✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 230 students 16.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Private schools in Upper Marlboro, MD
39 schools within 12 miles. 12 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 Upper Marlboro
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 9-12 887 students 11.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship
New Hope Academy
10 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-12 155 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian
St. Mary's School
10 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 171 students 9.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic
St. Pius X School
11 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 439 students 12.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Cardinal Hickey Academy
11 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 177 students 10.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 523 students 6.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 136 students 19.4 students per teacher African Methodist Episcopal
Mm Learning Center
12 mi ✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades K-12 121 students 10.4 students per teacher Islamic
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades 9-12 86 students 18.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis
✓ Maryland BOOST Scholarship Grades PreK-8 178 students 12.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-12 182 students 8.7 students per teacher Baptist
Grades K-8 34 students 11.3 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Grades 1-12 21 students 4.6 students per teacher Baptist
Grades PreK-12 96 students 4.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Fairhaven School
7 mi Grades K-12 58 students 14.5 students per teacher Other religious Special program emphasis
Grades 2-8 53 students 4.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education
Grades PreK-12 182 students 11 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Grades PreK-K 2 students 0.7 students per teacher Church of God Early childhood
Grades PreK-8 121 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-K 16 students 0.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood
Grades PreK-8 232 students 16.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Grades PreK-12 419 students 9.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 39 schools within 12 miles
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.
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- 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 Upper Marlboro) 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 Upper Marlboro?
We count 39 within 12 miles of downtown Upper Marlboro. Together they enrolled about 6,334 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Bishop McNamara High School with 887 students.
Which Upper Marlboro private schools take BOOST?
12 of the 39 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.