✓ Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) Grades 9-12 506 students 14.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 81% to 4-year college
Private schools in Bangor, ME
5 schools in Bangor itself and 1 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.
Bangor private schools at a glance
Bangor has 5 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. In Bangor itself: 2 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 6 in all: 3 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 4 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 28% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 182 students and 11.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 1 is on the official Town tuitioning list, 1 of them in Bangor.
Private schools in Bangor (5)
Schools that give Bangor as their address come first, then the 1 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 Bangor matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 324 students 18.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 28% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 182 students 9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 38 students 11.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Stillwater Academy
2 mi Grades 3-12 21 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Bangor.
No nearby school matches all of those.
North Star Christian
5 mi Grades K-8 17 students 8.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Bangor
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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Bapst Memorial High School | $12,500 | 2026-27 |
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 Bangor (3)
- Private high schools in Bangor (4)
- Private elementary schools in Bangor (5)
- Private schools with kindergarten in Bangor (4)
- Private schools with pre-K in Bangor (3)
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- 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 Bangor?
5 private schools give Bangor as their address: John Bapst Memorial High School, Bangor Christian Schools, Penobscot Christian School, Bangor Montessori School and Stillwater Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 6: 5 in Bangor and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,088 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Bangor is John Bapst Memorial High School with 506 students.
Which Bangor private schools take Town tuitioning?
1 of the 6 schools on this page is on the state’s official Town tuitioning list, 1 of them in Bangor 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.