Yeshiva Gedolah of Carteret
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 37 students 9.2 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Carteret, NJ
3 schools in Carteret itself and 19 more within 6 miles.
Carteret private schools at a glance
Carteret has 3 private schools of its own, and 19 more are within 6 miles. They are Yeshiva Gedolah of Carteret, St. Joseph Elementary School and Gateway School. In Carteret itself: 1 Catholic, 1 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Of the 19 nearby: 4 Catholic, 2 other Christian, 10 nonsectarian and 3 of other faiths. 1 is all-girls and 2 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. The typical school has about 83 students and 8.5 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
5 Catholic
8.5 students per teacher, typical
6 in a school association
85% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Carteret (3)
Schools that give Carteret as their address come first, then the 19 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 Carteret matches all of those.
St. Joseph Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 83 students 7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Gateway School
under 1 mi Grades 2-12 47 students 3.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (19)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Carteret.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 131 students 10.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-11 67 students 9.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Alphabet Academy
5 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 171 students 14.5 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
Grades 9-12 181 students 8.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 96% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 247 students 12.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Honor Ridge Academy
5 mi Grades 1-12 89 students 7.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 6-12 125 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 160 students 12.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-11 83 students 10.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-1 26 students 4.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Jardine Academy
6 mi Grades PreK-12 71 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 6-12 210 students 14 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 221 students 8.2 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades 7-12 96 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
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- Catholic schools in and around Carteret (5)
- Special education schools in and around Carteret (4)
- Private high schools in and around Carteret (10)
- Private elementary schools in and around Carteret (17)
- Private middle schools in and around Carteret (13)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Carteret (14)
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How many private schools are there in Carteret?
3 private schools give Carteret as their address: Yeshiva Gedolah of Carteret, St. Joseph Elementary School and Gateway School. Counting nearby towns, we list 22: 3 in Carteret and 19 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,109 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Carteret is St. Joseph Elementary School with 83 students. The largest within 6 miles is St. John Vianney School with 247 students.
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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.