Great Commission Schools
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades K-12 137 students 7.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 57% to 4-year college
Private schools in Altoona, PA
13 schools in Altoona itself and 1 more within 6 miles. 3 of them are on the state’s OSTC list. Each scholarship organization sets its award; Opportunity Scholarships go up to $8,500, or $15,000 for a student with a disability.
Altoona private schools at a glance
Altoona has 13 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 6 miles. In Altoona itself: 3 Catholic, 4 other Christian, 4 nonsectarian and 2 not reported in the federal survey; 10 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 14 in all: 3 Catholic, 4 other Christian, 5 nonsectarian and 2 not reported in the federal survey; 11 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 3 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 57% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 88 students and 8.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 3 are on the official OSTC list, 3 of them in Altoona.
3 Catholic
8.5 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Altoona (13)
Schools that give Altoona as their address come first, then the 1 more within 6 miles. In each group, schools on the official OSTC 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 Altoona matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
Tender Love for Children Child Care
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Early childhood Co-ed
Arrows Christian Academy
under 1 mi Grades K-8 47 students 7.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School
under 1 mi Grades 6-12 372 students 12.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 89% to 4-year college
Faith Tabernacle School
under 1 mi Grades 1-8 Under 10 K-12 students Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 121 students 9.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 1-12 88 students 8.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 100 students 8.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-11 24 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades 1-8 27 students 27 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Altoona.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Penn-Mont Academy
6 mi Grades PreK-6 109 students 7.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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What Pennsylvania pays, and what that leaves you
Pennsylvania EITC and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credits Tax-credit scholarship
Set by each scholarship organization. Opportunity Scholarships go up to $8,500, or $15,000 for a student with a disability EITC has no statewide maximum, and no scholarship may exceed tuition and fees. Students at schools in the economically disadvantaged schools supplement can get up to $2,000 more ($4,000 in secondary school). The state’s September 2026 OSTC guidelines restate the $8,500 and $15,000 maximums. EdChoice reports average awards of $2,613 (EITC) and $2,699 (OSTC) in 2022-23.
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 Altoona?
13 private schools give Altoona as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 14: 13 in Altoona and 1 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,051 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Altoona is Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School with 372 students.
Which Altoona private schools take EITC / OSTC?
3 of the 14 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list, 3 of them in Altoona itself. They are marked with a green check and listed first in each group. Schools marked “OSTC school” here appear on the Department of Education’s list of schools that accept Opportunity Scholarship (OSTC) students in 2026-27: 398 private schools, reported by the schools themselves (the Department does not audit it). Pennsylvania keeps no list for EITC scholarships, so a school without the mark may still take EITC students. Ask the school which scholarship organizations it works with.
Will EITC / OSTC cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Each scholarship organization sets its award; Opportunity Scholarships go up to $8,500, or $15,000 for a student with a disability, 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.