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St. Brigid School

695 Stevens Ave, Portland, ME 04103Open, per Google (checked Sep 29, 2026)

PreK-8 grades
323 students
13.5 students per teacher

St. Brigid School is a Roman Catholic private school in Portland, ME teaching grades PreK-8. It reported 323 students and about 13.5 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.

School facts

Grades
PreK-8
Students
323
Teachers
24
Students per teacher
13.5
Student body
Coeducational
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.

St. Brigid School tuition, and what Town tuitioning pays

We have not verified a tuition figure for St. Brigid School yet. Every private school sets its own price and most share it on request: ask for the full-year tuition for your child’s grade plus required fees, or look for a tuition page on the school’s website. Then put the figure in the calculator below to see what Town tuitioning leaves you to pay.

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 St. Brigid School?

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Questions to ask St. Brigid School

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  2. You were not on the Town tuitioning list we read. Do you take town tuitioning now, or plan to?
  3. How does the Town tuitioning award reach you, and what do families owe before it arrives?
  4. Is there a waitlist or an application deadline for my child’s grade?
  5. Do you offer financial aid, sibling discounts or payment plans?

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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Cheverus High School$26,9002026-270.8
Breakwater School$31,528 to $33,0292026-271.2
Waynflete School$35,500 to $43,2402026-272.7

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

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Cheverus High School ✓9-1234411.1Roman Catholic<1
Levey Day SchoolK-8445.6Jewish1
Breakwater SchoolPreK-8986.1Nonsectarian1
Glickman Academy4-12316.2Nonsectarian1
Waynflete School ✓PreK-125206.3Nonsectarian3
The Glickman Lauder Center of Excellence in AutismPreK-1220not reportedNonsectarian3
Spring Harbor Academy7-115not reportedNonsectarian3
The Little Dolphin School FoundationPreK-1176.5Nonsectarian3

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