Swansea Wood School
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 35 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Swansea, MA
3 schools in Swansea itself and 9 more within 6 miles.
Swansea private schools at a glance
Swansea has 3 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. They are Swansea Wood School, Stevens School and The Meadowridge Academy. In Swansea itself: 3 nonsectarian; 0 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. Of the 9 nearby: 4 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 4 nonsectarian. 1 is all-girls and 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. The typical school has about 51 students and 7.9 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
7.9 students per teacher, typical
4 in a school association
0% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Swansea (3)
Schools that give Swansea 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 Swansea matches all of those.
Stevens School
under 1 mi Grades 7-12 18 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education All-boys 50% to 4-year college
The Meadowridge Academy
under 1 mi Grades 7-12 36 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Swansea.
No nearby school matches all of those.
St. Michael School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 218 students 7.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Antioch School
3 mi Grades K-8 51 students 6.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 8-12 27 students 9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education All-girls 0% to 4-year college
Holy Name School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 153 students 14.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 39 students 15 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 132 students 9.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 95 students 9.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 208 students 7.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Crystal Springs
6 mi Grades PreK-12 42 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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- Catholic schools in and around Swansea (4)
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How many private schools are there in Swansea?
3 private schools give Swansea as their address: Swansea Wood School, Stevens School and The Meadowridge Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 3 in Swansea and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,054 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Swansea is The Meadowridge Academy with 36 students. The largest within 6 miles is St. Michael School with 218 students.
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