Brookline Private Schools

Massachusetts is widely regarded as a hub of educational excellence. It is home to two of the top-rated universities in the country in Harvard and MIT, and a number of excellent private K-12 schools that aren’t as prestigious as the two aforementioned universities, but still highly-regarded.

Within Brookline, there are more than 10 private schools, with a number of them located in Chestnut Hill, a village partially located in Brookline, Newton and Boston.

The most well-known private schools in Brookline/Chestnut Hill are Beaver Country Day, Brimmer and May, Chestnut Hill School, Dexter Southfield, and Park.

Approximately 19% of kids that reside in Brookline attended private schools in 2023-24.

The cost of private school ranges in price but in general families should expect to pay between $55,000 to $65,000 to send their children to a private school in Brookline or any of the surrounding areas, and the cost seemingly increases 2-3 percent per year.

Children from a number of surrounding towns attend private schools located in Brookline. In reality the distance separating some of the surrounding towns is only a few miles. Couple that with the fact that for some working parents, Brookline is a convenient stop on the way to their office in Boston, and it's easy to understand why the student body is usually a mix of students from different towns.

Not all Brookline families send their kids to a private school in town. Some opt for schools nearby. Fessenden, Winsor, British International School, Buckingham Browne & Nichols a.k.a. BB&N, Milton Academy and Kingsley Montessori School are all popular private schools not far from Brookline.