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Private schools in Fayette County, PA

13 schools across Brownsville, Champion, Connellsville, Smithfield and other towns. About 1,393 students in all (2023-24). 6 on the state’s OSTC list.

Fayette County private schools at a glance

There are 13 private schools in Fayette County. By affiliation: 4 Catholic, 6 other Christian, 3 nonsectarian. 12 teach elementary grades and 7 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 5 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 50% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 85 students and 9.3 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 6 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
Calvary Chapel Christian School ✓BrownsvillePreK-1221113.2Christian (nondenominational)
Champion Christian School ✓ChampionPreK-11819.2Christian (nondenominational)
Conn Area Catholic School ✓ConnellsvillePreK-614012.7Roman Catholic
Geibel Catholic Junior-Senior High School ✓Connellsville7-121109.2Roman Catholic
Mount Moriah Christian School ✓SmithfieldPreK-815710.5Christian (nondenominational)
St. John the Evangelist Regional Catholic School ✓UniontownPreK-817515.1Roman Catholic
New Meadow Run SchoolFarmingtonK-8654.3Christian (nondenominational)
Mt Carmel Christian SchoolMount PleasantK-12849.3Christian (nondenominational)
Verna Montessori SchoolMount PleasantPreK-87036.8Roman Catholic
Adelphoi Education @ Albert GallatinUniontown1-12808Nonsectarian
Ag Montessori SchoolUniontownPreK-52311.5Nonsectarian
Chestnut Ridge Christian AcademyUniontownPreK-121129.1Christian (nondenominational)
New DirectionsUniontownK-12857.1Nonsectarian

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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