St. Mary Academy
222 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $8,220
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 183
- Students per teacher
- 9.2
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Dover center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use EFA here?
New Hampshire publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the EFA list works
- Applying
- Applications stay open through the program administrator, but new applicants without priority go to the waitlist.
Source: EFA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- EFA’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 20
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Manchester, NH
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 194 to 183, down 11 (6%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (189 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 (34)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (7)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 40 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,190
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against New Hampshire
- 2 days shorter than the 180-day median of 123 schools we list
- School day, against New Hampshire
- About the median of 6 hours 40 minutes (125 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9.2 here; median 8.3 at 37 NH elementary schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
St. Mary Academy tuition, and what EFA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $8,220
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $8,950
- Required fees
- $300 a year
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from St. Mary Academy's website, checked October 1, 2026.
New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
- Award
- About $4,800 on average for 2026-27, NHPR reported (August 14, 2026)
- How it varies
- The amount varies by student. Extra funding applies for special education, English learners and lower-income students. We could not confirm the exact 2026-27 figures.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at St. Mary Academy?
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Tuition and fees EFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| My School | PreK-2 | 15 | <1 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas High School | 9-12 | 354 | 3 |
| Tri-City Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 167 | 5 |
| St. Charles School | 1-7 | 21 | 9 |
| Monarch School of New England | 1-12 | 63 | 10 |
| St. Patrick Academy | PreK-8 | 216 | 11 |
| Acorn School | PreK-K | 18 | 12 |
| Learning Skills Academy | 5-12 | 56 | 13 |
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