Grades PreK Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Private schools in Utica, NY
4 schools in Utica itself and 1 more within 12 miles.
Utica private schools at a glance
Utica has 4 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. They are Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Notre Dame Elementary School, Notre Dame Jr/Sr High and Christian Heritage School. In Utica itself: 2 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 5 in all: 2 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 156 students and 7.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
7.8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Utica (4)
Schools that give Utica as their address come first, then the 1 more within 12 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 Utica matches all of those.
Grades PreK-5 156 students 6.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 6-12 249 students 10.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 74% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-10 70 students 8 students per teacher Pentecostal Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Utica.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades K-12 15 students 3.1 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
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Paying for private school in New York
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Utica?
4 private schools give Utica as their address: Upstate Cerebral Palsy, Notre Dame Elementary School, Notre Dame Jr/Sr High and Christian Heritage School. Counting nearby towns, we list 5: 4 in Utica and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 670 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Utica is Notre Dame Jr/Sr High with 249 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.