Grades PreK-8 110 students 9.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Bennington, VT
4 schools in Bennington itself and 2 more within 12 miles. 1 of them is on the state’s Town tuitioning list. In a tuitioning town, your district pays tuition to an eligible school you choose.
Bennington private schools at a glance
Bennington has 4 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. They are The School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, Grace Christian School, New England School for Girls and Hiland Hall School. In Bennington itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 6 in all: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 4 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 1 is all-girls; the rest are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 109 students and 10 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 1 is on the official Town tuitioning list.
1 Catholic
10 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Bennington (4)
Schools that give Bennington as their address come first, then the 2 more within 12 miles. In each group, schools on the official Town tuitioning list are first, then it goes by distance. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Bennington matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 202 students 13.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 42 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education All-girls 0% to 4-year college
Hiland Hall School
4 mi Grades K-8 37 students 11.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Bennington.
No nearby school matches all of those.
✓ Vermont Town Tuitioning (Act 73 eligible) Grades Ungraded 30 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 109 students 9.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Bennington
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales | $6,450 | 2025-26 |
Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band the school publishes. How private school tuition compares by state.
What Vermont pays, and what that leaves you
Vermont Town Tuitioning Scholarship
Tuition paid by your district Each independent school sets its own tuition today. Act 169 of 2026 limits yearly increases in publicly funded tuition from fiscal 2028, and a later foundation formula would set tuition by student.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Bennington?
4 private schools give Bennington as their address: The School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales, Grace Christian School, New England School for Girls and Hiland Hall School. Counting nearby towns, we list 6: 4 in Bennington and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 530 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Bennington is Grace Christian School with 202 students.
Which Bennington private schools take Town tuitioning?
1 of the 6 schools on this page is on the state’s official Town tuitioning list, 0 of them in Bennington itself. It is marked with a green check and listed first in each group. The Vermont Agency of Education lists the 18 non-therapeutic independent schools still eligible to receive public tuition under Act 73. Therapeutic schools and public schools in other states also remain eligible. Schools marked with the badge here are on that list of 18; we match by exact school name.
Will Town tuitioning cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. In a tuitioning town, your district pays tuition to an eligible school you choose, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.