St. Marys Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 206 students 9.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Lancaster, NY
3 schools in Lancaster itself and 9 more within 6 miles.
Lancaster private schools at a glance
Lancaster has 3 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. They are St. Marys Elementary School, St. Marys High School and Buffalo Suburban Christian Academy. In Lancaster itself: 2 Catholic and 1 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 9 nearby, there are 12 in all: 6 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 4 nonsectarian; 7 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 4 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 95% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 147 students and 7.7 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
6 Catholic
7.7 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Lancaster (3)
Schools that give Lancaster as their address come first, then the 9 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 Lancaster matches all of those.
St. Marys High School
under 1 mi Grades 9-12 406 students 13.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
Grades K-8 17 students 8.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Lancaster.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-2 28 students 5.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 9-12 29 students 4.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 152 students 10.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 147 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades K-12 123 students 3.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 220 students 7.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 91% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 65 students 3.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Lancaster
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. Marys High School | $14,300 | 2026-27 |
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Lancaster?
3 private schools give Lancaster as their address: St. Marys Elementary School, St. Marys High School and Buffalo Suburban Christian Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 3 in Lancaster and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,726 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Lancaster is St. Marys High School with 406 students.
Does New York pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. 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.