Private schools in Union County, NJ
53 schools across Berkeley Heights, Berkeley Hts, Clark, Cranford and other towns. About 5,597 students in all (2023-24).
Union County private schools at a glance
There are 53 private schools in Union County. By affiliation: 11 Catholic, 8 other Christian, 29 nonsectarian, 5 of other faiths. 46 teach elementary grades and 15 teach high school; 4 are Montessori. 3 are all-girls and 2 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 17 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 99% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 36 students and 7.5 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 Union County
- Private schools in Westfield
- Private schools in Cranford
- Private schools in Clark
- Private schools in Scotch Plains
- Private schools in Summit
- Private schools in Short Hills
- Private schools in Chatham
- Private schools in Elizabeth
- Private schools in Carteret
- Private schools in Madison
- Private schools in Woodbridge
- Private schools in Livingston
- All of New Jersey
Neighboring counties
- Essex County (63)
- Middlesex County (55)
- Morris County (48)
- Somerset County (45)
- Hudson County (33)
- Passaic County (41)
- Bergen County (96)
- Hunterdon County (6)
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