Charles Finney School (the)
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 501 students 12.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Private schools in Penfield, NY
4 schools in Penfield itself and 19 more within 6 miles.
Penfield private schools at a glance
Penfield has 4 private schools of its own, and 19 more are within 6 miles. They are Charles Finney School (the), St. Joseph Elementary School, Penfield Village Nursery School & Kindergarten and Southeast Christian Academy. In Penfield itself: 1 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 19 nearby, there are 23 in all: 8 Catholic, 5 other Christian, 7 nonsectarian and 3 of other faiths; 19 teach elementary grades and 9 teach high school; 3 are Montessori. 2 are all-girls and 2 are all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 12 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 9 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 91% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 86 students and 8.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
8 Catholic
8.6 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Penfield (4)
Schools that give Penfield as their address come first, then the 19 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 Penfield matches all of those.
St. Joseph Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-6 187 students 18.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 72 students 7.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 33% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (19)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Penfield.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 121 students 9.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 135 students 10.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades 6-12 612 students 10.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-girls 97% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 263 students 3.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades K-6 86 students 8.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 69 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
St. Louis School
4 mi Grades PreK-5 182 students 11.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
The Harley School
4 mi Grades PreK-12 453 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 91% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 44 students 6.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Ora Academy
4 mi Grades 9-12 18 students 3.6 students per teacher Jewish All-girls 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 142 students 11.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Ambrose Academy
5 mi Grades PreK-5 73 students 7.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 9-12 50 students 3.6 students per teacher Jewish All-boys 60% to 4-year college
St. Rita School
5 mi Grades PreK-5 161 students 13.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades 5-12 76 students 2.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 82 students 9.6 students per teacher Pentecostal Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 29 students 2.1 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
McQuaid Jesuit
6 mi Grades 6-12 741 students 12.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic All-boys 93% to 4-year college
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| McQuaid Jesuit | $19,395 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Penfield?
4 private schools give Penfield as their address: Charles Finney School (the), St. Joseph Elementary School, Penfield Village Nursery School & Kindergarten and Southeast Christian Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 23: 4 in Penfield and 19 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 4,128 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Penfield is Charles Finney School (the) with 501 students. The largest within 6 miles is McQuaid Jesuit with 741 students.
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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.