Private schools in Suffolk County, MA
46 schools across Allston, Boston, Brighton, Chelsea and other towns. About 9,028 students in all (2023-24).
Suffolk County private schools at a glance
There are 46 private schools in Suffolk County. By affiliation: 18 Catholic, 5 other Christian, 19 nonsectarian, 4 of other faiths. 30 teach elementary grades and 18 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. 3 are all-girls and 6 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 16 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 17 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 100% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 154 students and 6.8 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 Suffolk County
- Private schools in Jamaica Plain
- Private schools in Brookline
- Private schools in Dorchester
- Private schools in Brighton
- Private schools in Chestnut Hill
- Private schools in Cambridge
- Private schools in Boston
- Private schools in West Roxbury
- Private schools in Watertown
- Private schools in Newton
- Private schools in Milton
- Private schools in Quincy
- All of Massachusetts
Neighboring counties
- Norfolk County (65)
- Middlesex County (127)
- Essex County (62)
- Plymouth County (23)
- Worcester County (62)
- Bristol County (35)
- Barnstable County (14)
- Dukes County (1)
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