New Life Christian Academy
under 1 mi Grades 1-10 Under 10 K-12 students Pentecostal Co-ed
Private schools in Leitchfield, KY
3 schools in Leitchfield itself and 2 more within 12 miles.
Leitchfield private schools at a glance
Leitchfield has 3 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. They are New Life Christian Academy, First Baptist Church Preschool & Kindergarden and St. Paul Catholic Elementary. In Leitchfield itself: 1 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 3 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 5 in all: 1 Catholic and 4 other Christian; 5 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 15 students and 7.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
7.5 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Leitchfield (3)
Schools that give Leitchfield as their address come first, then the 2 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Leitchfield matches all of those.
Grades PreK-K Baptist Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 63 students 7.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Leitchfield.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Cedar Springs School
8 mi Grades 1-8 31 students 10.3 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Shady Maples School
9 mi Grades 2-8 15 students 7.5 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Leitchfield?
3 private schools give Leitchfield as their address: New Life Christian Academy, First Baptist Church Preschool & Kindergarden and St. Paul Catholic Elementary. Counting nearby towns, we list 5: 3 in Leitchfield and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 125 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Leitchfield is St. Paul Catholic Elementary with 63 students.
Does Kentucky pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Kentucky program pays private school tuition. The Kentucky Supreme Court struck down the Education Opportunity Account tax credit in December 2022, and in November 2024 voters rejected Amendment 2, which would have allowed state money for nonpublic education.