Maine Private Schools By Tuition Cost

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  • The average private school tuition in Maine is approximately $21,627 per year (2020).
  • The private elementary school average is $8,119 per year and the private high school average is $31,196 per year.
  • The private school with the highest tuition in Maine is Kents Hill School, with a tuition of $61,950.
  • The private school with the lowest tuition is Living Waters Christian School, with a tuition of $1,067.

Maine Private Schools By Tuition Cost (2020)

  • School Tuition Cost Grades Location
  • Rank: #11.
    Kents Hill School
    Kents Hill School Photo - Students stroll across the historic academic quad
    Tuition: $61,950
    Grades: 9-121614 Main Street
    Kents Hill, ME 04349
    (207)685-1606
  • Rank: #22.
    Gould Academy
    Gould Academy Photo
    Tuition: $61,350
    Grades: 9-1239 Church Street
    Bethel, ME 04217
    (207)824-7700
  • Rank: #33.
    Hebron Academy
    Hebron Academy Photo - Hebron students enjoy a great sense of community before our weekly School Meeting.
    Tuition: $58,900
    Grades: 6-12339 Paris Rd
    Hebron, ME 04238
    (207)966-5225
  • Rank: #44.
    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.
    Tuition: $58,000
    Grades: 9-12616 High Street
    Bath, ME 04530
    (207)443-5584
  • Rank: #55.
    George Stevens Academy
    George Stevens Academy Photo
    (4)
     Tuition: $51,900
    Grades: 9-1223 Union Street
    Blue Hill, ME 04614
    (207)374-2808
  • Rank: #66.
    Foxcroft Academy
    Foxcroft Academy Photo
    Tuition: $51,750
    Grades: 9-12975 W Main Street
    Dover Foxcroft, ME 04426
    (207)564-8664
  • Rank: #77.
    Fryeburg Academy
    Fryeburg Academy Photo - An Educational Experience
    Tuition: $50,500
    Grades: 9-12745 Main St
    Fryeburg, ME 04037
    (207)935-2013
  • Rank: #88.
    Lincoln Academy
    Lincoln Academy Photo
    Tuition: $47,000
    Grades: 9-1281 Academy Hill Road
    Newcastle, ME 04553
    (207)563-3596
  • Rank: #99.
    Carrabassett Valley Academy
    Special Program Emphasis
     Tuition: $43,300
    Grades: 8-123197 Carrabassett Dr
    Kingfield, ME 04947
    (207)237-2250
  • Rank: #1010.
    Maine Central Institute
    Maine Central Institute Photo
    Tuition: $42,000
    Grades: 9-12295 Main St
    Pittsfield, ME 04967
    (207)487-3355
  • Rank: #1111.
    Berwick Academy
    Berwick Academy Photo - Berwick Academy Campus
    (3)
     Tuition: $40,410
    Grades: PK-1231 Academy St
    South Berwick, ME 03908
    (207)384-6300
  • Rank: #1212.
    Waynflete
    Waynflete Photo - Upper School Campus
    Tuition: $32,920
    Grades: PK-12360 Spring St
    Portland, ME 04102
    (207)774-5721
  • Rank: #1313.
    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.
    Tuition: $32,000
    Grades: 9-1226 Winn Road
    Lee, ME 04455
    (207)738-2252
  • Rank: #1414.
    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.
    Tuition: $29,100
    Grades: NS-12148 Main Street
    Yarmouth, ME 04096
    (207)846-9051
  • Rank: #1515.
    Maine Coast Waldorf School
    Maine Coast Waldorf School Photo - Maine Coast Waldorf High School Building
    Waldorf School
     Tuition: $21,800
    Grades: PK-1257 Desert Rd
    Freeport, ME 04032
    (207)865-3900
  • Rank: #1616.
    Cheverus High School
    Cheverus High School Photo - Baseball field in the spring
    (Roman Catholic)
    (4)
     Tuition: $19,650
    Grades: 9-12267 Ocean Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207)774-6238
  • Rank: #1717.
    Friends School of Portland
    Friends School of Portland Photo - Rainbow in Spanish
    (Friends)
     Tuition: $17,714
    Grades: PK-811 U.S. Route One
    Cumberland Foreside, ME 04110
    (207)781-6321
  • Rank: #1818.
    Levey Day School
    Levey Day School Photo
    (4)
     Tuition: $13,000
    Grades: NS-7400 Deering Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207)776-7474
  • Rank: #1919.
    Thornton Academy
    Thornton Academy Photo
    (3)
     Tuition: $12,500
    Grades: 6-12438 Main St
    Saco, ME 04072
    (207)282-5383
  • Rank: #2020.
    Seacoast Waldorf School
    Seacoast Waldorf School Photo - Our students follow a set curriculum developed for Waldorf Schools. This is a picture of a Geology block in 6th grade.
    Special Program Emphasis
    (5)
     Tuition: $12,127
    Grades: PK-8403 ME-236
    Eliot, ME 03903
    (207)686-3140
  • Rank: #2121.
    French School of Maine - L'Ecole Francaise du Maine
    French School of Maine - L'Ecole Francaise du Maine Photo - Beginning in preschool, our weekly swim program at the Casco Bay YMCA is a highlight of our physical education program
    Special Program Emphasis
    (2)
     Tuition: $12,100
    Grades: NS-699 South Freeport Road
    South Freeport, ME 04078
    (207)865-3308
  • Rank: #2222.
    Cricket Hunt School
    Cricket Hunt School Photo - Ms. Mahaney's and Mrs. Ashe-Ford's classes (3-5 year olds) celebrate New Year's at school!
    Alternative School
     Tuition: $11,750
    Grades: NS-240 Independence Drive
    Freeport, ME 04032
    (207)865-9696
  • Rank: #2323.
    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.
    Tuition: $10,460
    Grades: 9-12100 Broadway
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207)947-0313
  • Rank: #2424.
    Erskine Academy
    Erskine Academy Photo
    Tuition: $10,000
    Grades: 9-12309 Windsor Rd
    South China, ME 04358
    (207)445-2962
  • Rank: #2525.
    Center For Teaching & Learning
     Tuition: $9,200
    Grades: K-8119 Cross Point Rd
    Edgecomb, ME 04556
    (207)882-9706
  • Rank: #2626.
    Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education
    Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education Photo - Juniper Hill School for Place-Based Education in Alna, ME.
    Tuition: $8,830
    Grades: PK-5180 Golden Ridge Road
    Alna, ME 04535
    (207)586-5711
  • Rank: #2727.
    Bangor Montessori School
    Montessori School
     Tuition: $8,000
    Grades: PK-K30 Otis St
    Bangor, ME 04401
    (207)945-3464
  • Rank: #2828.
    Boxberry School
    Boxberry School Photo - Morning Meeting. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday students participate in Morning Meeting - where they greet one another, share news worthy events that are exciting to them, and also play a quick game before snack time and morning academics.
    Alternative School
     Tuition: $7,200
    Grades: K-5350 Island Pond Road
    Harrison, ME 04040
    (207)743-9700
  • Rank: #2929.
    Chop Point School
    (Christian)
     Tuition: $6,200
    Grades: 1-12425 Chops Point Rd
    Woolwich, ME 04579
    (207)443-3080
  • Rank: #3030.
    St Brigid School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Tuition: $6,150
    Grades: PK-8695 Stevens Ave
    Portland, ME 04103
    (207)797-7073
  • Rank: #3131.
    Winfield Children's House
    Montessori School
     Tuition: $6,000
    Grades: NS-K161 Field Rd
    Falmouth, ME 04105
    (207)797-8101
  • Rank: #3232.
    Stepping Stones Montessori School
    Montessori School
     Tuition: $5,400
    Grades: PK-8195 Hallowell Rd
    Augusta, ME 04330
    (207)626-5550
  • Rank: #3333.
    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)
     Tuition: $5,200
    Grades: NS-818 Mount Merici Avenue
    Waterville, ME 04901
    (207)873-3773
  • Rank: #3434.
    St Michael School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Tuition: $4,731
    Grades: PK-856 Sewall Street
    Augusta, ME 04330
    (207)623-3491
  • Rank: #3535.
    St John's Catholic School
    (Roman Catholic)
     Tuition: $4,650
    Grades: PK-837 Pleasant Street
    Brunswick, ME 04011
    (207)725-5507
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