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Private schools in New Jersey

No state program pays private school tuition.

765 schools listed
128,561 students (2023-24)

No New Jersey program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. When a district does not bus an eligible nonpublic school student, it pays the parent aid in lieu of transportation: $1,177 for 2026-27.

Worth knowing: Bills introduced in 2026 (S4121, A4777) would require New Jersey to opt into the federal credit. Neither has passed.

School choice in New Jersey: what is available

By city

The number is how many private schools sit within 6 miles of each town (12 miles for smaller towns), so nearby towns can overlap.

By kind of school

By county

The largest private schools in New Jersey

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Tova BaisLakewoodPreK-122,12234Nonsectarian, all-girls
Bnos Melech of LakewoodLakewoodK-121,71015.6Jewish, all-girls
Yeshiva Orchos ChaimLakewoodK-81,46811.9Jewish, all-boys
Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic Boys'PassaicPreK-81,0649.7Jewish, all-boys
Bnos Yaakov Elementary SchoolLakewoodK-81,05917.8Jewish, all-girls
Paul VI High SchoolHaddonfield9-121,04917.4Roman Catholic
The Montclair Kimberley AcademyMontclairPreK-121,0346Nonsectarian
Bnos DevorahLakewoodPreK-81,02415.8Jewish, all-girls
The Frisch SchoolParamus9-1299810.3Jewish
Seton Hall Preparatory SchoolWest Orange9-1298112.5Roman Catholic, all-boys
Yeshiva Toras AronLakewoodK-897619.7Jewish, all-boys
St. Benedict's PrepNewarkK-1296512.9Roman Catholic
Princeton Day SchoolPrincetonPreK-129527.4Nonsectarian
Bais Shaindel High School for GirlsLakewood9-1295022.9Jewish, all-girls
Notre Dame High SchoolLawrenceville9-1289413.2Roman Catholic

What private school costs in New Jersey

We have read published tuition on 33 New Jersey school websites. The middle price is $21,438 for kindergarten to grade 5 (18 schools), $16,700 for grades 6 to 8 (24 schools), $23,690 for grades 9 to 12 (28 schools). Published prices run from $6,550 to $58,300 a year.

These are the schools we have verified so far, mostly larger ones, so treat the figures as a guide rather than an average. Each school's page links its source. Private school tuition in New Jersey, school by school. Tuition in every state.

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Questions parents ask

How much does New Jersey pay toward private school?

No state program pays private school tuition.

Who can get it?

No New Jersey program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. When a district does not bus an eligible nonpublic school student, it pays the parent aid in lieu of transportation: $1,177 for 2026-27.

Is there still room?

New Jersey is not on the IRS list of states taking part in the new federal scholarship tax credit that starts in 2027 (list dated September 14, 2026). No decision by Gov. Sherrill was found by October 1, 2026.

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