Androscoggin Learning & Transition Center
under 1 mi Grades K-12 52 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Auburn, ME
3 schools in Auburn itself and 10 more within 12 miles. 1 of them is on the state’s Town tuitioning list. In a tuitioning town, your school district pays tuition, up to a state formula.
Auburn private schools at a glance
Auburn has 3 private schools of its own, and 10 more are within 12 miles. They are Androscoggin Learning & Transition Center, The Renaissance School and St. Dominic Academy-Auburn. In Auburn itself: 1 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Of the 10 nearby: 2 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 5 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 63 students and 9.9 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 1 is on the official Town tuitioning list.
3 Catholic
9.9 students per teacher, typical
4 in a school association
75% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Auburn (3)
Schools that give Auburn as their address come first, then the 10 more within 12 miles. In each group, schools on the official Town tuitioning list are first, then it goes by distance. 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 Auburn matches all of those.
The Renaissance School
under 1 mi Grades 1-8 20 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 446 students 12.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (10)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Auburn.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Hebron Academy
11 mi ✓ Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) Grades 6-12 185 students 6.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-11 85 students 6.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
St. Dominic Academy
3 mi Grades PreK-5 188 students 10.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 189 students 9.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 3-9 18 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades 4-12 28 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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4 mi Grades 5-12 44 students 11 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Royal Academy Education
10 mi Grades K-12 54 students 12.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed 40% to 4-year college
Grades K-11 63 students 6.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades K-12 108 students 12.1 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
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Private school tuition near Auburn
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 |
|---|---|---|
| St. Dominic Academy-Auburn | $8,500 | not stated |
Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band the school publishes. How private school tuition compares by state.
What Maine pays, and what that leaves you
Maine Town Tuitioning Program Scholarship
Tuition paid by your school district, up to a state formula For 2025-26 the state average tuition rates were $13,077.51 (elementary) and $15,055.22 (secondary). Payments to private elementary schools may not exceed the statewide average; secondary rates add an allowance for building costs. The 2026-27 rates are due in December 2026.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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- Christian schools in and around Auburn (3)
- Catholic schools in and around Auburn (3)
- Special education schools in and around Auburn (5)
- Private high schools in and around Auburn (10)
- Private elementary schools in and around Auburn (12)
- Private middle schools in and around Auburn (11)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Auburn (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Auburn (4)
- All schools in Oxford County
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- Private schools in Lewiston (4 mi)
- Private schools in Brunswick (20 mi)
- Private schools in Portland (31 mi)
- Private schools in South Portland (31 mi)
- Maine Town Tuitioning Program: amount and eligibility
- All Maine Town Tuitioning Program schools
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Auburn?
3 private schools give Auburn as their address: Androscoggin Learning & Transition Center, The Renaissance School and St. Dominic Academy-Auburn. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 3 in Auburn and 10 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,480 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Auburn is St. Dominic Academy-Auburn with 446 students.
Which Auburn private schools take Town tuitioning?
1 of the 13 schools on this page is on the state’s official Town tuitioning list, 0 of them in Auburn itself. It is marked with a green check and listed first in each group. The Maine Department of Education publishes two PDFs of private elementary and secondary schools approved to receive public tuition, covering 2020-21 through 2025-26 and dated January 23, 2026. Schools are approved each year. Schools marked with the badge here have a 2025-26 public tuition rate on those lists; we match by school name and town, or by a name that appears only once in the state.
Will Town tuitioning cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. In a tuitioning town, your school district pays tuition, up to a state formula, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.