Boston, MA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+18.2% (+2 schools) 10-yr

2,769

Students

+9.1% (+230 students) 10-yr

$33,082

Avg. Tuition

+106.4% (+$17,057) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

33%

Students of Color

-19.5% (-8.0 pp) 10-yr

6:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-33.3% (-3.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (Boston)

This State (MA)

# Schools

13 Schools

491 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Elementary Schools
Year	Boston, MA Total Schools
2025	13
2024	12
2023	11
2022	11
2021	11
2020	11
2019	14
2018	13
2017	13
2016	14
2015	11

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# Students

2,769 Students

91,550 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Elementary School
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	217	191	199
2024	216	188	192
2023	215	189	193
2022	234	189	205
2021	235	186	201
2020	229	181	188
2019	260	188	193
2018	240	188	190
2017	207	189	199
2016	337	189	196
2015	231	175	183

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% Students of Color

33%

31%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	31%	30%	33%
2024	31%	29%	32%
2023	41%	29%	32%
2022	33%	28%	32%
2021	34%	27%	31%
2020	27%	26%	31%
2019	30%	24%	31%
2018	25%	24%	30%
2017	38%	26%	31%
2016	27%	26%	31%
2015	41%	27%	31%

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0.69

0.61

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	0.69	0.61	0.64
2024	0.69	0.61	0.64
2023	0.69	0.59	0.63
2022	0.67	0.57	0.62
2021	0.67	0.57	0.62
2020	0.67	0.56	0.62
2019	0.64	0.54	0.61
2018	0.66	0.54	0.60
2017	0.67	0.52	0.59
2016	0.55	0.51	0.59
2015	0.69	0.52	0.58

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# American Indian Students

6 Students

119 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

140 Students

4,948 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	6%	6%	5%
2024	6%	5%	5%
2023	5%	6%	5%
2022	7%	7%	5%
2021	7%	6%	5%
2020	6%	6%	5%
2019	5%	5%	4%
2018	5%	5%	4%
2017	6%	5%	4%
2016	6%	5%	4%
2015	6%	5%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

141 Students

5,988 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	5%	6%	9%
2024	6%	7%	9%
2023	6%	6%	9%
2022	5%	5%	8%
2021	5%	6%	9%
2020	5%	6%	9%
2019	4%	5%	8%
2018	5%	5%	8%
2017	5%	4%	8%
2016	3%	4%	8%
2015	6%	5%	8%

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# Black Students

386 Students

7,413 Students

% Black Students

15%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	14%	8%	8%
2024	15%	8%	8%
2023	16%	7%	8%
2022	9%	7%	7%
2021	9%	7%	8%
2020	10%	7%	8%
2019	7%	7%	8%
2018	8%	7%	8%
2017	10%	7%	7%
2016	8%	7%	8%
2015	13%	8%	8%

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# White Students

1,187 Students

54,151 Students

% White Students

45%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	44%	58%	55%
2024	46%	58%	55%
2023	45%	60%	55%
2022	46%	62%	57%
2021	46%	63%	57%
2020	46%	63%	58%
2019	42%	66%	59%
2018	43%	65%	59%
2017	45%	67%	61%
2016	63%	68%	61%
2015	45%	67%	61%

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# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

61 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

807 Students

20,106 Students

% of Others Students

30%

22%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	31%	22%	22%
2024	27%	22%	22%
2023	28%	21%	22%
2022	33%	19%	22%
2021	33%	18%	20%
2020	33%	18%	19%
2019	42%	17%	20%
2018	39%	18%	20%
2017	34%	17%	19%
2016	20%	16%	18%
2015	30%	15%	18%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

446 Teachers

11,919 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

8:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	6:1	8:1	11:1
2024	6:1	8:1	11:1
2023	7:1	8:1	11:1
2022	7:1	8:1	11:1
2021	7:1	8:1	11:1
2020	7:1	8:1	11:1
2019	8:1	8:1	11:1
2018	7:1	9:1	11:1
2017	8:1	9:1	11:1
2016	9:1	9:1	12:1
2015	9:1	9:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

72%

68%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	74%	68%	54%
2024	71%	68%	54%
2023	70%	68%	53%
2022	70%	68%	53%
2021	70%	68%	53%
2020	68%	66%	53%
2019	77%	66%	52%
2018	78%	65%	52%
2017	70%	65%	51%
2016	62%	64%	51%
2015	64%	65%	50%

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Average Class Size

14 students

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

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Average Number of AP Courses

8 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	8	14	12
2024	8	13	11
2023	8	13	10
2022	9	13	10
2021	9	12	10
2020	8	12	10
2019	12	12	10
2018	11	12	10
2017	7	11	10
2016	13	11	9
2015	7	9	9

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Average SAT score

1351

(Out of 1600)

1267

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	1351	1274	1236
2024	1351	1274	1233
2023	1251	1251	1231
2022	1251	1260	1232
2021	1251	1257	1232
2020	1251	1253	1229
2019	1251	1231	1230
2018	1100	1226	1227
2017	1300	1251	1232

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	31	29	26
2024	31	29	26
2023	32	29	26
2022	32	29	26
2021	32	29	26
2020	32	29	26

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$33,082

$24,964

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$32,221	$24,810	$14,043
2024	$30,398	$24,458	$12,357
2023	$32,166	$22,154	$11,693
2022	$29,661	$21,460	$11,199
2021	$28,346	$19,366	$10,824
2020	$28,655	$18,487	$10,496
2019	$26,901	$17,868	$10,300
2018	$24,650	$17,895	$10,056
2017	$24,050	$17,409	$9,712
2016	$20,493	$17,097	$9,307
2015	$16,025	$17,131	$8,903

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Average Summer Program Cost

$805

$2,946

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$805	$3,048	$1,115
2024	$837	$2,731	$1,094
2023	$1,470	$2,548	$1,136
2022	$2,400	$2,381	$1,075
2021	$2,400	$2,412	$1,028
2020	$2,400	$2,034	$1,130
2019	$1,413	$1,871	$1,199

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Average % on Financial Aid

30%

36%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	30%	36%	34%
2024	33%	36%	33%
2023	36%	37%	33%
2022	43%	35%	32%
2021	43%	35%	32%
2020	42%	35%	31%
2019	44%	34%	30%
2018	44%	33%	29%
2017	33%	31%	29%
2016	25%	30%	28%
2015	47%	30%	27%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$25,553

$13,224

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$22,301	$12,764	$6,227
2024	$22,301	$12,052	$6,113
2023	$30,952	$10,933	$5,785
2022	$21,679	$10,420	$5,514
2021	$21,679	$9,238	$5,269
2020	$21,679	$9,286	$5,141
2019	$21,679	$8,233	$5,007
2018	$11,522	$8,348	$4,752
2017	$11,522	$7,869	$4,582
2016	$19,043	$8,488	$4,396
2015	$14,522	$8,678	$4,230

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Average Endowment Size

$7 million

$53.72 million

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Endowment Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$7 M	$50 M	$33 M
2024	$8 M	$55 M	$24 M
2023	$8 M	$54 M	$24 M
2022	$8 M	$53 M	$24 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

62%

73%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Boston, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	62%	73%	81%
2024	53%	71%	85%
2023	57%	73%	85%
2022	53%	73%	85%
2021	53%	75%	86%
2020	38%	74%	86%
2019	38%	74%	85%
2018	49%	73%	85%
2017	49%	74%	86%
2016	47%	72%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

12 extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private elementary schools in Boston, MA?

The private elementary schools in Boston, MA include Winsor School, The Newman School, and The Croft School: South End.

How many private elementary schools are located in Boston?

13 private elementary schools are located in Boston.

How much do private elementary schools cost in Boston?

The average tuition cost is $33,082, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average tuition cost of $24,964.

How diverse are private elementary schools in Boston?

Boston private elementary schools are approximately 33% minority students, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average of 31%.

What percentage of private elementary schools are religiously affiliated in Boston?

23% of private elementary schools in Boston are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Other).

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

Popular comparisons of private elementary schools in Boston include: The Croft School: South End vs. Kingsley Montessori School, Park Street School vs. The Advent School, The Advent School vs. Park Street School

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