Private schools in Hillsborough, NJ
5 schools in Hillsborough itself and 8 more within 6 miles.
Hillsborough private schools at a glance
Hillsborough has 5 private schools of its own, and 8 more are within 6 miles. In Hillsborough itself: 5 nonsectarian; 5 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school. Counting the 8 nearby, there are 13 in all: 3 Catholic and 10 nonsectarian; 11 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 3 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 0% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 32 students and 6.7 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Private schools in Hillsborough (5)
Schools that give Hillsborough as their address come first, then the 8 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 Hillsborough matches all of those.
Nearby, within 6 miles (8)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Hillsborough.
No nearby school matches all of those.
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Private school tuition near Hillsborough
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Immaculata High School | $19,950 | 2026-27 |
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Hillsborough?
5 private schools give Hillsborough as their address: Kiddie Academy of Hillsborough NJ, Goddard School-Hillsborough, Somerset Valley YMCA-Gregory Scott Lowe Child Care, All Day Learning Centers and Stellar Academy of Hillsborough. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 5 in Hillsborough and 8 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,469 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Hillsborough is Goddard School-Hillsborough with 25 students. The largest within 6 miles is Immaculata High School with 692 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.