Grades PreK-12 14 students 15.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Private schools in Brunswick, ME
3 schools in Brunswick itself and 7 more within 12 miles. 3 of them are on the state’s Town tuitioning list. In a tuitioning town, your school district pays tuition, up to a state formula.
Brunswick private schools at a glance
Brunswick has 3 private schools of its own, and 7 more are within 12 miles. They are Pathways Merry Meeting Center, St. John's Catholic School and Compass Point Academy. In Brunswick itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Of the 7 nearby: 3 other Christian and 4 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 118 students and 7.4 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 3 are on the official Town tuitioning list.
1 Catholic
7.4 students per teacher, typical
1 in a school association
93% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Brunswick (3)
Schools that give Brunswick as their address come first, then the 7 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 Brunswick matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 134 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-7 11 students 3.3 students per teacher Pentecostal Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (7)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Brunswick.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Hyde School
6 mi ✓ Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) Grades 9-12 118 students 7.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
✓ Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) Grades PreK-12 227 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
✓ Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) Grades Transitional K-12 145 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Pine Tree Academy
9 mi Grades PreK-12 123 students 7.7 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 93% to 4-year college
Chop Point School
9 mi Grades K-12 84 students 6.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 40% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-4 42 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades K-11 63 students 6.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Brunswick
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hyde School | $31,500 | 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 and around Brunswick (4)
- Private high schools in and around Brunswick (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Brunswick (9)
- Private middle schools in and around Brunswick (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Brunswick (5)
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- Private schools in South Portland (25 mi)
- Maine Town Tuitioning Program: amount and eligibility
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Brunswick?
3 private schools give Brunswick as their address: Pathways Merry Meeting Center, St. John's Catholic School and Compass Point Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 10: 3 in Brunswick and 7 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 961 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Brunswick is St. John's Catholic School with 134 students. The largest within 12 miles is Maine Coast Waldorf School with 227 students.
Which Brunswick private schools take Town tuitioning?
3 of the 10 schools on this page are on the state’s official Town tuitioning list, 0 of them in Brunswick itself. They are 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.