St. Paul Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 179 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Hingham, MA
7 schools in Hingham itself and 9 more within 6 miles.
Hingham private schools at a glance
Hingham has 7 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. In Hingham itself: 2 Catholic and 5 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 9 nearby, there are 16 in all: 4 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 10 nonsectarian; 11 teach elementary grades and 5 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. 1 is all-girls; the rest are co-ed. 7 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 5 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 90% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 70 students and 6.2 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
6.2 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Hingham (7)
Schools that give Hingham as their address come first, then the 9 more within 6 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 Hingham matches all of those.
Derby Academy
1 mi Grades PreK-8 325 students 6.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 70 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Notre Dame Academy
3 mi Grades 7-12 429 students 9.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Special program emphasis All-girls 90% to 4-year college
Fusion Hingham
4 mi Grades 6-12 24 students 2.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 25% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-3 28 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Hingham.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 222 students 9.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
The Accord School
5 mi Grades 5-8 19 students 3.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 121 students 11.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades 5-8 149 students 13 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Granite Academy
6 mi Grades 7-12 47 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 70 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 23 students 4.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 7-12 725 students 12.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 96% to 4-year college
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Private school tuition near Hingham
We verified published tuition at 2 of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archbishop Williams High School | $19,350 to $22,000 | 2025-26 |
| Notre Dame Academy | $34,600 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Hingham?
7 private schools give Hingham as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 16: 7 in Hingham and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,446 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Hingham is Notre Dame Academy with 429 students. The largest within 6 miles is Archbishop Williams High School with 725 students.
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No state program pays private school tuition. 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.