[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Essex County, Massachusetts

Overview

Trends in Total Number of Private Schools

Year	Essex County Total Schools
2025	101
2024	103
2023	97
2022	94
2021	97
2020	100
2019	104
2018	105
2017	104
2016	107
2015	110

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Private schools down 6 in Essex County, falling from 107 in 2016 to 101 in 2025.

# Students

18,166 Students

126,163 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	189	159	179
2024	189	156	172
2023	202	159	174
2022	206	162	185
2021	203	159	180
2020	196	155	171
2019	195	157	175
2018	194	157	172
2017	200	160	180
2016	196	159	178
2015	193	152	167

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Average students down 7 in Essex County private schools, from 196 in 2016 to 189 in 2025.

% Average Students of Color

28%

32%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	28%	31%	34%
2024	27%	29%	34%
2023	25%	30%	33%
2022	28%	29%	33%
2021	27%	28%	32%
2020	23%	27%	32%
2019	23%	26%	31%
2018	22%	25%	31%
2017	23%	26%	32%
2016	22%	27%	32%
2015	23%	28%	32%

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Students of color up 6 points in Essex County private schools, rising from 22% in 2016 to 28% in 2025.

Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

2,207 Teachers

15,776 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

8:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	7:1	8:1	11:1
2024	7:1	8:1	11:1
2023	8:1	8:1	11:1
2022	8:1	8:1	11:1
2021	8:1	8:1	11:1
2020	8:1	8:1	12:1
2019	8:1	9:1	12:1
2018	8:1	9:1	12:1
2017	8:1	9:1	12:1
2016	9:1	9:1	12:1
2015	9:1	9:1	12:1

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Student-teacher ratio down 2 in Essex County, from 9:1 in 2016 to 7:1 in 2025, while Massachusetts fell from 9:1 to 8:1.

% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

68%

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

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	68%	67%	55%
2024	67%	67%	54%
2023	69%	67%	54%
2022	67%	67%	54%
2021	66%	67%	54%
2020	64%	66%	54%
2019	64%	66%	53%
2018	65%	65%	53%
2017	69%	64%	53%
2016	69%	64%	52%
2015	72%	64%	52%

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Average Class Size

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	14	14	15
2024	13	14	15
2023	12	14	15
2022	12	14	15
2021	12	14	15
2020	12	14	15
2019	12	14	15
2018	13	14	15
2017	13	14	15
2016	12	14	15
2015	13	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

21 courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	20	16	13
2024	20	15	12
2023	17	14	11
2022	18	15	11
2021	18	14	11
2020	18	14	11
2019	17	13	11
2018	17	13	11
2017	16	13	10
2016	12	12	10
2015	10	11	10

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AP courses rose 8 in Essex County private schools, from 12 in 2016 to 20 in 2025.

Average SAT score

1157

(Out of 1600)

1289

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	1157	1289	1233
2024	1157	1291	1230
2023	1184	1272	1228
2017	1206	1277	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$29,612

$26,644

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	$29,560	$26,485	$15,012
2024	$27,464	$25,400	$14,622
2023	$26,368	$24,283	$14,057
2022	$24,953	$23,278	$13,504
2021	$24,444	$22,595	$13,232
2020	$23,809	$21,950	$12,915
2019	$23,138	$21,348	$12,656
2018	$22,617	$20,825	$12,363
2017	$22,380	$20,459	$12,049
2016	$20,780	$19,429	$11,633
2015	$19,751	$18,584	$11,174

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Tuition up 42% in Essex County, rising from $20,780 in 2016 to $29,560 in 2025.

Average Summer Program Cost

$2,640

$2,798

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2023-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	$2,783	$2,893	$1,152
2024	$2,768	$2,670	$1,128
2023	$2,708	$2,623	$1,156

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Average % on Financial Aid

37%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	34%	36%	34%
2024	33%	36%	34%
2023	34%	37%	34%
2022	33%	36%	33%
2021	33%	35%	33%
2020	32%	35%	32%
2019	32%	34%	31%
2018	32%	33%	30%
2017	28%	32%	30%
2016	29%	31%	29%
2015	30%	31%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$19,921

$18,788

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	$16,785	$17,137	$7,073
2024	$15,341	$16,262	$6,930
2023	$13,672	$15,114	$6,469
2022	$14,692	$14,744	$6,289
2021	$14,494	$14,176	$6,055
2020	$14,619	$14,234	$5,921
2019	$13,148	$13,455	$5,795
2018	$10,505	$12,706	$5,456
2017	$11,384	$12,090	$5,319
2016	$11,207	$12,060	$5,105
2015	$11,040	$12,547	$5,030

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Grant aid up 50% in Essex County, the average private-school financial aid grant rose from $11,207 in 2016 to $16,785 in 2025.

Average Acceptance Rate

74%

73%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	73%	71%	81%
2024	65%	70%	85%
2023	64%	71%	85%
2022	66%	70%	85%
2021	66%	71%	85%
2020	68%	71%	85%
2019	73%	71%	85%
2018	75%	71%	85%
2017	71%	71%	85%
2016	69%	70%	85%
2015	65%	69%	85%

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Average Endowment Size

$206.48 million

$94.31 million

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Endowment Trends (2019-2025)

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	$162 M	$83 M	$39 M
2024	$218 M	$105 M	$39 M
2023	$191 M	$103 M	$39 M
2022	$190 M	$100 M	$40 M
2021	$190 M	$102 M	$40 M
2020	$189 M	$104 M	$40 M
2019	$188 M	$107 M	$40 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.60

0.63

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Diversity Score Trends

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	0.61	0.63	0.65
2024	0.61	0.63	0.65
2023	0.59	0.62	0.65
2022	0.58	0.60	0.64
2021	0.58	0.60	0.64
2020	0.58	0.59	0.64
2019	0.54	0.57	0.63
2018	0.54	0.58	0.63
2017	0.50	0.55	0.61
2016	0.50	0.55	0.61
2015	0.49	0.55	0.61

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Diversity score up 0.11 in Essex County private schools, rising from 0.50 in 2016 to 0.61 in 2025.

# American Indian Students

17 Students

187 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

817 Students

6,791 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	5%	6%	5%
2024	5%	6%	5%
2023	5%	6%	5%
2022	5%	7%	4%
2021	5%	6%	4%
2020	6%	7%	4%
2019	5%	6%	4%
2018	5%	5%	4%
2017	4%	6%	4%
2016	4%	5%	4%
2015	4%	5%	4%

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Asian share rose slightly in Essex County private schools, from 4% in 2016 to 5% in 2025.

# Hispanic Students

1,941 Students

7,564 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	11%	6%	9%
2024	11%	6%	9%
2023	10%	6%	9%
2022	9%	5%	8%
2021	9%	5%	9%
2020	9%	5%	9%
2019	7%	5%	8%
2018	7%	5%	8%
2017	7%	4%	8%
2016	7%	4%	8%
2015	8%	5%	8%

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Hispanic enrollment up 4 points in Essex County private schools, rising from 7% in 2016 to 11% in 2025.

# Black Students

632 Students

8,693 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	4%	7%	7%
2024	4%	7%	7%
2023	3%	7%	8%
2022	3%	6%	7%
2021	3%	6%	7%
2020	3%	6%	8%
2019	3%	6%	7%
2018	3%	6%	7%
2017	3%	6%	7%
2016	3%	6%	7%
2015	3%	7%	8%

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Black student share up 1 point in Essex County private schools, from 3% in 2016 to 4% in 2025, matching Massachusetts at 7% in 2025.

# White Students

10,300 Students

67,896 Students

% White Students

58%

55%

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White Student Percentage Trends

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	58%	54%	52%
2024	57%	54%	52%
2023	60%	56%	52%
2022	61%	58%	54%
2021	61%	59%	54%
2020	61%	59%	54%
2019	65%	61%	56%
2018	65%	61%	56%
2017	68%	63%	58%
2016	69%	64%	58%
2015	69%	64%	58%

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White share down 11 points in Essex County private schools, from 69% in 2016 to 58% in 2025.

# Hawaiian Students

25 Students

83 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

4,095 Students

33,186 Students

% of Others Students

23%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends

Year	Essex County Average	Massachusetts (MA) Average	National Average
2025	22%	27%	26%
2024	23%	27%	26%
2023	22%	25%	25%
2022	22%	24%	25%
2021	22%	24%	25%
2020	21%	23%	24%
2019	20%	22%	24%
2018	20%	23%	23%
2017	18%	21%	22%
2016	17%	21%	22%
2015	16%	19%	21%

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Other-race students up 5 points in Essex County private schools, rising from 17% in 2016 to 22% in 2025.

All Ethnic Groups

Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Essex County, MA?

The private schools in Essex County, MA include Landmark High School, The Governors Academy, and Brooks School.

How many private schools are located in Essex County?

95 private schools are located in Essex County.

How much do private schools cost in Essex County?

The average tuition cost is $29,612, which is higher than the Massachusetts private school average tuition cost of $26,644.

How diverse are private schools in Essex County?

Essex County private schools are approximately 28% minority students, which is lower than the Massachusetts private school average of 32%.

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

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

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

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

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

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