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Private schools in Massachusetts

No state program pays private school tuition.

493 schools listed
81,586 students (2023-24)

No Massachusetts program pays private school tuition. The state constitution bars public money for schools that are not publicly owned and controlled, and there is no K-12 tuition tax break.

Worth knowing: Two 2025 bills, H.581 (education savings accounts) and S.1984 (a scholarship tax credit), did not advance; S.1984 was sent to a study order in July 2026.

School choice in Massachusetts: what is available

By city

The number is how many private schools sit within 6 miles of each town (12 miles for smaller towns), so nearby towns can overlap.

Ranked lists, each on one stated measure: Top private schools in Boston

By kind of school

By county

The largest private schools in Massachusetts

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Central CatholicLawrence9-121,49416.8Roman Catholic
St. Johns Preparatory SchoolDanvers6-121,45310.1Roman Catholic, all-boys
Boston College High SchoolDorchester7-121,43913Roman Catholic, all-boys
Phillips AcademyAndover9-121,1546Nonsectarian
Bishop FeehanAttleboro9-121,08711.9Roman Catholic
Dexter SouthfieldBrooklinePreK-121,0385.4Nonsectarian
Milton AcademyMiltonK-121,0305Nonsectarian
Xaverian Brothers High SchoolWestwood7-1296614.6Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. John's High SchoolShrewsbury7-1291612.1Roman Catholic, all-boys
Malden Catholic High SchoolMalden9-1286312.1Roman Catholic
Arlington Catholic High School/Saint Agnes SchoolArlingtonPreK-1285110.2Roman Catholic
Austin Preparatory SchoolReading6-1280610.7Roman Catholic
Archbishop Williams High SchoolBraintree7-1272512.1Roman Catholic
Lowell CatholicLowellPreK-1270511.4Roman Catholic
Whitinsville Christian SchoolWhitinsvillePreK-126258.1Calvinist

What private school costs in Massachusetts

We have read published tuition on 32 Massachusetts school websites. The middle price is $31,720 for kindergarten to grade 5 (13 schools), $30,733 for grades 6 to 8 (22 schools), $22,183 for grades 9 to 12 (26 schools). Published prices run from $5,850 to $56,930 a year.

These are the schools we have verified so far, mostly larger ones, so treat the figures as a guide rather than an average. Each school's page links its source. Private school tuition in Massachusetts, school by school. Tuition in every state.

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Questions parents ask

How much does Massachusetts pay toward private school?

No state program pays private school tuition.

Who can get it?

No Massachusetts program pays private school tuition. The state constitution bars public money for schools that are not publicly owned and controlled, and there is no K-12 tuition tax break.

Is there still room?

Massachusetts is not on the IRS list of states taking part in the new federal scholarship tax credit that starts in 2027 (list dated September 14, 2026). No decision by Gov. Healey was found by October 1, 2026.

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