John Bapst Memorial High School
★ Founded 1928; independent college-preparatory school serving Bangor and more than 40 Maine sending towns; 500 students, 88% American and 12% international; 11:1 student-teacher ratio; 26 Advanced Placement classes among 106 course offerings; 23 interscholastic sports teams; international students live in a homestay or in residence hallsCheck accreditation yourself
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An independent college-preparatory high school in Bangor, Maine, founded in 1928, with 500 students of whom 12% are international and an 11:1 ratio. 26 AP classes among 106 course offerings. The boarding or homestay programme for 2026-27 is USD 54,700 all in — the lowest residential cost in this group — and the published English minimums are concrete: TOEFL 75, IELTS 5.5 or Duolingo 70-110.
- The residential package for 2026-27 is USD 54,700 and covers an unusually long list: tuition, room and board, textbooks, sports participation, ESL support if needed, activity fees, local transportation, airport transfers, college counselling, laundry access, visa support services and residential health support. Against boarding fees of USD 80,000 and above elsewhere in this group, that is a materially different proposition.
- The English requirements are published as numbers, which is rare here and helpful: one recent test, being Duolingo (70-110), TOEFL, IELTS, SSAT or another recognised test, with minimums listed as TOEFL 75, IELTS 5.5, SSAT Verbal 550 and iTEP 4. You can measure your child against that before spending anything.
- AN INCONSISTENCY TO RESOLVE BEFORE PAYING. The fee page lists USD 2,595 insurance paid annually, while the same page's 'not included' list names health insurance. Ask the business office in writing which insurance the USD 2,595 buys and what remains to be purchased separately. Also not included: personal expenses, test fees, non-local school trips, and transport from Portland or Boston — the last of these matters, because Bangor is a long way north of both.
- Payment is either in full or in two instalments of USD 27,350, due on or before 31 July and 15 December. Wire transfer is preferred and carries no additional fee; card payments attract a convenience fee.
- Admission is rolling until all places are filled, and the school says decisions come within a week of all documents being received — one of the fastest turnarounds of any school here. The application list is long: an English teacher recommendation, two years of transcripts, a Parent Affidavit of Support and proof of financial capability, an authorisation to release educational records, a bank statement or proof of income, a passport copy, a Vericant assessment and an interview.
- This school's structure differs from every other one in this group. It is an independent school that serves Bangor and more than 40 Maine towns without high schools of their own, so international students join a genuinely local student body of 500 rather than an international boarding community. For a student who wants to be surrounded by American classmates and to improve English by necessity, that is the argument for it. For a student who wants the enclosed boarding-school life, it is the argument against.
- 26 AP classes inside 106 course offerings for 500 students, with 23 interscholastic sports teams. Day tuition for new private-pay students in 2026-27 is USD 12,500 plus a USD 550 annual fee, which indicates what the school charges when housing is not involved.
The USD 54,700 residential package, the included and excluded lists, the USD 3,500 deposit, the USD 1,000 Emergency Reserve Deposit, the USD 2,595 insurance, the USD 100 application fee waived before 30 January 2027 and the two instalments of USD 27,350 were read directly on johnbapst.org on 17 September 2026 at the boarding tuition page (/fs/pages/562). AN INCONSISTENCY ON THAT SAME PAGE: the fee list gives USD 2,595 insurance paid annually while the 'not included' list names health insurance; this record surfaces that rather than choosing a reading. The TOEFL 75, IELTS 5.5, Duolingo 70-110, SSAT Verbal 550 and iTEP 4 minimums, the document list and the rolling-admission policy come from /international-program/international-admissions. The USD 12,500 plus USD 550 private-pay day tuition comes from /admission/tuition. The 1928 founding, enrolment of 500, the 88%/12% split, the 11:1 ratio and the 40-plus sending towns come from /about; the 26 AP classes, 106 course offerings and 23 sports teams from the home page. NEASC accreditation is findable by searching the school's own domain but was NOT present on the pages read. NOT FOUND: the number of countries represented among international students, any cost difference between homestay and residence hall, and any scholarship programme. Tuition changes from year to year.
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John Bapst Memorial High School sits in the Upper-mid tuition band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for the program you choose during consultation. There is no published scholarship programme for international students, and it would be misleading to imply one. What the school offers instead is a lower price to begin with, and an application fee of USD 100 that is waived entirely for applications submitted before 30 January 2027 — a small saving, but a real one, and it rewards applying early. The enrolment deposit of USD 3,500 is non-refundable and is applied to first-semester tuition; a separate USD 1,000 Emergency Reserve Deposit is refundable at the end of enrolment..
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Where is John Bapst Memorial High School located?
John Bapst Memorial High School is located in Bangor, Maine, United States, a private day & boarding school.
What are the tuition and scholarships at John Bapst Memorial High School?
Tuition sits in the "Upper-mid" band. Tuition and scholarships change every year and by program, so VNIS provides the exact up-to-date figures for your chosen program during consultation. There is no published scholarship programme for international students, and it would be misleading to imply one. What the school offers instead is a lower price to begin with, and an application fee of USD 100 that is waived entirely for applications submitted before 30 January 2027 — a small saving, but a real one, and it rewards applying early. The enrolment deposit of USD 3,500 is non-refundable and is applied to first-semester tuition; a separate USD 1,000 Emergency Reserve Deposit is refundable at the end of enrolment..
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