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Private schools in Butler County, PA

17 schools across Butler, Cabot, Cranberry Township, Herman and other towns. About 2,835 students in all (2023-24). 5 on the state’s OSTC list.

Butler County private schools at a glance

There are 17 private schools in Butler County. By affiliation: 6 Catholic, 5 other Christian, 6 nonsectarian. 15 teach elementary grades and 5 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 8 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 5 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 96% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 117 students and 10 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 5 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
Butler Catholic School ✓ButlerPreK-818013.5Roman Catholic
His Kids Christian School ✓ButlerPreK-6527Christian (nondenominational)
Penn Christian Academy ✓ButlerPreK-81177.3Christian (nondenominational)
St. Wendelin Catholic School ✓ButlerPreK-88010.8Roman Catholic
St. Luke Lutheran School ✓CabotPreK-814912.8Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Butler Montessori SchoolButlerPreK-K44Nonsectarian
First Baptist Christian SchoolButlerK-1210211.2Baptist
Holy Sepulcher Catholic SchoolButlerPreK-813113.1Roman Catholic
Bright Horizons at CranberryCranberry TownshipPreK-K147Nonsectarian
Goddard SchoolCranberry TownshipPreK-K2010Nonsectarian
North Catholic High SchoolCranberry Township9-1268113.2Roman Catholic
St. Kilian Catholic SchoolCranberry TownshipPreK-861214.1Roman Catholic
Summit AcademyHerman7-121156.1Nonsectarian, all-boys
Portersville Christian SchoolPortersvilleK-122149.8Christian (nondenominational)
Kinder Care Learning CenterSeven FieldsPreK-K102.6Nonsectarian
St. Gregory Elementary SchoolZelienoplePreK-820216.4Roman Catholic
St. Stephens Lutheran AcademyZelienople3-121524.1Nonsectarian

On the state’s official list Other private schools

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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