Grades 4-12 28 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Private schools in Lewiston, ME
6 schools in Lewiston itself and 4 more within 12 miles. In a tuitioning town, your school district pays tuition, up to a state formula.
Lewiston private schools at a glance
Lewiston has 6 private schools of its own, and 4 more are within 12 miles. In Lewiston itself: 2 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 6 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. Counting the 4 nearby, there are 10 in all: 3 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 5 nonsectarian; 10 teach elementary grades and 7 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 4 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 3 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 0% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 63 students and 9.9 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
9.9 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Lewiston (6)
Schools that give Lewiston as their address come first, then the 4 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 Lewiston matches all of those.
St. Dominic Academy
1 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 PreK-11 85 students 6.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades 3-9 18 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Mmcfc, Memorial Ave
3 mi Grades 5-12 44 students 11 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (4)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Lewiston.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 1-8 20 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades K-12 52 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 446 students 12.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades K-11 63 students 6.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Lewiston
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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- Catholic schools in Lewiston (3)
- Special education schools in Lewiston (5)
- Private high schools in Lewiston (7)
- Private elementary schools in Lewiston (10)
- Private middle schools in Lewiston (8)
- Private schools with kindergarten in Lewiston (6)
- Private schools with pre-K in Lewiston (4)
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- Private schools in Portland (32 mi)
- Private schools in South Portland (32 mi)
- Maine Town Tuitioning Program: amount and eligibility
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Lewiston?
6 private schools give Lewiston as their address: Spurwink-Lewiston/Auburn, St. Dominic Academy, St. Dominic Academy-Lewiston Campus, Central Maine Christian Academy, Margaret Murphy Center for Children-Main and Mmcfc, Memorial Ave. Counting nearby towns, we list 10: 6 in Lewiston and 4 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,133 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Lewiston is St. Dominic Academy-Lewiston Campus with 189 students. The largest within 12 miles is St. Dominic Academy-Auburn with 446 students.
Which Lewiston private schools take Town tuitioning?
0 of the 10 schools on this page are on the state’s official Town tuitioning list. 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.