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Best Vermont Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 81 private schools belonging to membership associations in Vermont.
The most popular school membership associations are National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) (25% of schools), State or regional independent school association (23% of schools) and New England Association of Schools and Colleges (22% of schools).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 81

Quick Facts (2026)

  • # Private Schools: 81

Top Ranked Vermont Private Schools by Membership Association (2026)

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)
5
703
26%
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
4,390
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
1,291
12%
National Honor Society (NHS)
1
237
28%
National Independent Private Schools Association
1
31
6%
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
18
3,394
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%
State or regional independent school association
19
1,767
31%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
5
1,957
12%

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