Grades PreK-8 48 students 5.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Private schools in Troy, NY
3 schools in Troy itself and 10 more within 6 miles.
Troy private schools at a glance
Troy has 3 private schools of its own, and 10 more are within 6 miles. They are Susan Odell Taylor School for Children, Emma Willard School and La Salle Institute. In Troy itself: 1 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 1 teaches elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Of the 10 nearby: 6 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian. 1 is all-girls; the rest are co-ed. The typical school has about 160 students and 6.7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
7 Catholic
6.7 students per teacher, typical
5 in a school association
80% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Troy (3)
Schools that give Troy as their address come first, then the 10 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 Troy matches all of those.
Emma Willard School
2 mi Grades 9-12 365 students 8.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian All-girls 100% to 4-year college
La Salle Institute
3 mi Grades 6-12 532 students 14 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 93% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (10)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Troy.
No nearby school matches all of those.
St. Colman's School
2 mi Grades K-9 37 students 2.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 78 students 11.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Mary's School
4 mi Grades PreK-8 164 students 10.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 212 students 6.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Vanderheyden Hall
4 mi Grades 7-12 85 students 8.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 12% to 4-year college
St. Gregorys School
5 mi Grades PreK-8 104 students 5.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 160 students 6.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
St. Pius X School
5 mi Grades PreK-8 355 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Pius X
5 mi Grades PreK-8 355 students 6.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 114 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Troy
We verified published tuition at 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| La Salle Institute | $12,000 to $18,500 | not stated |
| Emma Willard School | $49,995 | 2026-27 |
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How many private schools are there in Troy?
3 private schools give Troy as their address: Susan Odell Taylor School for Children, Emma Willard School and La Salle Institute. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 3 in Troy and 10 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,609 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Troy is La Salle Institute with 532 students.
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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.