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Private schools in South Burlington, VT

3 schools in South Burlington itself and 12 more within 6 miles. In a tuitioning town, your district pays tuition to an eligible school you choose.

South Burlington private schools at a glance

South Burlington has 3 private schools of its own, and 12 more are within 6 miles. They are Vermont Commons School, Davis Community School and The Schoolhouse Learning Center. In South Burlington itself: 3 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 12 nearby, there are 15 in all: 3 Catholic, 1 other Christian, 10 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 11 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 46 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 South Burlington (3)

Schools that give South Burlington as their address come first, then the 12 more within 6 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.

Nearby, within 6 miles (12)

Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown South Burlington.

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Private school tuition near South 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.

SchoolPublished tuitionYear
Mater Christi School$14,600 to $15,6002026-27
Davis Community School$17,5002026-27
Vermont Day School$20,9802026-27

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

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

What would you pay?

We could not confirm this year’s Town tuitioning amount, so type in the figure from your award letter. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at South Burlington) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.

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Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there in South Burlington?

3 private schools give South Burlington as their address: Vermont Commons School, Davis Community School and The Schoolhouse Learning Center. Counting nearby towns, we list 15: 3 in South Burlington and 12 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,291 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in South Burlington is Vermont Commons School with 105 students. The largest within 6 miles is Mater Christi School with 270 students.

How much does private school cost near South 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 South Burlington private schools take Town tuitioning?

0 of the 15 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.

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