Private schools in Cincinnati, OH
104 schools in Cincinnati itself and 2 more within 6 miles. 84 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 Cincinnati (104)
No matching schools.
Corryville Catholic Elementary School
under 1 miSt. Mary School
4 miHoly Family
4 miThe other 80 schools in Cincinnati, by name
- Cardinal Pacelli Elementary School, Cincinnati
- Romero Academy at Resurrection, Cincinnati
- St. Cecilia Elementary School, Cincinnati
- Seton, Cincinnati
- Elder, Cincinnati
- St. Ursula Villa School, Cincinnati
- St. Catharine of Siena, Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Hebrew Day School, Cincinnati
- St. Xavier, Cincinnati
- Mesivta of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- Urbanext - Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- St. William School, Cincinnati
- Mercy McAuley High School, Cincinnati
- St. Vivian School, Cincinnati
- Nativity School, Cincinnati
- Central Baptist Academy, Cincinnati
- St. Teresa of Avila School, Cincinnati
- Summit Academy of Southwest Ohio, Cincinnati
- Lasalle, Cincinnati
- Our Lady of Lourdes School, Cincinnati
- St. Ignatius School, Cincinnati
- St. Dominic School, Cincinnati
- St. Aloysius, Cincinnati
- St. Antoninus School, Cincinnati
- Hillside Christian Academy, Cincinnati
- John Paul II Catholic School, Cincinnati
- St. James the Greater School, Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Waldorf School, Cincinnati
- Mount Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati
- Our Lady of Grace Catholic School, Cincinnati
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori, Cincinnati
- Our Lady of Victory, Cincinnati
- Al Pi Darko Initiative Bda Ohr Torah Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- St. Jude, Cincinnati
- St. Vincent Ferrer, Cincinnati
- Bright Path Bridgetown, Cincinnati
- Archbishop McNicholas High School, Cincinnati
- Guardian Angels Elementary School, Cincinnati
- St. Gertrude School, Cincinnati
- Our Lady of Visitation, Cincinnati
- Central Montessori Academy, Cincinnati
- Rockwern Academy, Cincinnati
- Bethany School, Cincinnati
- Heaven's Treasures Academy, Cincinnati
- St. Gabriel Consolidated School, Cincinnati
- All Saints School, Cincinnati
- Arch Bishop Moeller High School, Cincinnati
- Immaculate Heart of Mary, Cincinnati
- St. John the Baptist School, Cincinnati
- St. Bernard School, Cincinnati
- St. Michael Elementary School, Cincinnati
- Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- Calvary Academy- the, Cincinnati
- St. Veronica Parish School, Cincinnati
- Beautiful Savior Lutheran School, Cincinnati
- Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Cincinnati
- St. Thomas More, Cincinnati
- Clermont Christian School, Cincinnati
- Zion Temple Christian Academy, Cincinnati
- The New School Montessori, Cincinnati
- St. Ursula Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- The Seven Hills School -Doherty Campus, Cincinnati
- Springer School & Center, Cincinnati
- Summit Day School, Cincinnati
- Montessori Center Room, Cincinnati
- Immaculate Conception Academy, Cincinnati
- Newpath Elementary, Cincinnati
- Best Point Education & Behavioral Health, Cincinnati
- The Seven Hills School, Cincinnati
- Kennedy Heights Montessori Center, Cincinnati
- Skyward New Hope, Cincinnati
- Terry S Montessori School, Cincinnati
- Newpath High School, Cincinnati
- Linden Grove School, Cincinnati
- St. Rita School for the Deaf, Cincinnati
- Park Montessori, Cincinnati
- Skyward Academy, Cincinnati
- The Goddard School, Cincinnati
- Springs East Montessori School, Cincinnati
- Country Hills East Montessori, Cincinnati
Nearby, within 6 miles (2)
No matching schools.
Cincinnati private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Annunciation, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 22,224 in all; the typical school has 227
- Smallest and largest
- Hillside Christian Academy, 10 students; Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, 1,221 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 typical, 2.1 to 27 across 81 schools
- Programs
- 12 Montessori, 8 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 5 all-girls and 2 all-boys
- Association members
- 43, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 96% of graduates at the typical high school (22 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 23, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Cincinnati
- Catholic48
- Christian, not Catholic10
- Jewish3
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian20
- Not in federal survey24
In CincinnatiWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)44
- Elementary (K to 5)81
- Middle (6 to 8)71
- High school (9 to 12)31
- K to 12, one school11
In CincinnatiWithin 6 mi
- Under 506
- 50 to 14918
- 150 to 29921
- 300 to 59918
- 600 or more11
- Cincinnati area79%
- 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 13 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 Cincinnati
- Kindergarten to grade 5
- $6,550 middle, $5,800 to $8,300 (7 schools)
- Grades 6 to 8
- $7,075 middle, $5,800 to $9,995 (8 schools)
- Grades 9 to 12
- $17,400 middle, $11,400 to $19,500 (5 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Ignatius School | $5,800 | 2026-27 |
| Our Lady of Grace Catholic School | $6,165 | 2026-27 |
| St. Michael Elementary School | $6,366 | 2026-27 |
| John Paul II Catholic School | $6,550 | 2026-27 |
| St. Gertrude School | $7,600 | 2026-27 |
| Guardian Angels Elementary School | $8,200 | 2026-27 |
| St. Mary School | $8,300 | 2026-27 |
| The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori | $9,995 | 2025-26 |
| Roger Bacon High School | $11,400 | 2026-27 |
| Mercy McAuley High School | $13,900 | 2026-27 |
| St. Ursula Academy | $17,400 | 2026-27 |
| Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati | $18,600 | 2026-27 |
| St. Xavier | $19,500 | 2026-27 |
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.
EdChoice award $6,166 to $8,408Award covers the listed priceListed price is higher
The award covers the full listed price at 2 of 12 schools with a verified 2026-27 price.
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026: the lowest listed grade band, fees not included. Award from Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, FY27 EdChoice fact sheet, read October 9, 2026. The full amount, which goes to families at or below 450% of the poverty level; above that it is scaled down. EdChoice pays the amount or the tuition, whichever is lower.
Keep looking
- Top private schools in Cincinnati: ranked lists
- Christian schools in and around Cincinnati (10)
- Catholic schools in and around Cincinnati (48)
- Montessori schools in and around Cincinnati (12)
- Special education schools in and around Cincinnati (8)
- Private high schools in and around Cincinnati (31)
- Private elementary schools in and around Cincinnati (81)
- Private middle schools in and around Cincinnati (71)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Cincinnati (73)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Cincinnati (44)
- Jewish schools in and around Cincinnati (3)
- All-girls schools in and around Cincinnati (5)
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