Largest Maine Private Schools

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  • The average private school in Maine has approximately 107 students (2020).
  • The private schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
  • The largest private school in Maine is Thornton Academy with 1,643 students.

Largest Maine Private Schools (2020)

  • School # Students Grades Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Thornton Academy
    Thornton Academy Photo
    (3)
     Students: 1,643
    Grades: 6-12438 Main St
    Saco, ME 04072
    (207)282-5383
  • Rank: #22.
    Lincoln Academy
    Lincoln Academy Photo
    Students: 593
    Grades: 9-1281 Academy Hill Road
    Newcastle, ME 04553
    (207)563-3596
  • Rank: #33.
    Berwick Academy
    Berwick Academy Photo - Berwick Academy Campus
    (3)
     Students: 590
    Grades: PK-1231 Academy St
    South Berwick, ME 03908
    (207)384-6300
  • Rank: #44.
    Fryeburg Academy
    Fryeburg Academy Photo - An Educational Experience
    Students: 583
    Grades: 9-12745 Main St
    Fryeburg, ME 04037
    (207)935-2013
  • Rank: #5-65.-6.
    Erskine Academy
    Erskine Academy Photo
    Students: 560
    Grades: 9-12309 Windsor Rd
    South China, ME 04358
    (207)445-2962
  • Rank: #5-65.-6.
    Waynflete
    Waynflete Photo - Upper School Campus
    Students: 560
    Grades: PK-12360 Spring St
    Portland, ME 04102
    (207)774-5721
  • Rank: #7-87.-8.
    John Bapst Memorial High School
    John Bapst Memorial High School Photo - John Bapst offers an Accelerated English Program for International Students, which prepares non-native speakers for the same college entrance examinations - the SAT and AP exams - that American students take. Program participants take English and social science classes alongside American students. They also attend a second class daily in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation and receive help in specific class content areas. The John Bapst English Pledge, which applies during the school day and to television and movies on the weekends, is considered important to the student's overall language improvement.
    Students: 513
    Grades: 9-12100 Broadway
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207)947-0313
  • Rank: #7-87.-8.
    Saint Dominic Academy
    Saint Dominic Academy Photo
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 513
    Grades: PK-12121 Gracelawn Ave
    Auburn, ME 04210
    (207)782-6911
  • Rank: #9-109.-10.
    Maine Central Institute
    Maine Central Institute Photo
    Students: 421
    Grades: 9-12295 Main St
    Pittsfield, ME 04967
    (207)487-3355
  • Rank: #9-109.-10.
    Washington Academy
    Washington Academy Photo - Raider Football Under the Lights!
    (2)
     Students: 421
    Grades: 9-1266 Cutter Road
    East Machias, ME 04630
    (207)255-8301
  • Rank: #11-1211.-12.
    Cheverus High School
    Cheverus High School Photo - Baseball field in the spring
    (Roman Catholic)
    (4)
     Students: 400
    Grades: 9-12267 Ocean Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207)774-6238
  • Rank: #11-1211.-12.
    Foxcroft Academy
    Foxcroft Academy Photo
    Students: 400
    Grades: 9-12975 W Main Street
    Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
    (207)564-8664
  • Rank: #1313.
    North Yarmouth Academy
    North Yarmouth Academy Photo - Members of the NYA robotics team work during a free period in NYA's Peter W. Mertz Science Center. A state-of-the-art innovation lab was installed in the summer of 2016.
    Students: 366
    Grades: NS-12148 Main Street
    Yarmouth, ME 04096
    (207)846-9051
  • Rank: #1414.
    George Stevens Academy
    George Stevens Academy Photo
    (4)
     Students: 329
    Grades: 9-1223 Union Street
    Blue Hill, ME 04614
    (207)374-2808
  • Rank: #1515.
    Bangor Christian Schools
    (Baptist)
     Students: 316
    Grades: PK-121476 Broadway
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207)947-7356
  • Rank: #1616.
    Maine Coast Waldorf School
    Maine Coast Waldorf School Photo - Maine Coast Waldorf High School Building
    Waldorf School
     Students: 289
    Grades: PK-1257 Desert Rd
    Freeport, ME 04032
    (207)865-3900
  • Rank: #1717.
    St Brigid School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 277
    Grades: PK-8695 Stevens Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207)797-7073
  • Rank: #1818.
    Hebron Academy
    Hebron Academy Photo - Hebron students enjoy a great sense of community before our weekly School Meeting.
    Students: 262
    Grades: 6-12339 Paris Rd
    Hebron, ME 04238
    (207)966-5225
  • Rank: #1919.
    Spurwink School
    Special Education School
     Students: 231
    Grades: NS899 Riverside Street
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207)771-1354
  • Rank: #2020.
    Kents Hill School
    Kents Hill School Photo - Students stroll across the historic academic quad
    Students: 221
    Grades: 9-121614 Main Street
    Kents Hill, ME 04349
    (207)685-1606
  • Rank: #21-2221.-22.
    All Saints Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 219
    Grades: NS-8768 Ohio St.
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207)947-7063
  • Rank: #21-2221.-22.
    Mount Merici Academy
    Mount Merici Academy Photo - Mount Merici Academy, an Ursuline school, is dedicated to nurturing the whole child- mind, body, and spirit- providing love and guidance so that students can achieve their personal best.In partnership with families, our mission is to instill values of respect, responsibility and self-discipline, teaching students in the Ursuline Serviam tradition of service to our community and the world.
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 219
    Grades: NS-818 Mount Merici Avenue
    Waterville, ME 04901
    (207)873-3773
  • Rank: #2323.
    Gould Academy
    Gould Academy Photo
    Students: 205
    Grades: 9-1239 Church Street
    Bethel, ME 04217
    (207)824-7700
  • Rank: #2424.
    Lee Academy
    Lee Academy Photo - Lee Academy, a respected boarding program has hosted students from 16 states, seven Asian countries, five Central American/Caribbean countries, 10 European countries, Australia, Israel and Canada.
    Students: 204
    Grades: 9-1226 Winn Road
    Lee, ME 04455
    (207)738-2252
  • Rank: #2525.
    Seacoast Christian School
    (Christian)
     Students: 176
    Grades: K-12336 Main Street
    South Berwick, ME 03908
    (207)384-5759
  • Rank: #2626.
    St Michael School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 169
    Grades: PK-856 Sewall Street
    Augusta, ME 04330
    (207)623-3491
  • Rank: #2727.
    Temple Academy
    (Christian)
     Students: 165
    Grades: PK-1260 W River Rd
    Waterville, ME 04901
    (207)873-5325
  • Rank: #2828.
    St Thomas Consolidated School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 161
    Grades: PK-669 North Ave
    Sanford, ME 04073
    (207)324-5832
  • Rank: #2929.
    Hyde School
    Hyde School Photo - Located in the quaint and historic shipbuilding city of Bath, Maine, on the Kennebec River, the 145-acre Hyde-Bath School campus was founded in 1966. Year-round, students and faculty enjoy miles of wooded running, bicycling, and cross-country skiing trails that extend beyond the campus.
    Students: 150
    Grades: 9-12616 High Street
    Bath, ME 04530
    (207)443-5584
  • Rank: #3030.
    St James School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 148
    Grades: PK-825 Graham Street
    Biddeford, ME 04005
    (207)282-4084
  • Rank: #3131.
    Briarwood Children's House
    Montessori School
     Students: 145
    Grades: PK-K432 Goodwins Mills Rd
    Alfred, ME 04002
    (207)499-7754
  • Rank: #3232.
    St John's Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Students: 141
    Grades: PK-837 Pleasant Street
    Brunswick, ME 04011
    (207)725-5507
  • Rank: #3333.
    Greater Portland Christian School
    (Christian)
     Students: 140
    Grades: PK-121338 Broadway
    South Portland, ME 04106
    (207)767-5123
  • Rank: #3434.
    Breakwater School
    Alternative School
     Students: 138
    Grades: NS-8856 Brighton Ave
    Portland, ME 04102
    (207)772-8689
  • Rank: #3535.
    Central Maine Christian Academy
    (Christian)
     Students: 133
    Grades: PK-12390 Main St
    Lewiston, ME 04240
    (207)777-0007
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