Frederick Douglass Christian School
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 55 students 5.5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Chester, PA
16 in Chester or within 6 miles. 5 are 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.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 167 students 15.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-12 306 students 13.9 students per teacher Calvinist Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 203 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 79 students 5.2 students per teacher Friends Co-ed
Center for Self Development
under 1 mi Grades 1-4 39 students 7.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 184 students 14 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Milagre Kids School
3 mi Grades 1-12 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 272 students 16.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-12 130 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 86 students 6.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 4-12 243 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 8% to 4-year college
Davidson School
5 mi Grades PreK-12 269 students 7.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
The Walden School
6 mi Grades PreK-8 53 students 2.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori 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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