Butler Catholic School
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 180 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Butler, PA
7 schools in Butler itself and 2 more within 12 miles. 5 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.
Butler private schools at a glance
Butler has 7 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. In Butler itself: 3 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 7 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 9 in all: 3 Catholic, 4 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 8 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 115 students and 10.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 5 are on the official OSTC list, 4 of them in Butler.
3 Catholic
10.8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Butler (7)
Schools that give Butler as their address come first, then the 2 more within 12 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 Butler matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-6 52 students 7 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 80 students 10.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 117 students 7.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
First Baptist Christian School
under 1 mi Grades K-12 102 students 11.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Butler Montessori School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 131 students 13.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Butler.
No nearby school matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 149 students 12.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Summit Academy
5 mi Grades 7-12 115 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian All-boys 100% 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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- Christian schools in Butler (4)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Butler?
7 private schools give Butler as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 9: 7 in Butler and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 930 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Butler is Butler Catholic School with 180 students.
Which Butler private schools take EITC / OSTC?
5 of the 9 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list, 4 of them in Butler 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.