Canton Montessori School
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-645 students8.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Private schools in Canton, OH
11 schools in Canton itself and 2 more within 6 miles. 11 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 Canton (11)
No matching schools.
St. Peter Elementary School
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-5152 students20 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8235 students11 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-5211 students14.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8129 students5.9 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-590 students10.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8327 students11.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades 9-12331 students10.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed98% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8274 students13.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-887 students2.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (2)
No matching schools.
St. Paul School
5 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8312 students14.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades 6-12363 students17.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed70% to 4-year college
Canton private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Canton Montessori School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 2,556 in all; the typical school has 235
- Smallest and largest
- Canton Montessori School, 45 students; St. Thomas Aquinas High School, 363 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 typical, 2.8 to 20 across 12 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 1 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 7, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 7, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Canton
- Catholic7
- Christian, not Catholic2
- Nonsectarian4
In CantonWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)10
- Elementary (K to 5)11
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)2
In CantonWithin 6 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1493
- 150 to 2994
- 300 to 5994
- Canton area85%
- 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 2 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 Canton
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas Aquinas High School | $6,500 to $10,600 | 2025-26 |
| Heritage Christian School | $7,750 | 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
- Catholic schools in and around Canton (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Canton (11)
- Private middle schools in and around Canton (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Canton (10)
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