Owensboro Catholic High School
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 391 students 11.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 65% to 4-year college
Private schools in Owensboro, KY
5 schools in Owensboro itself and 1 more within 12 miles.
Owensboro private schools at a glance
Owensboro has 5 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. In Owensboro itself: 5 Catholic; 3 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 299 students and 15.7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
6 Catholic
15.7 students per teacher, typical
6 in a school association
Private schools in Owensboro (5)
Schools that give Owensboro as their address come first, then the 1 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 Owensboro matches all of those.
Grades 4-6 299 students 19.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 7-8 201 students 16 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-3 362 students 15.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Roman Catholic Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Owensboro.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 96 students 12.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Owensboro?
5 private schools give Owensboro as their address: Owensboro Catholic High School, Owensboro Catholic Elementary School 4-6 Campus, Owensboro Catholic Middle School, Owensboro Catholic Elementary K-3 and Maximilian Montessori Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 6: 5 in Owensboro and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,363 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Owensboro is Owensboro Catholic High School with 391 students.
Does Kentucky pay for private school?
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.