Doane Academy
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 217 students 5.7 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Private schools in Burlington, NJ
3 schools in Burlington itself and 28 more within 12 miles.
Burlington private schools at a glance
Burlington has 3 private schools of its own, and 28 more are within 12 miles. They are Doane Academy, St. Paul School and Life Center Academy. In Burlington itself: 1 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 28 nearby, there are 31 in all: 8 Catholic, 9 other Christian, 13 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 26 teach elementary grades and 12 teach high school; 4 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 13 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 11 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 85% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 130 students and 8.9 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
8 Catholic
8.9 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Burlington (3)
Schools that give Burlington as their address come first, then the 28 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 Burlington matches all of those.
St. Paul School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 150 students 8.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Life Center Academy
3 mi Grades PreK-12 219 students 10.4 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed 89% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (28)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Burlington.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades K-12 165 students 7.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Sacred Heart School
6 mi Grades K-8 138 students 9.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 9-12 300 students 15.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 52 students 17.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 159 students 12.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades 6-12 62 students 6.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Hampton Academy
8 mi Grades 1-12 86 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 39 students 39 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Creme de Le Creme
9 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Bancroft School
9 mi Grades Ungraded 250 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 248 students 5.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 552 students 7.3 students per teacher Friends Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 108 students 5.2 students per teacher Friends Co-ed
Grades K-8 206 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Charles Borromeo
10 mi Grades PreK-8 167 students 16.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Orchard Friends School
10 mi Grades 1-12 19 students 4.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 7-12 16 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades K-11 28 students 8.2 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Moorestown Friends School | $27,000 to $40,500 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Burlington?
3 private schools give Burlington as their address: Doane Academy, St. Paul School and Life Center Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 31: 3 in Burlington and 28 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 4,213 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Burlington is Life Center Academy with 219 students. The largest within 12 miles is Moorestown Friends School with 552 students.
Does New Jersey pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. 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.