Private schools with kindergarten in Maine (56)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Waynflete School ✓	Portland	PreK-12	520	6.3	Nonsectarian
St. Dominic Academy-Auburn	Auburn	PreK-12	446	12.2	Roman Catholic
Bangor Christian Schools	Bangor	PreK-12	324	18.9	Baptist
St. Brigid School	Portland	PreK-8	323	13.5	Roman Catholic
North Yarmouth Academy ✓	Yarmouth	PreK-12	313	7.3	Nonsectarian
Maine Coast Waldorf School ✓	Freeport	PreK-12	227	6.1	Nonsectarian
Temple Academy	Waterville	PreK-12	224	14	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Dominic Academy-Lewiston Campus	Lewiston	PreK-5	189	9.9	Roman Catholic
St. Dominic Academy	Lewiston	PreK-5	188	10.4	Roman Catholic
Penobscot Christian School	Bangor	PreK-12	182	9	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Michael School	Augusta	PreK-8	153	14	Roman Catholic
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki ✓	Wiscasset	Transitional K-12	145	6.6	Nonsectarian
Greater Portland Christian School	South Portland	PreK-12	136	7.6	Christian (nondenominational)
St. John's Catholic School	Brunswick	PreK-8	134	10.3	Roman Catholic
Friends School of Portland	Cumberland Foreside	PreK-8	128	5.9	Friends
Pine Tree Academy	Freeport	PreK-12	123	7.7	Seventh-Day Adventist
Seacoast Christian School	South Berwick	PreK-12	116	5.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Calvary Christian Academy	Turner	K-12	108	12.1	Baptist
St. Thomas Consolidated School	Sanford	PreK-8	103	10.7	Roman Catholic
Breakwater School	Portland	PreK-8	98	6.1	Nonsectarian
The Bay School ✓	Blue Hill	PreK-8	95	9.9	Nonsectarian
Holy Cross School	South Portland	PreK-8	95	4.8	Roman Catholic
Central Maine Christian Academy	Lewiston	PreK-11	85	6.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Chop Point School	Woolwich	K-12	84	6.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Damariscotta Montessori School	Nobleboro	PreK-8	82	13.7	Nonsectarian
Center for Teaching & Learning ✓	Edgecomb	K-8	68	9.2	Nonsectarian
Seacoast Waldorf School	Eliot	PreK-8	65	3.2	Nonsectarian
Lisbon Falls Christian Academy	Lisbon Falls	K-11	63	6.6	Baptist
Kennebec Montessori School	Fairfield	PreK-6	62	9.1	Nonsectarian
Highview Christian Academy	Charleston	PreK-11	54	7.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Royal Academy Education	Gray	K-12	54	12.3	Nonsectarian
Androscoggin Learning & Transition Center	Auburn	K-12	52	5.2	Nonsectarian
Cornerspring Montessori School	Belfast	PreK-8	51	9.3	Nonsectarian
Levey Day School	Portland	K-8	44	5.6	Jewish
Ashwood Waldorf School	Rockport	PreK-8	44	5.4	Nonsectarian
L'ecole Francaise Du Maine	South Freeport	PreK-4	42	7.5	Nonsectarian
Opportunity Training Center	Presque Isle,	K-12	42	9.1	Nonsectarian
The Community School of Mount Desert Island ✓	Mount Desert	K-8	39	5.3	Nonsectarian
The Community School	Mt Desert	K-8	39	4.6	Nonsectarian
Bangor Montessori School	Bangor	PreK-6	38	11.5	Nonsectarian

Other kinds of school in Maine

What Maine pays

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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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