Catholic schools in Ohio
310 statewide. 281 are on the state’s EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
Catholic schools in Ohio at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 30%, 310 of 1,050
- Towns
- 152; the most in Cincinnati (47), Cleveland (19) and Columbus (15)
- Counties
- 64 with at least one
- Students
- about 87,245 in all; the typical school has 224
- Smallest and largest
- Mater Dei Academy, 12 students; St. Ignatius School, 1,051 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.6 typical, 2.1 to 27 across 308 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 10 all-girls and 5 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 221, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 90% of graduates at the typical high school (64 reporting)
- State program
- Scholarship, $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
How EdChoice works
- Pre-K (and up)188
- Elementary (K to 5)262
- Middle (6 to 8)255
- High school (9 to 12)66
- K to 12, one school15
- Under 509
- 50 to 14969
- 150 to 299108
- 300 to 59987
- 600 or more30
- Catholic schools91%
- All private schools in Ohio63%
Lowest$5,800Middle$7,600Highest$21,000
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 62 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
By city
- Catholic schools in Cincinnati (48)
- Catholic schools in Cleveland (22)
- Catholic schools in Northfield (21)
- Catholic schools in Cleveland Heights (19)
- Catholic schools in Shaker Heights (18)
- Catholic schools in Columbus (15)
- Catholic schools in Hudson (14)
- Catholic schools in Lakewood (13)
- Catholic schools in Parma Heights (13)
- Catholic schools in Akron (12)
- Catholic schools in Beachwood (12)
- Catholic schools in Fairborn (12)
- Catholic schools in Grove City (12)
- Catholic schools in Kettering (12)
- Catholic schools in Toledo (12)
- Catholic schools in Hamilton (11)
- Catholic schools in Parma (11)
- Catholic schools in Westlake (11)
- Catholic schools in Dayton (10)
- Catholic schools in Euclid (10)
- Catholic schools in Rocky River (10)
- Catholic schools in Worthington (9)
- Catholic schools in Gates Mills (8)
- Catholic schools in Youngstown (8)
- Catholic schools in Canton (7)
- Catholic schools in Chardon (7)
- Catholic schools in Cuyahoga Falls (7)
- Catholic schools in Lebanon (7)
- Catholic schools in Middletown (7)
- Catholic schools in Wickliffe (7)
- Catholic schools in Fairlawn (6)
- Catholic schools in Mansfield (6)
- Catholic schools in Milford (6)
- Catholic schools in Beavercreek (5)
- Catholic schools in Centerville (5)
- Catholic schools in Loveland (5)
- Catholic schools in New Albany (5)
- Catholic schools in Fremont (4)
- Catholic schools in Gahanna (4)
- Catholic schools in Lima (4)
- Catholic schools in Lorain (4)
- Catholic schools in Painesville (4)
- Catholic schools in Warren (4)
- Catholic schools in Avon (3)
- Catholic schools in Elyria (3)
- Catholic schools in Mason (3)
- Catholic schools in Medina (3)
- Catholic schools in Mentor (3)
- Catholic schools in Miamisburg (3)
- Catholic schools in Newark (3)
- Catholic schools in Orrville (3)
- Catholic schools in Sidney (3)
- Catholic schools in Steubenville (3)
- Catholic schools in Westerville (3)
The 40 largest
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- Private schools with kindergarten in Ohio
- Private schools with pre-K in Ohio
- Jewish schools in Ohio
- Islamic schools in Ohio
- Lutheran schools in Ohio
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in Ohio
- All-girls schools in Ohio
- All-boys schools in Ohio
- All private schools in Ohio
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