Private Schools
Private schools are less common than public schools. A large number of private elementary schools with under 20 students exist, but most private high schools in Maine can be perceived as "semi-private." This means that while it costs money to send children there, towns will make a contract with a school to take children from a town or MSAD at a slightly reduced rate. Often this is done when it is deemed cheaper to subsidize private tuition than build a whole new school when a private one already exists.
In addition to the many private elementary schools, there are several well-known private high schools and K-12 schools including Waynflete School, Cheverus High School and Catherine McAuley High School.
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