Tuition Rates Infomation
Statute (Title 20-A MRS, Chapter 219) requires that the tuition rates for the current school year are computed using the per-pupil cost of the previous year for each school administrative unit (SAU).
How are the Public School Tuition Rates calculated? Maine Public School Tuition Calculation
History of State Average Public Tuition Rates
Frequently Asked Questions about Private School Approval for Receipt of Public Funds
2023-2024 Tuition Rates for Public Schools
- Public School - Elementary Tuition - Tuition Rates
- Public School - Secondary Tuition - Tuition Rates
2024 - 2025 Tuition Rates for Private Schools Approved for Public Tuition Funds
Elementary (K-8) Students Attending Private Schools in Maine
Note: In accordance with 20-A MRSA Section 5804, subsection 2, the maximum tuition rate for public elementary students attending an elementary private school may not exceed TBD
| Municipality | Elementary School | 2024-25 Maximum Allowable Tuition |
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hill | Bay School | TBD | 10/17/2024 |
| Bath | Brightfield School | TBD | 10/23/2024 |
| Carrabassett Valley | Carrabassett Valley Academy | TBD | 09/30/2024 |
| Edgecomb | Center for Teaching & Learning | TBD | 09/05/2024 |
| Nobleboro | Damariscotta Montessori School | TBD | 10/23/2024 |
| Bethel | Gould Academy | TBD | 09/23/2024 |
| Freeport | Maine Coast Waldorf School | TBD | 09/05/2024 |
| Yarmouth | North Yarmouth Academy | TBD | 09/23/2024 |
| Wiscasset | Sheepscot Valley Children's House | TBD | 10/11/2024 |
| Chelsea | Stepping Stones Montessori | TBD | 09/27/2024 |
| Stow | Summit Achievement | TBD | 10/11/2024 |
| Newry | The Eddy Middle School | TBD | 09/05/2024 |
| Saco | Thornton Academy | TBD | 10/31/2024 |
| Portland | Waynflete School | TBD | 10/22/2024 |
2024-2025 Tuition Rates for Private Schools Approved for Public Tuition Funds
Secondary (9-12) Students Attending Private Schools
Note: In accordance with 20-A MRSA Section 5806
| Municipality | Secondary School |
2024-25 Maximum Allowable |
Maximum Allowable |
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houlton | Carleton Project - Houlton | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/05/2024 |
| Carrabassett Valley | Carrabassett Valley Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/30/2024 |
| Portland | Cheverus | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/23/2024 |
| Wiscasset | Chewonki | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/23/2024 |
| Dover-Foxcroft | Foxcroft Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/11/2024 |
| South China | Erskine Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/05/2024 |
| Blue Hill | Blue Hill Harbor School | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/11/2024 |
| Blue Hill | George Stevens Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/24/2024 |
| Bethel | Gould Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/23/2024 |
| Hebron | Hebron Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/05/2024 |
| Bath | Hyde School | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/23/2024 |
| Bangor | John Bapst | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/31/2024 |
| Kents Hill | Kents Hill | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/04/2024 |
| Lee | Lee Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/05/2024 |
| Newcastle | Lincoln Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/23/2024 |
| Freeport | Maine Coast Waldorf Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/05/2024 |
| Pittsfield | Maine Central Institute | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/31/2024 |
| Yarmouth | North Yarmouth Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/23/2024 |
| Stow | Summit Achievement | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/11/2024 |
| Kennebunk | The New School | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/27/2024 |
| Saco | Thornton Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/31/2024 |
| East Machias | Washington Academy | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/18/2024 |
| Camden | Wayfinder School | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 09/11/2024 |
| Portland | Waynflete School | TBD | No more than 10% of Maximum Allowable Tuition Rate | 10/22/2024 |
Private Schools Outside of Maine Approved for Public Tuition Funds
| Municipality | State | School | 2024-25 Maximum Allowable Tuition |
Date of Approval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley | MA | Dana Hall School | TBD | 9/23/2024 |
| Exeter | NH | Phillips Exeter Academy | TBD | 9/23/2024 |
| Wilton | NH | High Mowing School | TBD | 9/05/2024 |
| Andover | NH | Proctor Academy | TBD | 11/15/2024 |