Our Lady of Victory School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 100 students 7.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Lackawanna, NY
3 schools in Lackawanna itself and 12 more within 6 miles.
Lackawanna private schools at a glance
Lackawanna has 3 private schools of its own, and 12 more are within 6 miles. They are Our Lady of Victory School, Baker Hall School and Baker. In Lackawanna itself: 1 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Of the 12 nearby: 7 Catholic, 3 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths. 1 is all-girls and 2 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. The typical school has about 170 students and 8.4 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
8 Catholic
8.4 students per teacher, typical
4 in a school association
33% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Lackawanna (3)
Schools that give Lackawanna as their address come first, then the 12 more within 6 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 Lackawanna matches all of those.
Baker Hall School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 193 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Baker
under 1 mi Grades K-12 139 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (12)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Lackawanna.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Notre Dame Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-8 376 students 14.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Mount Mercy Academy
2 mi Grades 9-12 180 students 8.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 85% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 279 students 11 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 52% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 416 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 96% to 4-year college
Grades K-10 Under 10 K-12 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 77 students 9.1 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 108 students 6.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 33% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 310 students 11.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 7-12 136 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 108 students 6.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-11 277 students 10.7 students per teacher Islamic Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 170 students 11.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Lackawanna
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis High School | $15,350 | 2026-27 |
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Lackawanna?
3 private schools give Lackawanna as their address: Our Lady of Victory School, Baker Hall School and Baker. Counting nearby towns, we list 15: 3 in Lackawanna and 12 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,875 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Lackawanna is Baker Hall School with 193 students. The largest within 6 miles is St. Francis High School with 416 students.
Does New York pay for private school?
No New York program pays private school tuition, and the state has no tuition tax credit or deduction. School districts provide busing to nonpublic school students who ask for it by April 1 and live within the distance limits, and lend textbooks on request.