Private schools in Middlesex County, NJ
55 schools across Carteret, Colonia, Cranbury, Dayton and other towns. About 6,981 students in all (2023-24).
Middlesex County private schools at a glance
There are 55 private schools in Middlesex County. By affiliation: 11 Catholic, 7 other Christian, 29 nonsectarian, 8 of other faiths. 47 teach elementary grades and 13 teach high school; 10 are Montessori. 4 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 20 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 13 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 95% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 47 students and 8.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
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.
Private schools
Cities in and around Middlesex County
- Private schools in Edison
- Private schools in Piscataway
- Private schools in Metuchen
- Private schools in East Brunswick
- Private schools in Somerset
- Private schools in Woodbridge
- Private schools in Old Bridge
- Private schools in Scotch Plains
- Private schools in Clark
- Private schools in Carteret
- Private schools in Warren
- Private schools in Westfield
- All of New Jersey
Neighboring counties
- Union County (53)
- Somerset County (45)
- Monmouth County (51)
- Essex County (63)
- Mercer County (33)
- Hudson County (33)
- Morris County (48)
- Hunterdon County (6)
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