Catholic schools in Dayton, OH
10 in Dayton or within 6 miles; schools in Dayton itself count at any distance from downtown. 9 are on the state’s EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8274 students10.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12702 students11.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed81% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8168 students13.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8224 students7.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8180 students11.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
St. Helen School
5 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8380 students17.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12703 students13.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed73% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades PreK-8169 students5.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades 3-8207 students16.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades K-8151 students8.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools near Dayton by the numbers
- Where
- 9 in Dayton, 1 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 3,158 in all; the typical school has 224
- Smallest and largest
- St. Anthony Elementary School, 151 students; Carroll High School, 703 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.7 typical, 5.5 to 17.3 across 10 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 9, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Verified tuition
- Carroll High School $13,500
- State program
- Scholarship, $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
How EdChoice works
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)8
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)2
- 150 to 2997
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more2
- Catholic schools here90%
- 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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
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