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Private schools in Berks County, PA

39 schools across Bechtelsville, Douglassville, Geigertown, Lyon Station and other towns. About 3,789 students in all (2023-24). 14 on the state’s OSTC list.

Berks County private schools at a glance

There are 39 private schools in Berks County. By affiliation: 8 Catholic, 17 other Christian, 11 nonsectarian, and 3 not reported in the federal survey. 30 teach elementary grades and 18 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 1 is all-boys. 8 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 12 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 75% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 70 students and 9.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 14 are on the official OSTC list.

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.

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Brookeside Montessori School ✓BechtelsvillePreK-6258.1Nonsectarian
Immaculate Conception Academy ✓DouglassvilleOn the state list; not in the federal survey
High Point Baptist Academy ✓GeigertownK-1234813.4Baptist
Lighthouse Christian Academy ✓Lyon StationK-12497.2Mennonite
Kings Academy ✓MohrsvilleOn the state list; not in the federal survey
Berks Catholic High School ✓Reading9-1261317.1Roman Catholic
Fairview Christian School ✓ReadingK-121477.4Mennonite
Holy Guardian Angels Regional School ✓ReadingOn the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Catharine of Siena School ✓ReadingPreK-820011.8Roman Catholic
St. Peter School ✓ReadingK-819822Roman Catholic
John Paul II Center for Special Learning ✓ShillingtonUngraded497Roman Catholic
La Salle Academy ✓ShillingtonPreK-815810.5Roman Catholic
St. Ignatius Loyola Regional School ✓West LawnPreK-827713.2Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Grade School ✓West ReadingPreK-814015.6Roman Catholic
Bethel Dunkard Brethren Church SchoolBethelK-12758.1Brethren
Rehrersburg Christian SchoolBethelK-10709.6Nonsectarian
Berks Christian SchoolBirdsboroK-121427.8Christian (nondenominational)
Fleetwood Christian Day SchoolFleetwood1-9567.5Mennonite
Blue Mountain AcademyHamburg9-1214516.9Seventh-Day Adventist
Blue Mountain SDA ElementaryHamburgPreK-83010Seventh-Day Adventist
Chapel Mennonite SchoolHereford1-8144.8Mennonite
River Rock Academy Amity CampusLancaster4-12263.7Nonsectarian
Abraxas AcademyMorgantown7-12405.7Nonsectarian, all-boys
Frystown Amish SchoolMyerstown1-72213.8Amish
Lebanon Valley Christian SchoolMyerstown1-121629.8Mennonite
Mt Aetna Mennonite SchoolMyerstown1-99110.1Mennonite
Triple Springs Amish Parochial SchoolMyerstown1-82213.8Amish
Waterloo Amish SchoolMyerstown1-82613.7Amish
Jessie R Wagner Adventist ElementaryPine ForgeK-8117.9Seventh-Day Adventist
Pine Forge AcademyPine Forge9-1210510.4Seventh-Day Adventist
Albright Early Learning CenterReadingK-Transitional K99Nonsectarian
New Story New Holland RoadReadingK-7587.2Nonsectarian
New Story SchoolsReadingK-121059.5Nonsectarian
Opportunities SchoolReading2-8206.7Nonsectarian
Reading SDA Jr AcademyReadingPreK-107011.7Seventh-Day Adventist
St. Margaret SchoolReadingPreK-817816.8Roman Catholic
Yocum Institute for Arts EducationReadingPreK-K1212Nonsectarian
Kids Peace Berks CampusTemple1-12306Nonsectarian
New Story SchoolWyomissing7-12666Nonsectarian

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What Pennsylvania pays

PA
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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