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Top 20 Best Maine Nonsectarian Private Schools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 100 nonsectarian private schools in Maine. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in Maine.

The nonsectarian private schools in Maine include Foxcroft Academy, Kents Hill School, and Thornton Academy.

Kents Hill School Photo - Located in central Maine, Kents Hill School is an independent, coeducational boarding and day school grades 9-Postgraduate Year attracting 200 students from Maine, the United States, and around the world. Since 1824, Kents Hill has been dedicated to providing transformative experiences rooted in the power of community, character, and core values.

School Around Us Photo - Students help plan and organize class trips at the end of the year which always offer a wide variety of adventures.

Hebron Academy Photo - Hebron students enjoy a great sense of community before our weekly School Meeting.

Riley School Photo - Our campus is a classroom

Boxberry School Photo - Morning Meeting. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday students participate in Morning Meeting - where they greet one another, share news worthy events that are exciting to them, and also play a quick game before snack time and morning academics.

Foxcroft Academy Photo - Annual orientation week white water rafting trip

North Yarmouth Academy Photo - North Yarmouth Academy has a 20+ acre campus in Yarmouth, Maine. Ten minutes from Portland and less thank two hours from Boston. Our campus includes a newly renovated ice arena and fitness & wellness center.

The New School Photo - TNS offers ample opportunities for hands-on learning. These math students are honing their skills with a carpentry project.

Lee Academy Photo - Lee Academy, a respected boarding program has hosted students from 16 states, seven Asian countries, five Central American/Caribbean countries, 10 European countries, Australia, Israel and Canada.

Washington Academy Photo - Raider Football Under the Lights!

Ashwood Waldorf School Photo - Ashwood Waldorf School's grade school building

Berwick Academy Photo - Berwick Academy Campus

Seacoast Waldorf School Photo - Part of German class in the grades was baking German cookies for a celebration. Children learn German and Spanish starting in first grade.

John Bapst Memorial High School Photo - John Bapst offers an Accelerated English Program for International Students, which prepares non-native speakers for the same college entrance examinations - the SAT and AP exams - that American students take. Program participants take English and social science classes alongside American students. They also attend a second class daily in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation and receive help in specific class content areas. The John Bapst English Pledge, which applies during the school day and to television and movies on the weekends, is considered important to the student's overall language improvement.

L'ecole Francaise Du Maine Photo - Beginning in preschool, our weekly swim program at the Casco Bay YMCA is a highlight of our physical education program

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