Our Lady of Mt Carmel School, Essex, MD

Our Lady of Mt Carmel School is a Roman Catholic private school in Essex, MD teaching grades PreK-12. It reported 498 students and about 12.8 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey. It is on Maryland’s official BOOST list.

Can you use BOOST here?

✓ On the official Maryland BOOST Scholarship list Confirmed open

The state’s own list includes this school. We last read that list on 2026-04-30. See the official source. Lists change, so confirm with the school before you enroll.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-12
Students: 498
Teachers: 39
Students per teacher: 12.8
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Go on to a 4-year college: 50%
Setting: Suburb

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. 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.

What Maryland pays, and what that leaves you

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Maryland BOOST Scholarship Scholarship

$1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students These are 2025-26 amounts. The advisory board sets new amounts each summer and had not posted 2026-27 figures in writing when we checked. The larger awards go to students coming from public school on free meals. Students receiving special education services got an extra award equal to their base award.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-21. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Our Lady of Mt Carmel School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms BOOST award Children

BOOST pays between $1,200 and $7,750 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. Stevens Christian Academy	PreK-1	16	2.7	African Methodist Episcopal	<1
Rosedale Baptist School	PreK-12	774	11.1	Baptist	2
Baltimore White Marsh Seventh-Day Adventist School	PreK-8	19	6.3	Seventh-Day Adventist	3
Gla Academy School of Excellence ✓					3
Our Lady of Hope St. Luke School ✓	PreK-8	222	19.3	Roman Catholic	4
Calvary Baptist School	PreK-12	100	8.5	Baptist	4
Mt Pleasant Christian, Inc. ✓	PreK-5	55	6.9	Christian (nondenominational)	4
Royal International Christian Academy	PreK-K	42	6.1	Christian (nondenominational)	5

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