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E D U C A T I O N F O C U S
Largest private high schools
Ranked by total enrollment, fall 2019
Name
No. of total
students
Grades
student body Tuition Head of school
Year
founded
1
St. John's High School
378 Main St.
Shrewsbury 01545
508-842-8934 • www.stjohnshigh.org
870
9-12
Boys
$15,850 Alex Zequeira 1898
2
Whitinsville Christian School
279 Linwood Ave.
Whitinsville 01588
508-234-8211 • www.whitinsvillechristian.org
631
Pre-K-12
Co-ed
$14,390 - 1 student grades 9-12
Tuition varies.
Lance Engbers 1928
3
Worcester Academy
81 Providence St.
Worcester 01604
508-754-5302 • www.worcesteracademy.org
574
6-12,
postgraduate
Co-ed
$39,376 - upper school day student
Tuition varies.
Ron M. Cino 1834
4
Lawrence Academy
26 Powderhouse Road
Groton 01450
978-448-6535 • www.lacademy.edu
400
9-12
Co-ed
$52,450 - day student
$65,925 - boarding student
Dan Scheibe 1792
5
Cushing Academy
39 School St.
Ashburnham 01430
978-827-7000 • www.cushing.org
390
9-12,
postgraduate
Co-ed
$43,400 - day student
$63,700 - boarding student
Randy R. Bertin 1865
6
Bancroft School
110 Shore Drive
Worcester 01605
508-854-9227 • www.bancroftschool.org
378
Pre-K-12
Co-ed
$15,500 to $46,000 Trey Cassidy 1900
7
St. Mark's School
25 Marlboro Road
Southborough 01772
508-786-6000 • www.stmarksschool.org
364
9-12
Co-ed
$52,140 - day student
$65,460 - boarding student
John Warren 1865
8
The Winchendon School
172 Ash St.
Winchendon 01475
978-297-1223 • www.winchendon.org
285
9-12,
postgraduate
Co-ed
day student: $26,000
boarding student: $54,000-$65,725
Laurie Lambert 1926
9
South Lancaster Academy
P.O. Box 1129
South Lancaster 01561
978-368-8544 • www.mysla.org
280
Pre-K-12
Co-ed
$8,974 - constituent student, grades
9-12
Tuition varies.
David Branum 1882
10
Notre Dame Academy
425 Salisbury St.
Worcester 01609
508-757-6200 • www.nda-worc.org
175
7-12
Girls
$15,150 - grades 9-12
$11,360 - grades 7 & 8
Lisa Mancini 1951
11
Immaculate Heart of Mary
282 Still River Road
Still River 01467
978-456-8877, ext. 1011 •
www.immaculateheartschool.org
141
1-12
Co-ed
$3,000 Bro.Thomas Augustine 1976
12
St. Bernard's Central Catholic High School
45 Harvard St.
Fitchburg 01420
978-342-3212 • www.stbernardscchs.org
104
9-12
Co-ed
$7,950 Michael Clark 1920
Source: Each school by survey, schools' websites, Department of Education. Notes: Saint Peter-Marian High School and Holy Name High School merged to form St. Paul Diocesan Junior-Senior High
School. St. Mary's of Worcester closed at the end of the 2019-20 school year.
- Compiled by: Timothy Doyle, tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com
Michael Welch (right), a
15-year headmaster at St.
John's High School, is now
CEO of Whitinsville financial
institution UniBank for
Savings.
Worcester Academy is the
official independent school
partner of the Worcester
Red Sox.
Cushing Academy began
its hiring process for a full-
time diversity, equity, and
inclusion professional in
summer 2020.
St. Marks' School has 250
acres of land in
Southborough.
A group of Fitchburg-area
business and civic leaders,
largely of alumni, have
come together to ensure
St. Bernard's will stay
open, as it will no longer
receive financial support
from the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Worcester.
