✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 567 students 15.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Private schools in Frederick, MD
15 schools within 12 miles. 2 of them are on the state’s BOOST list. BOOST pays $1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students.
Schools near Frederick
Schools on the official BOOST list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 281 students 10.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Calvary Weekday School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K 17 students 28.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood
Grades PreK-8 86 students 12.6 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist
Grades 9-12 10 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian
Grades PreK-K 10 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood
Grades PreK-12 168 students 10.8 students per teacher Baptist
Grades K-12 34 students 4.2 students per teacher Baptist
Grades PreK-K 5 students 1.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
Laurel Hall School
4 mi Grades 2-12 51 students 4.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Grades 4-12 36 students 3.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Grades PreK-8 116 students 5.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Lucy School
10 mi Grades PreK-8 118 students 9.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian
Friends Meeting School
10 mi Grades K-12 110 students 6.6 students per teacher Friends
Grades PreK-K 3 students 1.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
On the state’s official list Other private schools
What Maryland pays, and what that leaves you
Maryland BOOST Scholarship Scholarship
$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
What would you pay?
Tuition and fees BOOST pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in Frederick (4)
- Catholic schools in Frederick (3)
- All schools in Frederick County
- Private schools in Germantown (19 mi)
- Private schools in Hagerstown (21 mi)
- Private schools in Darnestown (22 mi)
- Private schools in Westminster (26 mi)
- Private schools in Olney (27 mi)
- Private schools in Rockville (28 mi)
- Private schools in Clarksville (30 mi)
- Private schools in Potomac (30 mi)
- Private schools in Kensington (33 mi)
- Private schools in Bethesda (34 mi)
- How BOOST works
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 (you are looking at Frederick) 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 many private schools are there near Frederick?
We count 15 within 12 miles of downtown Frederick. Together they enrolled about 1,612 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. John Regional Catholic School with 567 students.
Which Frederick private schools take BOOST?
2 of the 15 schools on this page are on the state’s official BOOST list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked “BOOST school” appear on the Maryland State Department of Education list of participating nonpublic schools for 2026-27, updated April 2026.
Will BOOST cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. BOOST pays $1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students, 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.