Creative Minds Montessori School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-5 19 students 6.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Private schools in Auburn, NY
3 schools in Auburn itself and 2 more within 12 miles.
Auburn private schools at a glance
Auburn has 3 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. They are Creative Minds Montessori School, Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate and Hillside Childrens Center - Finger Lakes Campus. In Auburn itself: 1 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 69 students and 8 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
8 students per teacher, typical
1 in a school association
67% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Auburn (3)
Schools that give Auburn as their address come first, then the 2 more within 12 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 Auburn matches all of those.
Grades 7-12 69 students 5.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades 3-12 43 students 10.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Auburn.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades K-12 111 students 11.7 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 103 students 8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 67% to 4-year college
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Auburn?
3 private schools give Auburn as their address: Creative Minds Montessori School, Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate and Hillside Childrens Center - Finger Lakes Campus. Counting nearby towns, we list 5: 3 in Auburn and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 345 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Auburn is Tyburn Academy of Mary Immaculate with 69 students. The largest within 12 miles is Union Springs Academy with 111 students.
Does New York pay for private school?
No New York program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. School districts provide busing to nonpublic school students who ask for it by April 1 and live within the distance limits, and lend textbooks on request.