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 elementary schools in Altoona, PA
11 in Altoona or within 6 miles. 1 is on the state’s OSTC list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
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.
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
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
Penn-Mont Academy
6 mi Grades PreK-6 109 students 7.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades 1-8 27 students 27 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
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What Pennsylvania pays
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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