Padua Franciscan
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades 9-12
Private schools in Parma, OH
9 schools in Parma itself and 23 more within 6 miles. 28 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 Parma (9)
No matching schools.
St. Anthony of Padua School
under 1 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-8216 students18.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8248 students15 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades PreK-8416 students18.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-8236 students18.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8297 students13 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-673 students9.4 students per teacherCalvinistCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades PreK-8176 students14.3 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed
Grades PreK-12119 students10.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (23)
No matching schools.
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice)Grades K-6165 students16.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades 9-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8383 students13.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8143 students12.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8170 students13.1 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)Grades PreK-8186 students14.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8774 students21.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
St. Thomas More
4 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson, Autism)
St. Michael
4 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8231 students7.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades PreK-8209 students16.7 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-12
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8171 students11.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-8
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades 5-821 students4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades K-8221 students16.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
St. Rocco School
6 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland, Jon Peterson)Grades PreK-8106 students10.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Al Ihsan School
6 mi✓ Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland)Grades K-12267 students8.9 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades 2-12296 students6.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12279 students14.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed71% to 4-year college
Briggs Academy
4 miGrades 1Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianAll-girls
Parma private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Padua Franciscan, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Cleveland (11), Parma Heights (3), Broadview Heights (2) and Brooklyn (2)
- Students
- about 5,405 in all; the typical school has 216
- Smallest and largest
- The Bridge Avenue School, 21 students; St. Albert the Great School, 774 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.7 typical, 2 to 21.3 across 24 schools
- Programs
- 2 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls
- Association members
- 13, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 71% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 70, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Parma
- Catholic11
- Christian, not Catholic8
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey8
In ParmaWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)16
- Elementary (K to 5)27
- Middle (6 to 8)26
- High school (9 to 12)7
- K to 12, one school4
In ParmaWithin 6 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 29915
- 300 to 5992
- 600 or more1
- Parma area88%
- 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 3 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.
Private school tuition near Parma
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Al Ihsan School | $6,166 to $8,407 | not stated |
| Padua Franciscan | $16,150 | 2026-27 |
| Lawerence School - Lower | $30,136 to $39,025 | 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
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- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Parma (24)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Parma (16)
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