Waynflete School
1 mi ✓ Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) Grades PreK-12 520 students 6.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Private schools with pre-K in South Portland, ME
7 in South Portland or within 6 miles. 1 is on the state’s Town tuitioning list. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.
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.
Greater Portland Christian School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 136 students 7.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 44% to 4-year college
Holy Cross School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 95 students 4.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 20 students Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Breakwater School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 98 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-1 17 students 6.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
St. Brigid School
4 mi Grades PreK-8 323 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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What Maine pays
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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