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Private schools in Cumberland County, PA

29 schools across Camp Hill, New Cumberland, Shiremanstown, Carlisle and other towns. About 2,368 students in all (2023-24). 3 on the state’s OSTC list.

Cumberland County private schools at a glance

There are 29 private schools in Cumberland County. By affiliation: 2 Catholic, 13 other Christian, 12 nonsectarian, 1 of other faiths, and 1 not reported in the federal survey. 27 teach elementary grades and 9 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 8 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 12% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 26 students and 9.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 3 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
Trinity High School ✓Camp Hillnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
St. Theresa School ✓New CumberlandPreK-832211.1Roman Catholic
West Shore Christian Academy ✓ShiremanstownK-12560not reportedChristian (nondenominational)
Al-HudaCamp HillPreK-51236.7Islamic
Brookside Montessori SchoolCamp HillPreK-K83.3Nonsectarian
Grace Way Children AcademyCamp HillPreK-K1212Church of God
Kindercare Learning CenterCamp HillPreK2not reportedNonsectarian
Oakwood Baptist Day SchoolCamp HillPreK-K75.4Baptist
Arche Classical AcademyCarlislePreK-7729.6Christian (nondenominational)
Blue Ridge Mennonite SchoolCarlisleK-10508.3Mennonite
Dickinson College Children's CenterCarlisleK1414Nonsectarian
New StoryCarlisleK-121147.6Nonsectarian
St. Patrick SchoolCarlislePreK-836215.2Roman Catholic
Merakey Autism Center Hampden TownshipEnolaK-12214.2Nonsectarian
The Goddard School EnolaEnolaK2211Nonsectarian
River Rock Academy Newville CampusLancaster4-12314.4Nonsectarian
River Rock Academy-ShiremanstownLancasterK-12405.7Nonsectarian
Calvary Chapel Christian AcademyMechanicsburgK-7266.5Christian (nondenominational)
Faith Tabernacle SchoolMechanicsburg1-12605.1Christian (nondenominational)
Heritage Christian AcademyMechanicsburgK-121017Baptist
Kiddie Academy of Silver Spring TownshipMechanicsburgPreK-K2311.5Nonsectarian
The Goddard SchoolMechanicsburgK1010Nonsectarian
Learning & SharingNew CumberlandK1212Nonsectarian
Hickory Lane SchoolNewburg1-82421.8Amish
Mountain View SchoolNewburg1-82424Amish
Meadow Run SchoolShippensburg1-81818Amish
Oak Grove Parochial SchoolShippensburg1-83618Mennonite
The Childrens Garden of St. Johns Lutheran ChurchShiremanstownPreK-K186Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Harrisburg AcademyWormleysburgPreK-122566.3Nonsectarian

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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