Breakwater School Tuition 2026-27: $31,528 to $33,029

Breakwater School is a private school in Portland, ME teaching grades PreK-8. It reported 98 students and about 6.1 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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Not on the Town tuitioning list we read

The Maine Department of Education publishes two PDFs of private elementary and secondary schools approved to receive public tuition, covering 2020-21 through 2025-26 and dated January 23, 2026. Schools are approved each year. Schools marked with the badge here have a 2025-26 public tuition rate on those lists; we match by school name and town, or by a name that appears only once in the state. Official Town tuitioning source.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-8
Students: 98
Teachers: 16
Students per teacher: 6.1
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: City

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. The survey counts students in kindergarten to grade 12, not pre-K. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

Breakwater School tuition, and what Town tuitioning pays

Published tuition (2026-27): grades K to 5: $31,528 · grades 6 to 8: $33,029.

Elementary is Kindergarten to 4th grade ($31,528); Middle School is 5th to 8th grade ($33,029), so grade 5 is at the middle school rate.

Breakwater School was not on the Town tuitioning list we read; lists change, so ask the school whether it takes Town tuitioning.

Tuition from Breakwater School's website, checked October 1, 2026. Some grades or programs may cost more or less. Confirm with the school.

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Tuition paid by your school district, up to a state formula For 2025-26 the state average tuition rates were $13,077.51 (elementary) and $15,055.22 (secondary). Payments to private elementary schools may not exceed the statewide average; secondary rates add an allowance for building costs. The 2026-27 rates are due in December 2026.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Breakwater School?

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Tuition at nearby private schools

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
Cheverus High School	$26,900	2026-27	1.9
Waynflete School	$35,500 to $43,240	2026-27	2.8

Each figure was read on that school's own website and is linked on its page. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. Brigid School	PreK-8	323	13.5	Roman Catholic	1
Levey Day School	K-8	44	5.6	Jewish	2
The Glickman Lauder Center of Excellence in Autism	PreK-12	20	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
Cheverus High School ✓	9-12	344	11.1	Roman Catholic	2
Spring Harbor Academy	7-11	5	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
The Little Dolphin School Foundation	PreK-1	17	6.5	Nonsectarian	2
Glickman Academy	4-12	31	6.2	Nonsectarian	3
Waynflete School ✓	PreK-12	520	6.3	Nonsectarian	3

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