Salish Sea Deaf School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 12 students 3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Private schools in Burlington, WA
3 schools in Burlington itself and 4 more within 12 miles.
Burlington private schools at a glance
Burlington has 3 private schools of its own, and 4 more are within 12 miles. They are Salish Sea Deaf School, Burlington Little School and Skagit Adventist Academy. In Burlington itself: 1 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 4 nearby, there are 7 in all: 1 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 7 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 49 students and 9.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
9.8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Burlington (3)
Schools that give Burlington as their address come first, then the 4 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. 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.
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-12 106 students 9.8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (4)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Burlington.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Summersun Montessori
3 mi Grades K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 49 students 9.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 194 students 20.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 589 students 14.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
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How many private schools are there in Burlington?
3 private schools give Burlington as their address: Salish Sea Deaf School, Burlington Little School and Skagit Adventist Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 7: 3 in Burlington and 4 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 967 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Burlington is Skagit Adventist Academy with 106 students. The largest within 12 miles is Mount Vernon Christian School with 589 students.
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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.