Grades K-6 58 students 5.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Syracuse, NY
16 schools in Syracuse itself and 1 more within 6 miles.
Syracuse private schools at a glance
Syracuse has 16 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 6 miles. In Syracuse itself: 8 Catholic, 3 other Christian, 4 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 14 teach elementary grades and 6 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 17 in all: 9 Catholic, 3 other Christian, 4 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 14 teach elementary grades and 7 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 7 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 6 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 93% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 134 students and 8.3 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
9 Catholic
8.3 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Syracuse (16)
Schools that give Syracuse as their address come first, then the 1 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 Syracuse matches all of those.
Grades K-6 110 students 3.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 52 students 7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 72 students 3.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Parkview Jr Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-9 63 students 8.3 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 210 students 9.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 732 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 143 students 10.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 7-12 246 students 9.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 93% to 4-year college
Grades K-5 61 students 8.6 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 141 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
The New School
4 mi Grades K-8 22 students 5.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 298 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 94% to 4-year college
Living Word Academy
4 mi Grades PreK-12 247 students 12.5 students per teacher Pentecostal Co-ed 61% to 4-year college
Holy Family School
5 mi Grades PreK-6 134 students 7.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Syracuse.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 7-12 291 students 10.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 82% to 4-year college
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How many private schools are there in Syracuse?
16 private schools give Syracuse as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 17: 16 in Syracuse and 1 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,884 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Syracuse is Christian Brothers Academy with 732 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.