Maryland Private Schools by City

$1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students These are 2025-26 amounts. The advisory board sets new amounts each summer and had not posted 2026-27 figures in writing when we checked. The larger awards go to students coming from public school on free meals. Students receiving special education services got an extra award equal to their base award.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-21. Sources and how to apply

In 2025-26 the state received 6,381 applications, found 4,249 income eligible, and 2,796 students received awards. About two out of three eligible applicants got one.

Worth knowing: BOOST is not permanent law. It is funded one year at a time in the state budget and the money runs out, so a qualified family is not guaranteed an award. Students who had BOOST last year, and their siblings, are served first.

How BOOST works, start to finish

By city

The number is how many private schools sit within 12 miles.

By kind of school

By county

The largest private schools in Maryland

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Boys Latin School of Maryland	Baltimore	K	1,451	14.1	Nonsectarian
McDonogh School	Owings Mills	PreK-12	1,416	7.4	Nonsectarian
Archbishop Spalding High School ✓	Severn	9-12	1,295	14.4	Roman Catholic
Calvert Hall College High School ✓	Baltimore	9-12	1,249	11.3	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School	Olney	9-12	1,246	11.5	Roman Catholic
Rochambeau-the French Intl School	Bethesda	PreK-12	1,085	10.1	Nonsectarian
Bullis School	Potomac	K-12	1,027	9	Nonsectarian
Loyola Blakefield	Baltimore	6-12	1,018	9.9	Roman Catholic
Gilman School	Baltimore	PreK-12	1,017	6.2	Nonsectarian
Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, Inc. ✓	Baltimore	PreK-12	906	14.6	Jewish
Bishop McNamara High School ✓	Forestville	9-12	887	11.6	Roman Catholic
The Park School of Baltimore	Baltimore	PreK-12	839	7.6	Nonsectarian
Dematha Catholic High School ✓	Hyattsville	9-12	838	10.9	Roman Catholic
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School	Rockville	PreK-12	829	5.9	Jewish
Notre Dame Preparatory School ✓	Towson	6-12	828	5.1	Roman Catholic

Run your own numbers

What would you pay?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms BOOST award Children

BOOST pays between $1,200 and $7,750 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

Get one email when applications open

Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.

One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.

Questions parents ask

How much does Maryland pay toward private school?

$1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students. These are 2025-26 amounts. The advisory board sets new amounts each summer and had not posted 2026-27 figures in writing when we checked. The larger awards go to students coming from public school on free meals. Students receiving special education services got an extra award equal to their base award.

Who can get it?

Maryland students entering kindergarten through 12th grade whose household qualifies for free or reduced price school meals, enrolled or accepted at a participating nonpublic school. Pre-K is not eligible.

Is there still room?