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Private schools in Lehigh County, PA

33 schools across Allentown, Bethlehem, Coopersburg, Emmaus and other towns. About 3,275 students in all (2023-24). 12 on the state’s OSTC list.

Lehigh County private schools at a glance

There are 33 private schools in Lehigh County. By affiliation: 7 Catholic, 9 other Christian, 10 nonsectarian, 1 of other faiths, and 6 not reported in the federal survey. 24 teach elementary grades and 7 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. 9 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 4 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 85% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 43 students and 7.9 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 12 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
Allentow Central Catholic High School. ✓Allentown9-1262712.9Roman Catholic
Lehigh Christian Academy ✓AllentownPreK-1231310.8Christian (nondenominational)
Moravian Academy - Swain Campus ✓Allentownnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
Salvaggio Academy ✓Allentownnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
St. John Vianney Regional School ✓AllentownPreK-820913.5Roman Catholic
St. Thomas More School ✓AllentownPreK-848913.1Roman Catholic
Notre Dame of Bethlehem School ✓Bethlehemnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
St. Michael the Archangel School ✓BethlehemPreK-82496.3Roman Catholic
St. Michael the Archangel Lwr ✓Coopersburgnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
St. Ann School ✓Emmausnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
St. Joseph the Worker School ✓OrefieldPreK-836613.6Roman Catholic
St. Elizabeth Regional School ✓Whitehallnot reportednot reportednot reportednot reported
Cai Learning AcademyAllentownK-5787Nonsectarian
Datzyk Montessori SchoolAllentownPreK-1157.9Nonsectarian
Grace Montessori SchoolAllentownPreK-6304.5Episcopal
Jewish Day School of the Lehigh ValleyAllentownPreK-8543.9Jewish
Mercy Special Learning CenterAllentownUngraded466.6Roman Catholic
Stepping Stones Christian SchoolAllentown2-11126Mennonite
Centennial School Lehigh UnivBethlehem1-12715.9Nonsectarian
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox AcademyBethlehemPreK-Transitional K1212Greek Orthodox
Goddard SchoolBreinigsvillePreK-K1818Nonsectarian
Emmaus Baptist AcademyEmmausK-12278.2Baptist
Premier Early Learning CenterEmmausK1212Nonsectarian
Devine SchoolMacungieK1414Nonsectarian
First Impressions Child Care CenterMacungiePreK-K1010Nonsectarian
Salem Christian SchoolMacungieK-121829.9Baptist
The Hillside SchoolMacungie1-8432.8Nonsectarian
Blue Mountain Christian Day SchoolNew Tripoli2-8126Mennonite
Kids Peace Athlete Center SchoolOrefieldUngraded1505.4Nonsectarian
Kidspeace National CentersOrefield2-121506.5Nonsectarian
St. John Neumann Regional SchoolSlatingtonK-2256.4Roman Catholic
St. Stephens SchoolWhitehallPreK-Transitional K2613Episcopal
Whitehall Christian SchoolWhitehallPreK-8356.9Seventh-Day Adventist

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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