Chesterton Academy of St. Joseph
under 1 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades 9-12
Private schools in Fairborn, OH
3 schools in Fairborn itself and 27 more within 12 miles. 25 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.
Fairborn private schools at a glance
Fairborn has 3 private schools of its own, and 27 more are within 12 miles. They are Chesterton Academy of St. Joseph, Enon Montessori and Bethlehem Lutheran School. In Fairborn itself: 1 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 1 not reported in the federal survey; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. Of the 27 nearby: 10 Catholic, 6 other Christian, 8 nonsectarian and 3 of other faiths. The typical school has about 112 students and 10.7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 25 are on the official EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list, 3 of them in Fairborn.
10 Catholic
10.7 students per teacher, typical
12 in a school association
75% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Fairborn (3)
Schools that give Fairborn as their address come first, then the 27 more within 12 miles. In each group, schools on the official EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Fairborn matches all of those.
Enon Montessori
under 1 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-7 33 students 6.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-8 108 students 9.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (27)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Fairborn.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Lifeway Lead Academy
5 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-12 62 students 5.6 students per teacher Pentecostal Alternative Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades K-8 441 students 18.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-6 42 students 18.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades K-12 38 students 12.7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-3 47 students 4.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-8 330 students 13.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Helen School
7 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-8 380 students 17.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades K-12 373 students 13 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-8 138 students 6.6 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Carroll High School
8 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism) Grades 9-12 703 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 73% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-8 274 students 10.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-4 85 students 3.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Ascension School
10 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) Grades K-8 203 students 11.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Christopher
10 mi ✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) Grades K-8 295 students 10.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-8 119 students 8.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades K-12 112 students 8.1 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed 67% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism) Grades 9-12 702 students 11.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 81% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) Grades PreK-8 224 students 7.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism) Grades PreK-8 92 students 13.1 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) Grades PreK-6 48 students 10.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Fairborn
We verified published tuition at 2 of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| East Dayton Christian School | $6,165 to $8,400 | 2026-27 |
| Carroll High School | $13,500 | 2026-27 |
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What Ohio pays, and what that leaves you
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship
$6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12 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.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Fairborn?
3 private schools give Fairborn as their address: Chesterton Academy of St. Joseph, Enon Montessori and Bethlehem Lutheran School. Counting nearby towns, we list 30: 3 in Fairborn and 27 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 5,248 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Fairborn is Bethlehem Lutheran School with 108 students. The largest within 12 miles is Carroll High School with 703 students.
Which Fairborn private schools take EdChoice?
25 of the 30 schools on this page are on the state’s official EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list, 3 of them in Fairborn itself. They are marked with a green check and listed first in each group. Schools marked here are chartered nonpublic schools listed as EdChoice or Cleveland Scholarship providers for 2026-27 in the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Scholarship Provider Directory. We loaded the directory’s export on October 6, 2026: 672 schools. The mark also names the Jon Peterson Special Needs and Autism scholarships when the school takes them. We match by school name and city, or by phone or street where the names differ. A school without the mark may have joined since, so check the state directory too.
Will EdChoice cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. EdChoice pays $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.