Best Massachusetts Private Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 858 private schools serving 126,338 students in Massachusetts (there are 1,844 public schools, serving 910,733 students). 12% of all K-12 students in Massachusetts are educated in private schools (compared to the national average of 10%).

The average private school tuition is $23,552 for elementary schools and $39,392 for high schools (view national tuition averages).

The best private schools in Massachusetts include Middlesex School, The Rivers School and Groton School.

The average acceptance rate is 69% (view national acceptance rates). Minority enrollment is 30% and the student:teacher ratio is 8:1.

33% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Fay School Photo - Fay School is located on a 66-acre campus 25 miles from Boston in Southborough, Massachusetts, and is the oldest junior boarding school in the United States. Fay currently serves students in Kindergarten through grade nine, with an optional boarding program starting in grade seven.

Kingsley Montessori School Photo - Elementary students exploring a geography work. A key component of the Kingsley mission is raising empathetic global citizens-students who care deeply for the world and work together to improve it.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Photo - Our challenging and supportive learning environment encourages appropriate risk-taking by providing a safe space for making mistakes. Stoneleigh-Burnham School offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme.

The Sage School Photo - The "Culture of Kindness" fostered at Sage is one of the school's foundational building blocks. Students are taught early and often about the importance of inclusion and are encouraged to make their fellow Sagers feel like they belong.

Apple Orchard School Photo - Based on Allandale Farm, Apple Orchard students spend much of their time outside: running in fields, feeding the chickens, caring for our barn animals, walking our goats, climbing pudding stone, building tree forts, sledding, stomping in puddles and playing in the mud.

Tabor Academy Photo - Tabor has 4 docks and over 140 "things that float" including a 115-foot double masted schooner that serves as a research vessel, sail boats, crew shells, and more.

Clark School Photo - Clark School's beautiful New England campus, located in Rowley, MA across from the Ipswich Country Club. Clark offers small class sizes with only 160 students total grades K-12.

Fusion Academy Burlington Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

Commonwealth School Photo - Two blocks from Copley Square, nestled in a pair of brownstones in Boston's Back Bay, the feeling of family persists at Commonwealth, and its location gives students unparalleled access to Boston's resources, fostering meaningful scholarly research, independent projects, and community service.

Catholic Memorial Photo - The Class of 2023 applaud their fellow grads during the commencement ceremony

Delphi Academy of Boston Photo - Small class sizes, big thinkers & challenging environment. Caring faculty provide personal, one-on-one attention for every child. Over 40 years of educational experience and success.

Boston Trinity Academy Photo - Graduation 2019

Fusion Academy Newton Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

Fusion Academy Hingham Photo - Classes at Fusion are one-to-one: one student and one teacher per classroom. Students have different teachers for different subjects, and teachers act as mentors in the one-to-one setting.

Bay Farm Montessori Academy Photo - Our Children`s House preschool/pre-k, kindergarten classrooms accommodate children in mixed-age classrooms that provide a safe, stimulating, nurturing, educational, and social foundation for future success.

Top Ranked Massachusetts Private Schools by County (2024)

County

# Schools

# Students

% of K-12 Students in Private Schools

Barnstable County

2,511

10%

Berkshire County

2,008

12%

Bristol County

8,808

10%

Dukes County

Essex County

18,306

14%

Franklin County

2,125

19%

Hampden County

5,083

Hampshire County

1,944

10%

Middlesex County

244

33,238

13%

Nantucket County

251

13%

Norfolk County

120

19,759

17%

Plymouth County

7,216

Suffolk County

12,774

14%

Worcester County

12,270

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Massachusetts?

The best private schools in Massachusetts include Middlesex School, The Rivers School and Groton School.

How many private schools are located in Massachusetts?

858 private schools are located in Massachusetts.

How much do private schools cost in Massachusetts?

The average private school tuition in Massachusetts is $23,552 for elementary schools and $39,392 for high schools

How diverse are private schools in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts private schools are approximately 30% minority students (view national minority students).

What percentage of students in Massachusetts go to private school?

12% of all K-12 students in Massachusetts are educated in private schools (compared to national average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Massachusetts?

33% of private schools in Massachusetts are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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