Highland Academy II
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 40 students 6.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Private schools in Absecon, NJ
3 schools in Absecon itself and 8 more within 12 miles.
Absecon private schools at a glance
Absecon has 3 private schools of its own, and 8 more are within 12 miles. They are Highland Academy II, Champion Baptist Academy and Assumption Regional Catholic School. In Absecon itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Of the 8 nearby: 1 Catholic, 4 other Christian, 2 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 44 students and 7.4 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
7.4 students per teacher, typical
3 in a school association
Private schools in Absecon (3)
Schools that give Absecon as their address come first, then the 8 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 Absecon matches all of those.
Grades PreK-10 44 students 6.3 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 349 students 14.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (8)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Absecon.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 4-12 Under 10 K-12 students Pentecostal Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 78 students 7.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 78 students 5 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Greek Orthodox Early childhood Co-ed
The Pilgrim Academy
7 mi Grades PreK-12 436 students 11.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 52% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 555 students 12.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 45% to 4-year college
Raab Montessori Academy
10 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Kids Place
11 mi Grades PreK-4 20 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Absecon
We verified published tuition at one 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Christian School | $7,321 to $8,527 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Absecon?
3 private schools give Absecon as their address: Highland Academy II, Champion Baptist Academy and Assumption Regional Catholic School. Counting nearby towns, we list 11: 3 in Absecon and 8 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,622 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Absecon is Assumption Regional Catholic School with 349 students. The largest within 12 miles is Atlantic Christian School with 555 students.
Does New Jersey pay for private school?
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.