Yeshivat Shalshelet
under 1 mi Grades 2-6 32 students 3.2 students per teacher Jewish Special education Co-ed
Private schools in Tenafly, NJ
5 schools in Tenafly itself and 31 more within 6 miles.
Tenafly private schools at a glance
Tenafly has 5 private schools of its own, and 31 more are within 6 miles. In Tenafly itself: 1 Catholic, 2 nonsectarian and 2 of other faiths; 5 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. Of the 31 nearby: 6 Catholic, 4 other Christian, 12 nonsectarian and 9 of other faiths. 1 is all-girls and 3 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. The typical school has about 113 students and 7.3 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
7 Catholic
7.3 students per teacher, typical
8 in a school association
100% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Tenafly (5)
Schools that give Tenafly as their address come first, then the 31 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 Tenafly matches all of those.
Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 192 students 11.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 1-8 138 students 4.7 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Spring School, the
1 mi Grades PreK-8 126 students 6.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional 1st 14 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (31)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Tenafly.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 321 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 6-12 519 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Ability School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 43 students 5.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Presbyterian Early childhood Co-ed
The Moriah School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 483 students 3.8 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 39 students 13 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 22 students Jewish Special education All-boys
Yeshivat He'atid
3 mi Grades PreK-8 542 students 8.6 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades 7-12 42 students Nonsectarian Co-ed 83% to 4-year college
The Community School
3 mi Grades 2-12 232 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 88 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 40 students 5.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 28 students 28 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 371 students 7.8 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Heichal Hatorah
4 mi Grades 9-12 213 students 7.3 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 100% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 73 students 13.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Hovnanian School
4 mi Grades PreK-8 110 students 3.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Sinai School at Rynj
4 mi Grades 1-8 36 students 2 students per teacher Jewish Special education Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Tenafly
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Academy of the Holy Angels | $12,250 to $24,900 | 2026-27 |
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- Special education schools in and around Tenafly (8)
- Private high schools in and around Tenafly (6)
- Private elementary schools in and around Tenafly (28)
- Private middle schools in and around Tenafly (25)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Tenafly (21)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Tenafly (20)
- Jewish schools in and around Tenafly (10)
- All-boys schools in and around Tenafly (3)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Tenafly?
5 private schools give Tenafly as their address: Yeshivat Shalshelet, Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Tenafly Chabad Academy, Spring School, the and The Montessori House School. Counting nearby towns, we list 36: 5 in Tenafly and 31 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 6,812 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Tenafly is Academy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with 192 students. The largest within 6 miles is Yeshiva of North Jersey with 803 students.
Does New Jersey pay for private school?
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.