The Learning Center
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-6 49 students 9.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Private schools in Bradford, PA
4 schools in Bradford itself. 2 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.
Bradford private schools at a glance
Bradford has 4 private schools of its own. They are The Learning Center, Bradford Area Christian Academy, Chestnut Street Christian School and Custer City Private School. In Bradford itself: 2 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 49 students and 8.3 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 2 are on the official OSTC list.
Private schools in Bradford (4)
Schools that give Bradford as their address come first. 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 Bradford matches all of those.
Bradford Area Christian Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-11 50 students 8.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Chestnut Street Christian School
under 1 mi Grades K-12 40 students 7.8 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 35 students 3.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
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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 Bradford?
4 private schools give Bradford as their address: The Learning Center, Bradford Area Christian Academy, Chestnut Street Christian School and Custer City Private School. Together they enrolled about 174 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Bradford is Bradford Area Christian Academy with 50 students.
Which Bradford private schools take EITC / OSTC?
2 of the 4 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. 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.