Notable Charter and Private Schools in Maine

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Maine. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Thornton Academy — Saco, Maine. Private school.
Fryeburg Academy — Fryeburg, Maine. Private school.
Waynflete School — Portland, Maine. Private school.
Berwick Academy — South Berwick, Maine. Private school.
Erskine Academy — South China, Maine. Private school.
John Bapst Memorial High School — Bangor, Maine. Private school.
Maine Connections Academy — Scarborough, Maine. Public charter school.
St Dominic Academy-auburn — Auburn, Maine. Private school.
Maine Virtual Academy — Augusta, Maine. Public charter school.
Foxcroft Academy — Dover Foxcroft, Maine. Private school.
Cheverus High School — Portland, Maine. Private school.
Maine Central Institute — Pittsfield, Maine. Private school.
Baxter Academy for Tech & Sciences — Portland, Maine. Public charter school.
Washington Academy — East Machias, Maine. Private school.
North Yarmouth Academy — Yarmouth, Maine. Private school.
George Stevens Academy — Blue Hill, Maine. Private school.
Bangor Christian Schools — Bangor, Maine. Private school.
St Brigid School — Portland, Maine. Private school.
Acadia Academy School — Lewiston, Maine. Public charter school.
Maine Coast Waldorf School — Freeport, Maine. Private school.
Maine Arts Academy School — Augusta, Maine. Public charter school.
St Dominic Academy-lewiston Campus — Lewiston, Maine. Private school.
Kents Hill School — Kents Hill, Maine. Private school.
Fiddlehead School of Arts & Science — Gray, Maine. Public charter school.
Temple Academy — Waterville, Maine. Private school.
Maine Academy of Natural Sciences — Hinckley, Maine. Public charter school.
Bridgton Academy — North Bridgton, Maine. Private school.
Overman Academy — Skowhegan, Maine. Public charter school.
Lee Academy — Lee, Maine. Private school.
Dimensions Academy — Skowhegan, Maine. Public charter school.
All Saints Catholic School — Bangor, Maine. Private school.
St Michael School — Augusta, Maine. Private school.
Holy Cross School — South Portland, Maine. Private school.
Pine Tree Academy — Freeport, Maine. Private school.
Penobscot Christian School — Bangor, Maine. Private school.
Greater Portland Christian School — South Portland, Maine. Private school.
St Thomas Consolidated School — Sanford, Maine. Private school.
Mount Merici Academy — Waterville, Maine. Private school.
Friends School of Portland — Cumberland Foreside, Maine. Private school.
St John's Catholic School — Brunswick, Maine. Private school.
Pen Bay Christian School — Rockland, Maine. Private school.
Breakwater School — Portland, Maine. Private school.
Ecology Learning Ctr — Unity, Maine. Public charter school.
Harpswell Coastal Academy Divisions 2 and 3 — Harpswell, Maine. Public charter school.
The Bay School — Blue Hill, Maine. Private school.
Chewonki Elem/middle School & Maine Coast Semester — Wiscasset, Maine. Private school.
Calvary Christian Academy — Turner, Maine. Private school.
Hyde School — Bath, Maine. Private school.
Carrabassett Valley Academy — Carrabassett Valley, Maine. Private school.
Central Maine Christian Academy — Lewiston, Maine. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.