Private schools in Hillsborough, NH
40 schools across Amherst, Antrim, Bedford, Greenfield and other towns. About 3,165 students in all (2023-24).
Hillsborough private schools at a glance
- Towns
- 16; the most in Manchester (13), Nashua (7) and Bedford (5)
- Among New Hampshire counties
- 1st most private schools of 10; 32% of the state’s 126
- Typical school
- 98 students (24 reporting)
- Smallest and largest
- Nashua Childrens Home Educational Program, 10 students; Presentation of Mary Academy, 439 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.1 typical, 3 to 17.6 across 40 schools
- Programs
- 4 Montessori, 3 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 14, most often the American Association of Christian Schools
- To a 4-year college
- 80% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
- Upcoming application deadlines
- 1 school; soonest High Mowing School, February 1, 2027
- State program
- Education savings account, about $4,800 on average for 2026-27, NHPR reported (August 14, 2026)
How EFA works - Public charter schools
- 14 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in New Hampshire
- Catholic11
- Christian, not Catholic8
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian20
- Pre-K (and up)27
- Elementary (K to 5)33
- Middle (6 to 8)19
- High school (9 to 12)12
- K to 12, one school5
- Under 509
- 50 to 1499
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5994
Lowest$7,000Middle$14,231Highest$18,663
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts, official page, read October 1, 2026.
- Tuition for 5 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Deadlines, 1 school: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Neighboring counties
- Rockingham County (24)
- Merrimack County (14)
- Cheshire County (13)
- Strafford County (6)
- Belknap County (6)
- Sullivan County (6)
- Carroll County (1)
- Grafton County (11)
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