Holy Cross School, South Portland ME: PreK-8, 95 Students

Holy Cross School is a Roman Catholic private school in South Portland, ME teaching grades PreK-8. It reported 95 students and about 4.8 students for every teacher 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: PreK-8
Students: 95
Teachers: 20
Students per teacher: 4.8
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Setting: City

Member of: National Catholic Educational Association

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.

Holy Cross School 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
Waynflete School	$35,500 to $43,240	2026-27	1.3
Cheverus High School	$26,900	2026-27	3.4
Breakwater School	$31,528 to $33,029	2026-27	4.2

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
Aucocisco School	4-12	26	2.1	Nonsectarian	1
Waynflete School ✓	PreK-12	520	6.3	Nonsectarian	1
Greater Portland Christian School	PreK-12	136	7.6	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Levey Day School	K-8	44	5.6	Jewish	3
Cheverus High School ✓	9-12	344	11.1	Roman Catholic	3
Glickman Academy	4-12	31	6.2	Nonsectarian	4
St. Brigid School	PreK-8	323	13.5	Roman Catholic	4
Breakwater School	PreK-8	98	6.1	Nonsectarian	4

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