Private schools in Hamilton County, OH
109 schools across Blue Ash, Cincinnati, Harrison, Newtown and other towns. About 22,207 students in all (2023-24). 85 on the state’s EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list.
The other 49 private schools in Hamilton County, by name
- St. Jude, Cincinnati
- St. Lawrence Elementary School, Cincinnati
- St. Mary School, Cincinnati
- St. Michael Elementary School, Cincinnati
- St. Peter Faber Academy, Cincinnati
- St. Teresa of Avila School, Cincinnati
- St. Ursula Academy, Cincinnati
- St. Ursula Villa School, Cincinnati
- St. Vincent Ferrer, Cincinnati
- St. Vivian School, Cincinnati
- St. William School, Cincinnati
- St. Xavier, Cincinnati
- Summit Academy of Southwest Ohio, Cincinnati
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori, Cincinnati
- The Summit Country Day School, Cincinnati
- Universal Muslim Academy, Cincinnati
- Urban Promise Academy, Cincinnati
- Urbanext - Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- Xavier Jesuit Academy, Cincinnati
- St. John the Baptist, Harrison
- Miami Valley Christian Academy, Newtown
- Trout Lily Montessori School, Norwood
- Sts Peter & Paul Academy, Reading
- St. Clement Elementary School, Saint Bernard
- Best Point Education & Behavioral Health, Cincinnati
- Immaculate Conception Academy, Cincinnati
- Kennedy Heights Montessori Center, Cincinnati
- Linden Grove School, Cincinnati
- Montessori Center Room, Cincinnati
- Newpath Elementary, Cincinnati
- Newpath High School, Cincinnati
- Park Montessori, Cincinnati
- Skyward Academy, Cincinnati
- Skyward New Hope, Cincinnati
- Springer School & Center, Cincinnati
- Springs East Montessori School, Cincinnati
- St. Rita School for the Deaf, Cincinnati
- St. Ursula Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati
- Summit Day School, Cincinnati
- Terry S Montessori School, Cincinnati
- The Goddard School, Cincinnati
- The New School Montessori, Cincinnati
- The Seven Hills School, Cincinnati
- The Seven Hills School -Doherty Campus, Cincinnati
- Zion Temple Christian Academy, Cincinnati
- Spark Christian Academy, Hamilton
- Country Hills Montessori, Harrison
- Mt. Hope Christian Academy, Harrison
Hamilton County private schools at a glance
- Towns
- 8; the most in Cincinnati (100) and Harrison (3)
- Among Ohio counties
- 2nd most private schools of 82; 10% of the state’s 1,050
- Typical school
- 216 students (75 reporting)
- 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 82 schools
- Programs
- 12 Montessori, 8 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 5 all-girls and 2 all-boys
- Association members
- 42, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 96% of graduates at the typical high school (23 reporting)
- State program
- Scholarship, $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
How EdChoice works - Public charter schools
- 21 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Ohio
- Catholic48
- Christian, not Catholic12
- Jewish3
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian20
- Not in federal survey25
- Pre-K (and up)44
- Elementary (K to 5)84
- Middle (6 to 8)73
- High school (9 to 12)33
- K to 12, one school12
- Under 507
- 50 to 14919
- 150 to 29920
- 300 to 59918
- 600 or more11
- Hamilton County78%
- All of Ohio63%
Lowest$5,800Middle$8,250Highest$19,500
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 14 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.
Neighboring counties
- Clermont County (12)
- Butler County (16)
- Warren County (23)
- Montgomery County (39)
- Clinton County (1)
- Brown County (2)
- Highland County (1)
- Greene County (13)
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