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Private schools in Washington County, VT

11 schools across Barre, East Montpelier, Montpelier, Plainfield and other towns. About 542 students in all (2023-24).

Washington County private schools at a glance

There are 11 private schools in Washington County. By affiliation: 1 Catholic, 2 other Christian, 8 nonsectarian. 8 teach elementary grades and 6 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the American Association of Christian Schools (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 4 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 33% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 35 students and 5.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).

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.

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Montessori School of CentralBarrePreK-6394Nonsectarian
St. Monica-St. Michael SchoolBarrePreK-81179.7Roman Catholic
Orchard Valley Waldorf SchoolEast MontpelierPreK-7855.6Nonsectarian
The New School of MontpelierMontpelier2-12343.4Nonsectarian
The Pacem SchoolMontpelierUngraded318.9Nonsectarian
Maplehill SchoolPlainfield5-1229not reportedNonsectarian
The Vermont Farm and Forest SchoolRoxburyK-5355.1Nonsectarian
Mysa SchoolWaitsfield6-1292.9Nonsectarian
True North Wilderness ProgramWaitsfield9-1299Nonsectarian
Websterville Baptist Christian AcademyWebstervillePreK-12774.4Christian (nondenominational)
Websterville Christian AcademyWebstervillePreK-12776.4Baptist

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