120 Private Schools in Cuyahoga County, OH

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St. Raphael ✓	Bay Village	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Beatrice J. Stone Yavne ✓	Beachwood	7-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Chaviva High School ✓	Beachwood	9-12	42	4.9	Jewish, all-girls
Fuchs Mizrachi School ✓	Beachwood	PreK-12	411	5.3	Jewish
Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School ✓	Beachwood	PreK-8	216	8.2	Jewish
Yeshiva High School of Cleveland ✓	Beachwood	9-12	24	3.4	Jewish, all-boys
Ea Academy - Bedford ✓	Bedford	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Mary School ✓	Berea	1-8	163	10.8	Roman Catholic
South Suburban Montessori ✓	Brecksville	PreK-8	105	11.7	Nonsectarian
Assumption Academy ✓	Broadview Heights	PreK-8	171	11.4	Roman Catholic
Ea Academy - Brook Park ✓	Brook Park	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Thomas More ✓	Brooklyn	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Joan of Arc School ✓	Chagrin Falls	K-8	113	9	Roman Catholic
Al Ihsan School ✓	Cleveland	K-12	267	8.9	Islamic
Archbishop Lyke-St. Henry Campus ✓	Cleveland	K-8	not reported	not reported	not reported
Benedictine High School ✓	Cleveland	9-12	265	8.3	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Birchwood School of Hawken ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	231	7.2	Nonsectarian
Cleveland Central Catholic High School ✓	Cleveland	9-12	427	5.6	Roman Catholic
Cleveland Montessori ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	78	9.9	Roman Catholic
Excel Academy ✓	Cleveland	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Forest City Academy ✓	Cleveland	K-5	not reported	not reported	not reported
Holy Cross Lutheran School ✓	Cleveland	K-8	56	8.9	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Holy Name Elementary ✓	Cleveland	K-8	176	14.2	Roman Catholic
Icon Preparatory School Cleveland ✓	Cleveland	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Luther Memorial School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	170	13.1	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Mary Queen of Peace School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	not reported	not reported	not reported
Metro Catholic School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	388	16.4	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Angels School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	259	13.6	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Mount Carmel ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	174	11.2	Roman Catholic
Ramah Christian Academy ✓	Cleveland	K-8	198	12.4	Seventh-Day Adventist
St. Adalbert Catholic School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	402	15.6	Roman Catholic
St. Agatha - Aloysius School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	233	14	Roman Catholic
St. Francis ✓	Cleveland	K-8	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Ignatius High School ✓	Cleveland	6-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Ignatius of Antioch Elementary School ✓	Cleveland	K-8	221	16.6	Roman Catholic
St. Jerome ✓	Cleveland	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Joseph Academy ✓	Cleveland	9-12	671	12	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. Mark School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	407	17	Roman Catholic
St. Martin de Porres High School ✓	Cleveland	9-12	385	23.3	Roman Catholic
St. Mary Byzantine School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	143	12.1	Roman Catholic
St. Rocco School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	106	10.5	Roman Catholic
St. Stanislaus School ✓	Cleveland	K-8	244	14.3	Roman Catholic
St. Thomas Aquinas School ✓	Cleveland	K-8	249	18.7	Roman Catholic
The Bridge Avenue School ✓	Cleveland	5-8	21	4	Christian (nondenominational)
The Garden Christian Academy ✓	Cleveland	K-8	not reported	not reported	not reported
The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland-Oakwood Campus ✓	Cleveland	PreK-12	1,225	4.9	Jewish
The Mastery School of Hawken ✓	Cleveland	9-12	125	7.9	Nonsectarian
Urban Community School ✓	Cleveland	PreK-8	not reported	not reported	not reported
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School ✓	Cleveland	9-12	480	13.9	Roman Catholic
Beaumont High School ✓	Cleveland Heights	9-12	297	6.9	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Communion of Saints School ✓	Cleveland Heights	PreK-8	182	12.1	Roman Catholic
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland ✓	Cleveland Heights	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Lutheran High School East ✓	Cleveland Heights	9-12	354	9.8	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Yeshiva Derech Hatorah ✓	Cleveland Heights	PreK-12	856	15.7	Jewish
Our Lady of the Lake School ✓	Euclid	PreK-8	350	16.2	Roman Catholic
Ss Robert & William Catholic School ✓	Euclid	K-8	405	19.7	Roman Catholic
Messiah Lutheran School ✓	Fairview Park	PreK-8	113	9.6	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
St. Angela Merici Elementary School ✓	Fairview Park	PreK-8	379	15	Roman Catholic
St. Benedict Catholic School ✓	Garfield Heights	K-8	421	19.1	Roman Catholic
Trinity High School ✓	Garfield Heights	9-12	377	10.8	Roman Catholic

The other 60 private schools in Cuyahoga County, by name

Gilmour Academy, Gates Mills
St. Francis of Assisi School, Gates Mills
St. Paschal Baylon School, Highland Heights
St. Michael, Independence
Lakewood Catholic Academy, Lakewood
St. Edward, Lakewood
Corpus Christi Academy, Lyndhurst
St. Benedict Early Learning Center, Maple Heights
The Academy of St. Bartholomew, Middleburg Heights
St. Brendan Catholic School, North Olmsted
Royal Redeemer Lutheran School, North Royalton
St. Albert the Great School, North Royalton
St. Mary of the Falls School, Olmsted Falls
Bethany Lutheran School, Parma
Bethel Christian Academy, Parma
Holy Family School, Parma
Padua Franciscan, Parma
Providence Academy, Parma
St. Anthony of Padua School, Parma
St. Charles School, Parma
St. Columbkille School, Parma
Holy Name High School, Parma Heights
Incarnate Word Academy, Parma Heights
Parma Heights Christian Academy, Parma Heights
Gross Schechter Day School, Pepper Pike
Heritage Classical Academy - Pepper Pike, Pepper Pike
Lutheran High School West, Rocky River
Magnificat High School, Rocky River
Ruffing Montessori School, Rocky River
St. Christopher School, Rocky River
St. Thomas Lutheran School, Rocky River
Classical Christian Academy, Shaker Heights
St. Dominic School, Shaker Heights
St. Rita School, Solon
Yeshivas Toras Chaim, South Euclid
Sts Joseph and John Interparochi, Strongsville
Gesu School, University Heights
St. Bernadette Elementary School, Westlake
St. Paul Lutheran, Westlake
Westside Christian Academy, Westlake
The Nest, Brecksville
Lawerence School - Lower, Broadview Heights
Heritage Christian School, Brooklyn
Briggs Academy, Cleveland
Eleanor Gerson School, Cleveland
St. Martin de Porres School, Cleveland
Horizon Montessori School, Cleveland Heights
Ruffing Montessori School, Cleveland Heights
Henry Johnson Academy for Scholars, Euclid
Lakewood Lutheran School, Lakewood
Beyond Camp/ Julie Billiart School, Lyndhurst
Steps Educational Group, Parma
Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights
Laurel School, Shaker Heights
The Reserve School, Shaker Heights
Lyceum- the, South Euclid
Strongsville Montessori, Strongsville
Montessori Children's School, Westlake
The Nest Elementary School, Westlake
Westshore Montessori School, Westlake

Cuyahoga County private schools at a glance

Towns: 34; the most in Cleveland (39), Parma (9) and Cleveland Heights (7)
Among Ohio counties: 1st most private schools of 82; 11% of the state’s 1,050
Typical school: 233 students (88 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Strongsville Montessori, 12 students; The Hebrew Academy of Cleveland-Oakwood Campus, 1,225 students
Students per teacher: 11.7 typical, 2 to 27 across 93 schools
Programs: 8 Montessori, 4 special education
Co-ed or single-sex: 7 all-girls and 2 all-boys
Association members: 39, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 80% of graduates at the typical high school (27 reporting)
State program: Scholarship, $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
How EdChoice works
Public charter schools: 71 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Ohio

Affiliation, 120 schools

Catholic52
Christian, not Catholic16
Jewish7
Islamic1
Nonsectarian18
Not in federal survey26

Grade levels (overlapping), 120 schools

Pre-K (and up)56
Elementary (K to 5)87
Middle (6 to 8)85
High school (9 to 12)38
K to 12, one school13

School size, 88 reporting

Under 509
50 to 14914
150 to 29935
300 to 59921
600 or more9

On the EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list: 100 of 120

Cuyahoga County83%
All of Ohio63%

Lowest published tuition, 20 schools

Lowest$6,166Middle$11,700Highest$30,136

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 20 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.

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