✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades 6-12
Private schools in Cleveland, OH
39 schools in Cleveland itself and 6 more within 6 miles. 41 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 Cleveland (39)
No matching schools.
St. Rocco School
2 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8106 students10.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades 5-821 students4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-8244 students14.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12427 students5.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed56% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8388 students16.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8174 students11.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8402 students15.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8176 students14.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8170 students13.1 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
St. Francis
4 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades 9-12385 students23.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicAlternativeCo-ed80% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades 9-12265 students8.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-boys89% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8143 students12.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8221 students16.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8249 students18.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (Cleveland)Grades 9-12125 students7.9 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed88% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-5
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-878 students9.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8233 students14 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Excel Academy
6 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8231 students7.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
St. Mark School
7 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8407 students17 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-8198 students12.4 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8259 students13.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades 9-12671 students12 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-girls90% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-121,225 students4.9 students per teacherJewishCo-ed75% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-856 students8.9 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Al Ihsan School
8 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-12267 students8.9 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
St. Jerome
8 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12480 students13.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed78% to 4-year college
Briggs Academy
3 miGrades 1Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianAll-girls
Grades 9-12392 students10.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicSpecial program emphasisCo-ed80% to 4-year college
Grades 7-1243 students3.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed33% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (6)
No matching schools.
St. Thomas More
4 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)
St. Edward
5 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8182 students12.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades PreK-8416 students18.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12377 students10.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed85% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12279 students14.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed71% to 4-year college
Cleveland private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Ignatius High School, 1.5 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Brooklyn (2)
- Students
- about 9,292 in all; the typical school has 249
- Smallest and largest
- The Bridge Avenue School, 21 students; The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland-Oakwood Campus, 1,225 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.1 typical, 2 to 23.3 across 33 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori, 1 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 2 all-girls and 1 all-boys
- Association members
- 10, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 80% of graduates at the typical high school (12 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 73, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Cleveland
- Catholic22
- Christian, not Catholic5
- Jewish1
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey12
In ClevelandWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)17
- Elementary (K to 5)31
- Middle (6 to 8)31
- High school (9 to 12)15
- K to 12, one school4
In ClevelandWithin 6 mi
- Under 502
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 29914
- 300 to 5999
- 600 or more2
- Cleveland area91%
- 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 7 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 Cleveland
Lowest$6,166Middle$12,408Highest$20,000
- Grades 9 to 12
- $12,408 middle, $8,407 to $20,000 (5 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Al Ihsan School | $6,166 to $8,407 | not stated |
| St. Adalbert Catholic School | $6,200 | not stated |
| Cleveland Central Catholic High School | $11,900 | 2026-27 |
| Trinity High School | $12,408 | 2025-26 |
| Urban Community School | $14,392 | 2026-27 |
| St. Joseph Academy | $19,900 | 2026-27 |
| St. Martin de Porres High School | $20,000 | not stated |
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.
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