Alpha & Omega Christian Academy
under 1 mi Grades K-10 20 students 4 students per teacher Pentecostal Co-ed
Private schools in Waterbury, CT
7 schools in Waterbury itself and 6 more within 6 miles.
Waterbury private schools at a glance
Waterbury has 7 private schools of its own, and 6 more are within 6 miles. In Waterbury itself: 2 Catholic, 2 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 2 of other faiths; 5 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. Of the 6 nearby: 3 Catholic, 2 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths. 2 are all-girls and 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. The typical school has about 129 students and 8.7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
5 Catholic
8.7 students per teacher, typical
3 in a school association
84% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Waterbury (7)
Schools that give Waterbury as their address, at any distance from downtown, come first, then the 6 more within 6 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 Waterbury matches all of those.
Yeshiva K'tana of Waterbury
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 583 students 5.9 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 129 students 9.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 171 students 15.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
City Mission Schools
2 mi Grades PreK-7 12 students 2.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades 9-12 495 students 12.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 84% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 147 students 23.3 students per teacher Other religious Alternative All-boys 33% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (6)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Waterbury.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-4 137 students 8.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 9-12 86 students 3.8 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-12 31 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Westover School
5 mi Grades 9-12 142 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian All-girls 96% to 4-year college
St. John's School
5 mi Grades 5-8 101 students 12.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 5-8 101 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross High School | $14,250 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Waterbury?
7 private schools give Waterbury as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 7 in Waterbury and 6 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,155 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Waterbury is Yeshiva K'tana of Waterbury with 583 students.
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