✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 687 students 10.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Private schools in Hollywood, MD
13 schools within 12 miles. 3 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 Hollywood
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 PreK-8 166 students 13.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-12 332 students 5.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Grades 1-8 32 students 16 students per teacher Mennonite
Grades 1-8 42 students 18.3 students per teacher Mennonite
Grades PreK-K 5 students 5 students per teacher Methodist Early childhood
Grades PreK-8 198 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-K 3 students 3.3 students per teacher Methodist Early childhood
Grades PreK-8 233 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-8 188 students 13.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades 9-12 37 students 4.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Little Flower School
11 mi Grades PreK-8 123 students 9.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-K 8 students 7.3 students per teacher Baptist Early childhood
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 Hollywood (6)
- Catholic schools in Hollywood (7)
- All schools in St. Mary's County
- All schools in Calvert County
- Private schools in Mechanicsville (3 mi)
- Private schools in Leonardtown (5 mi)
- Private schools in Waldorf (21 mi)
- Private schools in Clinton (30 mi)
- Private schools in Upper Marlboro (32 mi)
- Private schools in Camp Springs (34 mi)
- Private schools in Easton (41 mi)
- Private schools in Bowie (42 mi)
- Private schools in Annapolis (42 mi)
- Private schools in Lanham (43 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 Hollywood) 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 Hollywood?
We count 13 within 12 miles of downtown Hollywood. Together they enrolled about 2,054 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. Mary's Ryken High School with 687 students.
Which Hollywood private schools take BOOST?
3 of the 13 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.