Explorations Academy
under 1 mi Grades 6-12 38 students 4.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Private schools in Bellingham, WA
11 schools in Bellingham itself.
Bellingham private schools at a glance
Bellingham has 11 private schools of its own. In Bellingham itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 9 nonsectarian; 9 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 4 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the American Montessori Society (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 38 students and 9.2 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
9.2 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Bellingham (11)
Schools that give Bellingham as their address come first. Closest schools first. 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 Bellingham matches all of those.
Assumption Catholic School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 223 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Cedar Tree Montessori
under 1 mi Grades PreK-6 57 students 5.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
The Robert Williams School of Arts Sciences
under 1 mi Grades K-5 23 students 5.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades 3-12 22 students 22 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades 3-12 22 students 22 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
The Franklin Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-8 331 students 9.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 61 students 8.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades 7-8 36 students 10 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 177 students 11.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Bellingham?
11 private schools give Bellingham as their address. Together they enrolled about 1,004 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Bellingham is The Franklin Academy with 331 students.
Does Washington pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Washington program pays private school tuition. The state constitution bars public money for religious instruction and keeps public schools free of sectarian control, and Washington has no individual income tax, so there is no tuition tax break.