Private schools in Norfolk County, MA
65 schools across Braintree, Brookline, Canton, Chestnut Hill and other towns. About 13,030 students in all (2023-24).
Norfolk County private schools at a glance
There are 65 private schools in Norfolk County. By affiliation: 17 Catholic, 3 other Christian, 38 nonsectarian, 7 of other faiths. 49 teach elementary grades and 26 teach high school; 9 are Montessori. 6 are all-girls and 3 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 23 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 20 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 96% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 130 students and 6.1 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Private schools
Cities in and around Norfolk County
- Private schools in Dedham
- Private schools in Milton
- Private schools in West Roxbury
- Private schools in Canton
- Private schools in Needham
- Private schools in Jamaica Plain
- Private schools in Brookline
- Private schools in Braintree
- Private schools in Chestnut Hill
- Private schools in Dorchester
- Private schools in Quincy
- Private schools in Sharon
- All of Massachusetts
Neighboring counties
- Suffolk County (46)
- Middlesex County (127)
- Plymouth County (23)
- Essex County (62)
- Bristol County (35)
- Worcester County (62)
- Barnstable County (14)
- Dukes County (1)
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