St. Joseph
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)
Private schools in Hamilton, OH
9 schools in Hamilton itself and 16 more within 12 miles. 19 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 Hamilton (9)
No matching schools.
St. Peter in Chains School
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-8223 students12.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades 9-12690 students13.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed84% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8151 students13.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-9200 students16.7 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Queen of Peace
4 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)
Main Street Schoolhouse
under 1 miGrades 8-1253 students18.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades K-532 students16 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (16)
No matching schools.
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades Transitional K-8447 students16.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades PreK-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-890 students15 students per teacherWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-1251 students6.7 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed67% to 4-year college
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades PreK-667 students6.8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-226 students13 students per teacherMethodistCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Autism)Grades PreK-8336 students13.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8638 students18.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8268 students13.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8271 students8.9 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed
Bethany School
11 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-8161 students5.4 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8406 students14.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8397 students17.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-115 students3.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Grades PreK-1250 students2.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Park Montessori
12 miGrades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Hamilton private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Joseph, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Cincinnati (11) and West Chester (2)
- Students
- about 4,572 in all; the typical school has 200
- Smallest and largest
- Kinder Garden School, West Chester, 15 students; Stephen T Badin High School, 690 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 typical, 2.1 to 18.9 across 22 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori, 1 special education
- Association members
- 11, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 67% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 12, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Hamilton
- Catholic11
- Christian, not Catholic6
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey3
In HamiltonWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)13
- Elementary (K to 5)21
- Middle (6 to 8)17
- High school (9 to 12)6
- K to 12, one school3
In HamiltonWithin 12 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2996
- 300 to 5994
- 600 or more2
- Hamilton area76%
- 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 4 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Hamilton
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart of Jesus Elementary School | $6,350 | 2026-27 |
| St. Michael Elementary School | $6,366 | 2026-27 |
| Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary | $6,380 | 2026-27 |
| John Paul II Catholic School | $6,550 | 2026-27 |
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.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Hamilton (6)
- Catholic schools in and around Hamilton (11)
- Montessori schools in and around Hamilton (3)
- Private high schools in and around Hamilton (6)
- Private elementary schools in and around Hamilton (21)
- Private middle schools in and around Hamilton (17)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Hamilton (13)
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