St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades PreK-8198 students14.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in Akron, OH
19 schools in Akron itself and 9 more within 6 miles. 23 of them are on the state’s EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list. EdChoice pays $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12.
Order: schools on the official EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Akron (19)
No matching schools.
St. Vincent St. Mary
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12
St. Mary Elementary School
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-8231 students14.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8179 students16.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8219 students19.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades 9-12841 students15.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed97% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-885 students7 students per teacherChurch of GodCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-12293 students8.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-girls100% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8330 students13.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades 9-1213 students2.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Dreams Academy
3 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-5
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades K-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-6204 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 1-1217 students5.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-8118 students4.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-12340 students8.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-girls100% to 4-year college
Grades 3-9Under 10 K-12 studentsRoman CatholicCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
No matching schools.
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-6186 students9.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-6
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8302 students12.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8147 students9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades K-8555 students16.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades K-12126 students6.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Grades K-739 students8 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
Akron private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Cuyahoga Falls (4) and Tallmadge (2)
- Students
- about 4,426 in all; the typical school has 198
- Smallest and largest
- Chesterton Academy of Akron, 13 students; Archbishop Hoban High School, 841 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.6 typical, 2.2 to 19.2 across 18 schools
- Programs
- 3 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 2 all-girls
- Association members
- 9, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 97% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 19, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Akron
- Catholic12
- Christian, not Catholic7
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey8
In AkronWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)12
- Elementary (K to 5)24
- Middle (6 to 8)23
- High school (9 to 12)9
- K to 12, one school4
In AkronWithin 6 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2997
- 300 to 5994
- 600 or more1
- Akron area82%
- All of Ohio63%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Ohio EdChoice and Cleveland Scholarship schools, list read October 26, 2026.
- Award and rules: Ohio EdChoice Scholarship, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Tuition for 4 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Akron
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Christian Academy | $6,166 | 2026-27 |
| St. Sebastian School | $7,600 | 2026-27 |
| St. Hilary School | $7,650 | 2026-27 |
| Our Lady of the Elms School | $9,000 to $13,450 | 2025-26 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Ohio, by city and grade.
What Ohio pays
- Program
- Ohio EdChoice Scholarship, scholarship
- Award
- $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
- Also
- Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Akron (7)
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- Special education schools in and around Akron (3)
- Private high schools in and around Akron (9)
- Private elementary schools in and around Akron (24)
- Private middle schools in and around Akron (23)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Akron (22)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Akron (12)
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