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Best Vermont Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 82 private schools belonging to membership associations in Vermont.
The most popular school membership associations are National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (24% of schools), State or regional independent school association (24% of schools) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (22% of schools).

Top Ranked Vermont Private Schools by Membership Association (2025-26)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Alternative School Network
1
77
7%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
2
285
10%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
2
155
-
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
6
571
14%
Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
4
478
21%
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
2
302
3%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
1
31
4%
Council of Bilingual Education
1
27
-
European Council for International Schools
1
70
-
General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (GCSDAC)
1
10
-
Institute for Independent Education
2
157
9%
National Association for the Education of Young Children
5
343
20%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
1
38
-
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
20
4,299
10%
National Association of Laboratory Schools
2
67
5%
National Association of Private Special Education Centers
1
31
6%
National Catholic Education Association
2
290
9%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
8
1,300
12%
National Honor Society (NHS)
1
237
28%
National Independent Private Schools Association
1
31
6%
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
18
3,400
9%
Other Montessori association(s)
1
82
-
Other religious school association(s)
2
163
13%
Other school association(s)
16
1,430
9%
Other special emphasis association(s)
5
506
30%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
1
17
7%
State or regional independent school association
20
1,992
32%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
4
1,641
9%

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