Top Ranked Worcester Private High Schools (2026-27)

Bancroft School

Gr: PK-12

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 2

110 Shore Dr

Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 854-9227

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St. Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School

Gr: 7-12 | 540 students

Catholic

144 Granite St

Worcester, MA 01604

(508) 852-5555

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Worcester Academy

Gr: 6-12 | 502 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Sports: 19

81 Providence Street

Worcester, MA 01604

(508) 754-5302

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Center For Applied Behavioral Instruction School

Gr: 2-12 | 41 students

Special Education School

345 Greenwood St A

Worcester, MA 01607

(508) 363-0201

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Notre Dame Academy

Gr: 7-12 | 231 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 22

All-girls (Catholic)

425 Salisbury Street

Worcester, MA 01609

(508) 757-6200

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Summit Academy School For Alternative Learners

Gr: 2-12 | 40 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Sports: 1 | Extracurriculars: 3

Special Education School

15 Jamesbury Dr

Worcester, MA 01609

(508) 751-8500

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Worcester, Massachusetts Private Schools (Closed)

G Stanley Hall School

Gr: 4-5 | 3 students

Special Education School

41 Randolph Rd

Worcester, MA 01606

(508) 853-5060

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St. Leo Elementary School

Gr: PK-8 | 293 students

Avg. class size: 16 students

Catholic

120 Main Street

Worcester, MA 01603

(978) 537-1007

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St. Peter-marian Catholic Junior Senior High School

Gr: 7-12 | 503 students

Catholic

781 Grove St

Worcester, MA 01605

(508) 852-5555

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Worcester, MA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-33.3% (-3 schools) 10-yr

1,354

Students

-52.9% (-1,521 students) 10-yr

$41,161

Avg. Tuition

+274.2% (+$30,161) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-13.3% (-2 students) 10-yr

27%

Students of Color

+58.8% (+10.0 pp) 10-yr

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-33.3% (-4.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Worcester)

This State (MA)

# Schools

6 Schools

261 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Worcester, MA Total Schools
2025	6
2024	7
2023	7
2022	6
2021	7
2020	8
2019	7
2018	8
2017	9
2016	10
2015	9

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# Students

1,354 Students

56,966 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	271	225	253
2024	310	223	245
2023	303	237	247
2022	358	240	257
2021	306	234	249
2020	321	227	235
2019	393	231	242
2018	339	229	238
2017	343	233	246
2016	313	235	241
2015	319	213	220

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% Students of Color

27%

28%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	27%	27%	32%
2024	26%	24%	31%
2023	26%	27%	31%
2022	28%	28%	30%
2021	24%	27%	30%
2020	29%	24%	29%
2019	22%	23%	29%
2018	22%	22%	28%
2017	20%	25%	30%
2016	20%	25%	30%
2015	17%	28%	30%

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0.54

0.52

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	0.54	0.52	0.61
2024	0.56	0.52	0.60
2023	0.52	0.51	0.60
2022	0.45	0.50	0.58
2021	0.45	0.49	0.57
2020	0.54	0.48	0.57
2019	0.44	0.45	0.56
2018	0.44	0.45	0.55
2017	0.40	0.46	0.54
2016	0.39	0.46	0.54
2015	0.38	0.45	0.53

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# American Indian Students

2 Students

127 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of Private High School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2017	2%	1%	1%
2016	1%	1%	1%
2015	2%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

145 Students

4,063 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	8%	7%	5%
2024	8%	8%	6%
2023	11%	8%	6%
2022	12%	7%	5%
2021	11%	8%	5%
2020	12%	8%	5%
2019	7%	7%	5%
2018	7%	7%	5%
2017	6%	5%	4%
2016	6%	5%	4%
2015	5%	6%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

115 Students

3,645 Students

% Hispanic Students

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

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# Black Students

111 Students

3,816 Students

% Black Students

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

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# White Students

1,217 Students

39,391 Students

% White Students

66%

67%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	66%	67%	59%
2024	63%	67%	60%
2023	68%	68%	60%
2022	73%	70%	62%
2021	73%	70%	63%
2020	66%	71%	64%
2019	74%	73%	64%
2018	74%	73%	65%
2017	77%	73%	66%
2016	78%	73%	66%
2015	78%	73%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

35 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

252 Students

7,368 Students

% of Others Students

14%

13%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	14%	13%	17%
2024	18%	12%	15%
2023	11%	11%	16%
2022	9%	12%	16%
2021	9%	11%	15%
2020	10%	10%	14%
2019	7%	9%	14%
2018	7%	9%	13%
2017	7%	9%	14%
2016	7%	9%	13%
2015	7%	7%	12%

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# Teachers

242 Teachers

8,489 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

6:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	8:1	6:1	10:1
2024	9:1	7:1	10:1
2023	10:1	7:1	10:1
2022	9:1	7:1	10:1
2021	9:1	7:1	10:1
2020	11:1	7:1	10:1
2019	12:1	7:1	10:1
2018	11:1	7:1	10:1
2017	12:1	7:1	10:1
2016	12:1	7:1	10:1
2015	12:1	7:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

75%

71%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	75%	70%	57%
2024	75%	71%	57%
2023	75%	70%	57%
2022	81%	70%	56%
2021	88%	69%	56%
2020	85%	69%	56%
2019	85%	67%	55%
2018	85%	66%	55%
2017	85%	65%	55%
2016	85%	63%	54%
2015	85%	63%	54%

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Average Class Size

13 students

12 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	13	12	14
2024	15	12	14
2023	15	12	14
2022	16	12	14
2021	17	12	14
2020	14	12	14
2019	14	12	14
2018	14	12	14
2017	14	12	14
2016	15	12	14
2015	15	12	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

13 courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	13	16	13
2024	13	15	12
2023	13	14	12
2022	13	15	12
2021	13	14	12
2020	12	14	12
2019	12	13	11
2018	12	13	11
2017	12	13	11
2016	14	12	11

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$41,161

$40,853

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$40,986	$40,860	$17,997
2024	$28,300	$40,275	$17,011
2023	$28,300	$36,992	$16,191
2022	$22,450	$36,355	$15,821
2021	$22,267	$33,672	$15,331
2020	$23,088	$32,017	$15,046
2019	$23,088	$31,024	$14,791
2018	$23,088	$31,240	$14,527
2017	$23,088	$31,028	$14,161
2016	$21,761	$30,547	$13,713
2015	$11,000	$29,745	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

46%

40%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	46%	39%	38%
2024	46%	40%	37%
2023	46%	40%	36%
2022	45%	38%	36%
2021	41%	37%	36%
2020	32%	37%	35%
2019	32%	35%	34%
2018	32%	35%	33%
2017	32%	34%	32%
2016	27%	32%	31%
2015	14%	33%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$23,000

$28,887

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$23,000	$27,597	$9,714
2024	$23,000	$26,276	$9,498
2023	$23,000	$25,898	$8,890
2022	$23,000	$24,748	$8,717
2021	$23,000	$24,315	$8,472
2020	$12,500	$23,298	$8,370
2019	$12,500	$22,827	$7,924
2018	$12,500	$20,996	$7,471
2017	$12,500	$21,066	$7,202
2016	$3,000	$20,192	$6,993
2015	$3,000	$19,873	$6,822

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Average Endowment Size

$60 million

$117.15 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Worcester, MA Avg	Massachusetts (MA)	National
2025	$60 M	$110 M	$43 M
2024	$60 M	$132 M	$52 M
2023	$60 M	$129 M	$51 M
2022	$60 M	$125 M	$52 M
2021	$60 M	$127 M	$52 M
2020	$32 M	$121 M	$51 M
2019	$32 M	$130 M	$53 M
2018	$32 M	$142 M	$55 M
2017	$32 M	$141 M	$57 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

75%

62%

Average Number of Extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

20 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

11 sports

12 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in Worcester, MA?

The private high schools in Worcester, MA include Worcester Academy, St. Paul Diocesan Junior/Senior High School, and Bancroft School.

How many private high schools are located in Worcester?

6 private high schools are located in Worcester.

How diverse are private high schools in Worcester?

Worcester private high schools are approximately 27% minority students, which is lower than the Massachusetts private school average of 28%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Worcester?

33% of private high schools in Worcester are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic).

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