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Private schools in Dauphin County, PA

37 schools across Harrisburg, Hummels Town, Camp Hill, Elizabethtown and other towns. About 5,384 students in all (2023-24). 9 on the state’s OSTC list.

Dauphin County private schools at a glance

There are 37 private schools in Dauphin County. By affiliation: 5 Catholic, 16 other Christian, 14 nonsectarian, 1 of other faiths, and 1 not reported in the federal survey. 33 teach elementary grades and 12 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. 1 is all-girls and 1 is all-boys. 9 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 8 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 51% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 44 students and 10.1 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 9 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
Bishop McDevitt High School ✓Harrisburg9-1275213.2Roman Catholic
Covenant Christian Academy ✓HarrisburgPreK-1226912.6Christian (nondenominational)
Harrisburg Christian School ✓HarrisburgOn the state list; not in the federal survey
Lighthouse Christian Academy ✓HarrisburgK-11444.2Christian (nondenominational)
Rabbi David L Silver Yeshiva Academy ✓HarrisburgPreK-8435.1Jewish
St. Catherine Laboure School ✓HarrisburgPreK-832211.3Roman Catholic
St. Margaret Mary School ✓HarrisburgPreK-819110.1Roman Catholic
The Circle School ✓HarrisburgUngraded4612.8Nonsectarian
St. Joan of Arc Elementary School ✓Hummels TownPreK-841312.6Roman Catholic
The Samuel SchoolCamp HillPreK-12254.3Christian (nondenominational)
Bellaire Ridge SchoolElizabethtown1-81818Amish
Whistiling Pines Amish Parochial SchoolElizabethville1-71412.7Amish
East Shore Montessori SchoolHarrisburgPreK-K66Nonsectarian
Follow Me Christian Early Education CenterHarrisburgPreK-Transitional K393.8Methodist
Goddard SchoolHarrisburgK2121Nonsectarian
Hansel & Gretel Early Learning CenterHarrisburgK157.5Nonsectarian
Harrisburg Adventist SchoolHarrisburgPreK-8358.8Seventh-Day Adventist
Hillside Seventh-Day Adventist SchoolHarrisburgK-82311.5Seventh-Day Adventist
Joshua Learning CenterHarrisburgK1414Nonsectarian
Little Learners Child Development CenterHarrisburgK1614.5Nonsectarian
Londonderry SchoolHarrisburgPreK-81237.9Nonsectarian
Merakey Education & Autism CenterHarrisburg8-1266Nonsectarian
Nature & Nurture Discovery SchoolHarrisburgK1010Nonsectarian
Logos HarrisburgHarrisburgPreK-45410Christian (nondenominational)
New Story SchoolsHarrisburgPreK-123311Nonsectarian
St. Stephen's Episcopal SchoolHarrisburgPreK-811510.1Episcopal
The Nativity School of HarrisburgHarrisburg5-8687.2Christian (nondenominational), all-boys
The Worship Academy School of the ArtsHarrisburgK-116822.7Christian (nondenominational)
Yellow Breeches Educational CenterHarrisburg1-1269not reportedNonsectarian, all-girls
Hershey Christian AcademyHersheyPreK-12896.8Christian (nondenominational)
Milton Hershey SchoolHersheyPreK-121,9518.1Nonsectarian
Tender YearsHersheyPreK-K1010Nonsectarian
The Goddard School of HersheyHummelstownPreK-K199.5Nonsectarian
Seven Sorrows BVM SchoolMiddletownPreK-816713.3Roman Catholic
Northern Dauphin Christian SchoolMillersburgPreK-1214110.6Christian (nondenominational)
Northern Dauphin County Christian SchoolMillersburgPreK-1213911.7Christian (nondenominational)
South Mountain View SchoolSpring Glen1-81616Christian (nondenominational)

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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