Immanuel Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 55 students 6.5 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Private schools in Danbury, CT
6 schools in Danbury itself and 6 more within 12 miles.
Danbury private schools at a glance
Danbury has 6 private schools of its own, and 6 more are within 12 miles. In Danbury itself: 3 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 6 nearby, there are 12 in all: 6 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 11 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 11 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 194 students and 12.2 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
6 Catholic
12.2 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Danbury (6)
Schools that give Danbury as their address come first, then the 6 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Danbury matches all of those.
St. Peter School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 245 students 13.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 9-12 375 students 12.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Wooster School
2 mi Grades 5-12 310 students 6.7 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 53 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 244 students 18.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (6)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Danbury.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 150 students 12.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 81 students 5.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-7 95 students 6.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
St. Mary School
8 mi Grades PreK-8 194 students 8.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 227 students 18.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Danbury
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Immaculate High School | $19,975 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Danbury?
6 private schools give Danbury as their address: Immanuel Lutheran School, St. Peter School, Immaculate High School, Wooster School, Hudson Country Montessori School and St. Gregory the Great School. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 6 in Danbury and 6 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,033 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Danbury is Immaculate High School with 375 students.
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