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The Bay School

Po Box 950, Blue Hill, ME 04614Open, per Google (checked Sep 29, 2026)

PreK-8 grades
95 students
9.9 students per teacher

The Bay School is a private school in Blue Hill, ME teaching grades PreK-8. It reported 95 students and about 9.9 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey. It is on Maine’s official Town tuitioning list.

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✓ On the official Maine Town Tuitioning (approved for public tuition, 2025-26) list

The state’s own list includes this school. The list is dated January 23, 2026. See the official source. Lists change, so confirm with the school before you enroll.

School facts

Grades
PreK-8
Students
95
Teachers
15
Students per teacher
9.9
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Special program emphasis
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
Setting
Rural

Member of: Association of Waldorf Schools of North America

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.

The Bay School tuition, and what Town tuitioning pays

The Bay School publishes its tuition on its own website. See the school’s tuition page (found September 29, 2026). We link it rather than copy the figures, because amounts change each year and differ by grade.

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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Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Blue Hill Harbor School ✓9-12286.8Nonsectarian<1
George Stevens Academy ✓9-1231112.1Nonsectarian<1
The Community School of Mount Desert Island ✓K-8395.3Nonsectarian13
The Community SchoolK-8394.6Nonsectarian13

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On the official Maine Town Tuitioning Program list, 2026-27. Checked by ChoiceFunded.

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