Ss Philip & James School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 126 students 10 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Saint James, NY
3 schools in Saint James itself and 9 more within 6 miles.
Saint James private schools at a glance
Saint James has 3 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. They are Ss Philip & James School, Harbor Country Day School and The Knox School. In Saint James itself: 1 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Of the 9 nearby: 2 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 4 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 112 students and 6.7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
6.7 students per teacher, typical
6 in a school association
89% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Saint James (3)
Schools that give Saint James as their address come first, then the 9 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 Saint James matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 117 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
The Knox School
3 mi Grades 6-12 112 students 24.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Saint James.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 379 students 15.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-3 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 50 students 3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades 7-12 442 students 10.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 89% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 385 students 9.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 73% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 99 students 4.1 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Ivy League School
4 mi Grades PreK-8 84 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 101 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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- Christian schools in and around Saint James (3)
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- Private elementary schools in and around Saint James (9)
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How many private schools are there in Saint James?
3 private schools give Saint James as their address: Ss Philip & James School, Harbor Country Day School and The Knox School. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 3 in Saint James and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,907 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Saint James is Ss Philip & James School with 126 students. The largest within 6 miles is The Stony Brook School with 442 students.
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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.