15 Students

6,178 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	2%	5%	9%
2024	2%	4%	9%
2023	2%	4%	9%
2022	2%	4%	8%
2021	2%	4%	9%
2020	3%	4%	9%
2019	1%	3%	8%
2018	1%	3%	8%
2017	1%	3%	8%
2016	1%	3%	8%
2015	1%	3%	8%

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# Black Students

38 Students

23,445 Students

% Black Students

17%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	5%	16%	7%
2024	4%	17%	7%
2023	5%	17%	8%
2022	3%	17%	7%
2021	3%	17%	7%
2020	3%	17%	8%
2019	1%	16%	7%
2018	1%	17%	7%
2017	2%	17%	7%
2016	2%	17%	7%
2015	2%	18%	8%

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# White Students

451 Students

71,762 Students

% White Students

54%

50%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	54%	50%	52%
2024	53%	50%	52%
2023	52%	51%	52%
2022	55%	53%	54%
2021	55%	52%	54%
2020	57%	53%	54%
2019	60%	55%	56%
2018	60%	55%	56%
2017	58%	57%	58%
2016	64%	57%	58%
2015	70%	56%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

548 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

310 Students

35,769 Students

% of Others Students

37%

25%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	36%	25%	26%
2024	38%	25%	26%
2023	38%	25%	25%
2022	37%	23%	25%
2021	37%	23%	25%
2020	35%	22%	24%
2019	35%	22%	24%
2018	35%	22%	23%
2017	36%	20%	22%
2016	30%	20%	22%
2015	23%	20%	21%

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# Teachers

95 Teachers

14,973 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	12:1	10:1	11:1
2024	12:1	10:1	11:1
2023	12:1	10:1	11:1
2022	12:1	10:1	11:1
2021	12:1	10:1	11:1
2020	12:1	10:1	12:1
2019	11:1	9:1	12:1
2018	11:1	10:1	12:1
2017	11:1	10:1	12:1
2016	12:1	10:1	12:1
2015	11:1	10:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

50%

57%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	50%	56%	55%
2024	50%	56%	54%
2023	50%	56%	54%
2022	59%	56%	54%
2021	59%	56%	54%
2020	53%	57%	54%
2019	53%	57%	53%
2018	53%	56%	53%
2017	53%	56%	53%
2016	61%	57%	52%
2015	64%	56%	52%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	16	16	15
2024	16	16	15
2023	16	16	15
2022	16	16	15
2021	16	16	15
2020	15	16	15
2019	15	16	15
2018	15	16	15
2017	15	16	15
2016	14	15	15
2015	13	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

13 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	15	13	13
2022	2	12	11
2021	2	12	11
2020	2	11	11
2019	2	12	11
2018	2	11	11
2017	1	11	10

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Average SAT score

1120

(Out of 1600)

1221

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	1120	1228	1233
2024	1120	1223	1230
2023	1120	1222	1228
2022	1120	1225	1229
2021	1120	1228	1229
2020	1120	1225	1226
2019	1120	1223	1226
2018	1120	1226	1226
2017	1120	1231	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	16	27	26
2024	16	26	26
2023	16	26	26
2022	16	26	26
2021	16	26	26
2020	16	26	25
2019	16	26	25
2018	16	25	25
2017	16	25	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$10,524

$16,397

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$10,524	$16,322	$15,012
2024	$8,959	$15,118	$13,254
2023	$8,107	$14,252	$12,626
2022	$7,490	$13,866	$12,187
2021	$7,490	$13,318	$11,800
2020	$6,319	$12,826	$11,512
2019	$6,092	$13,101	$11,293
2018	$5,764	$12,693	$11,017
2017	$5,714	$12,195	$10,708
2016	$5,594	$12,181	$10,356
2015	$4,842	$11,449	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$295

$1,376

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2024-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$295	$1,261	$1,152
2024	$295	$1,195	$1,128

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Average % on Financial Aid

30%

34%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	30%	34%	34%
2024	39%	35%	34%
2023	54%	34%	34%
2022	50%	34%	33%
2021	50%	34%	33%
2020	50%	32%	32%
2019	50%	31%	31%
2018	50%	30%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,367

$6,755

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	$2,367	$6,310	$7,073
2024	$1,550	$6,180	$6,930
2023	$2,000	$6,116	$6,469
2022	$2,000	$5,933	$6,289
2021	$2,000	$5,629	$6,055
2020	$2,000	$5,390	$5,921
2019	$2,000	$5,857	$5,795
2018	$1,375	$5,455	$5,456
2017	$750	$5,668	$5,319
2016	$750	$5,959	$5,105
2015	$750	$5,156	$5,030

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

94%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Westminster, MD Avg	Maryland (MD)	National
2025	93%	79%	81%
2024	93%	81%	85%
2023	95%	82%	85%
2022	95%	81%	85%
2021	95%	81%	85%
2020	95%	80%	85%
2019	95%	80%	85%
2018	95%	80%	85%
2017	95%	81%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

5 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

4 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Westminster, MD?

The private schools in Westminster, MD include St. John Catholic School, Carroll Christian Schools, and Montessori School Of Westminster.

How many private schools are located in Westminster?

6 private schools are located in Westminster.

How diverse are private schools in Westminster?

Westminster private schools are approximately 14% minority students, which is lower than the Maryland private school average of 39%.

What percentage of students in Westminster go to private school?

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

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Westminster?

67% of private schools in Westminster are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Christian).

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

Popular comparisons of private schools in Westminster include: Carroll Lutheran School vs. Carroll Christian Schools

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