Rock Point School
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 28 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Private schools in Burlington, VT
5 schools in Burlington itself and 12 more within 12 miles. In a tuitioning town, your district pays tuition to an eligible school you choose.
Burlington private schools at a glance
Burlington has 5 private schools of its own, and 12 more are within 12 miles. In Burlington itself: 2 Catholic, 2 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 4 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 12 nearby, there are 17 in all: 3 Catholic, 2 other Christian, 11 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 12 teach elementary grades and 6 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 4 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 5 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 50% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 42 students and 6.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). We verified published tuition at 3 of these schools: the lowest-priced grade runs from $14,600 to $20,980 a year, and the middle figure is $17,500.
3 Catholic
6.5 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Burlington (5)
Schools that give Burlington as their address come first, then the 12 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 Burlington matches all of those.
Tamim Academy of VT
2 mi Grades K-5 25 students 5.8 students per teacher Jewish Montessori Co-ed
Mater Christi School
2 mi Grades PreK-8 270 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 164 students 10.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Baird School
3 mi Grades K-8 46 students 2.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (12)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Burlington.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 172 students 13.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Mill School (the)
3 mi Grades 6-12 30 students 3.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 25 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 6-12 105 students 8.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 53 students 7.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 24 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades K-12 101 students 13.5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Jean Garvin School
7 mi Grades 7-12 42 students 3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-11 172 students 6.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Vermont Day School
9 mi Grades PreK-8 34 students 3.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Discovery Roots Academy
11 mi Grades K-7 12 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 18 students 9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Alternative Co-ed
Private schools
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Private school tuition near Burlington
We verified published tuition at 3 of these schools: the lowest-priced grade runs from $14,600 to $20,980 a year, and the middle figure is $17,500. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mater Christi School | $14,600 to $15,600 | 2026-27 |
| Davis Community School | $17,500 | 2026-27 |
| Vermont Day School | $20,980 | 2026-27 |
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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- Catholic schools in Burlington (3)
- Special education schools in Burlington (3)
- Private high schools in Burlington (6)
- Private elementary schools in Burlington (12)
- Private middle schools in Burlington (12)
- Private schools with pre-K in Burlington (8)
- All schools in Chittenden County
- Private schools in South Burlington (5 mi)
- Private schools in Williston (7 mi)
- Vermont Town Tuitioning: amount and eligibility
- All Vermont Town Tuitioning schools
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Burlington?
5 private schools give Burlington as their address: Rock Point School, Tamim Academy of VT, Mater Christi School, Christ the King School and Baird School. Counting nearby towns, we list 17: 5 in Burlington and 12 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,321 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Burlington is Mater Christi School with 270 students.
How much does private school cost near Burlington?
We verified published tuition at 3 of these schools: the lowest-priced grade runs from $14,600 to $20,980 a year, and the middle figure is $17,500. Each figure was read on the school’s own website. Required fees can be extra and prices vary by grade, so check the school’s page for your child’s grade.
Which Burlington private schools take Town tuitioning?
0 of the 17 schools on this page are on the state’s official Town tuitioning list. 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.