Ihc Elementary School Grades K-5
under 1 mi Grades PreK-5 171 students 13.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Watertown, NY
3 schools in Watertown itself and 1 more within 12 miles.
Watertown private schools at a glance
Watertown has 3 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. They are Ihc Elementary School Grades K-5, Faith Fellowship Christian School and Immaculate Heart Central Jr/Sr High School. In Watertown itself: 2 Catholic and 1 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 171 students and 11.6 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
11.6 students per teacher, typical
2 in a school association
Private schools in Watertown (3)
Schools that give Watertown 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 Watertown matches all of those.
Grades PreK-12 134 students 9.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 6-12 178 students 11.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 23% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Watertown.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 4-7 Under 10 K-12 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Watertown?
3 private schools give Watertown as their address: Ihc Elementary School Grades K-5, Faith Fellowship Christian School and Immaculate Heart Central Jr/Sr High School. Counting nearby towns, we list 4: 3 in Watertown and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 487 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Watertown is Immaculate Heart Central Jr/Sr High School with 178 students.
Does New York pay for private school?
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.