Connections for Kids - Portland Academy, South Portland ME

Connections for Kids - Portland Academy is a special education private school in South Portland, ME teaching grades 2-6. It reported fewer than 10 K-12 students in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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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: 2-6
Students: Fewer than 10 (K-12)
Teachers: 1
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Special education
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: Rural

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.

Connections for Kids - Portland Academy tuition, and what Town tuitioning pays

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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

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Tuition at nearby private schools

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
Breakwater School	$31,528 to $33,029	2026-27	3.3
Waynflete School	$35,500 to $43,240	2026-27	4.3

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
The Little Dolphin School Foundation	PreK-1	17	6.5	Nonsectarian	1
Spring Harbor Academy	7-11	5	not reported	Nonsectarian	1
The Glickman Lauder Center of Excellence in Autism	PreK-12	20	not reported	Nonsectarian	1
Breakwater School	PreK-8	98	6.1	Nonsectarian	3
Greater Portland Christian School	PreK-12	136	7.6	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Morrison Center	K-12	16	5.3	Nonsectarian	4
Levey Day School	K-8	44	5.6	Jewish	4
Waynflete School ✓	PreK-12	520	6.3	Nonsectarian	4

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