Grades 9-10 47 students 3.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Private schools in Great Barrington, MA
3 schools in Great Barrington itself and 5 more within 12 miles.
Great Barrington private schools at a glance
Great Barrington has 3 private schools of its own, and 5 more are within 12 miles. They are Bard Academy at Simons Rock, Berkshire Waldorf School and Berkshire Waldorf High School. In Great Barrington itself: 3 nonsectarian; 1 teaches elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Of the 5 nearby: 1 Catholic and 4 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 72 students and 7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
7 students per teacher, typical
2 in a school association
Private schools in Great Barrington (3)
Schools that give Great Barrington as their address come first, then the 5 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
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.
No school in Great Barrington matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 166 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades 9-12 40 students 6.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (5)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Great Barrington.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Berkshire Meadows
3 mi Grades 2-12 21 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Berkshire School
6 mi Grades 9-12 430 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
St. Mary's School
10 mi Grades PreK-8 90 students 9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 72 students 7.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 69 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Great Barrington?
3 private schools give Great Barrington as their address: Bard Academy at Simons Rock, Berkshire Waldorf School and Berkshire Waldorf High School. Counting nearby towns, we list 8: 3 in Great Barrington and 5 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 935 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Great Barrington is Berkshire Waldorf School with 166 students. The largest within 12 miles is Berkshire School with 430 students.
Does Massachusetts pay for private school?
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.