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Private schools in Luzerne County, PA

28 schools across Duryea, Exeter, Freeland, Kingston and other towns. About 3,126 students in all (2023-24). 8 on the state’s OSTC list.

Luzerne County private schools at a glance

There are 28 private schools in Luzerne County. By affiliation: 5 Catholic, 7 other Christian, 12 nonsectarian, 2 of other faiths, and 2 not reported in the federal survey. 25 teach elementary grades and 9 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 7 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 7 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 33% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 64 students and 8.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 8 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
Holy Rosary School ✓DuryeaPreK-818112.9Roman Catholic
Wyoming Area Catholic School ✓ExeterPreK-813810.6Roman Catholic
Mmi Preparatory School ✓Freeland6-122097.7Nonsectarian
Good Shepherd Academy ✓KingstonOn the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Jude School ✓Mountain TopPreK-824312.4Roman Catholic
Holy Redeemer High School ✓Wilkes BarreOn the state list; not in the federal survey
Wilkes-Barre Academy ✓Wilkes BarreK-817618Nonsectarian
Wilkes-Barre Mennonite School ✓Wilkes BarreK-11295Mennonite
Bright Beginnings Early Learning AcademyDrumsPreK-2165.3Nonsectarian
Wyoming Valley Childrens AssnForty FortPreK-Transitional K178.5Nonsectarian
Hazleton Trinity Nursery & Kindergarten SchoolHazletonPreK-K99Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Holy Family AcademyHazletonPreK-81268.8Roman Catholic
Immanuel Christian SchoolHazletonK-1215710.9Christian (nondenominational)
Muhlenburg Christian AcademyHunlock CreekK-12295.8Christian (nondenominational)
Jenny Lynn ElementaryKingston1-7669.4Nonsectarian
Jenny Lynn Ferraro AcademyKingstonPreK-K153.9Nonsectarian
Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory SchoolKingstonPreK-126947.1Nonsectarian
Wyoming Valley Montessori SchoolKingstonPreK-6575Nonsectarian
Graham Academy High SchoolLuzerne1-121925.6Nonsectarian
Wyoming Valley SDA ElementaryMountain TopTransitional 1st-777Seventh-Day Adventist
Im Big Now Learning CenterShavertownPreK-266Nonsectarian
Cornerstone Christian AcademySweet ValleyK-12639.8Christian (nondenominational)
Trucksville Early Childhood Education CenterTrucksvillePreK-K1210.9Methodist
Al Noor Islamic AcademyWilkes BarrePreK-6556.2Islamic
Cheder MenachemWilkes BarrePreK-82745.2Jewish
Milford E Barnes Jr SchoolWilkes BarreK-12608.6Nonsectarian
St. Nicholas-St. Mary's SchoolWilkes BarrePreK-823111Roman Catholic
New Story SchoolWyomingK-12646.4Nonsectarian

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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