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Private schools in Northumberland County, PA

10 schools across Coal Township, Paxinos, Herndon, Milton and other towns. About 1,340 students in all (2023-24). 2 on the state’s OSTC list.

Northumberland County private schools at a glance

There are 10 private schools in Northumberland County. By affiliation: 1 Catholic, 8 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian. 10 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 2 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 91% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 49 students and 13.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 2 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
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School ✓Coal TownshipPreK-123927.9Roman Catholic
Meadowview Christian Academy ✓PaxinosPreK-7466.5Christian (nondenominational)
Schwaben Creek SchoolHerndonK-84925.8Amish
Fern Hill SchoolMiltonPreK-5195.3Nonsectarian
Meadowbrook Christian SchoolMiltonK-1234113.9Methodist
Northumberland Christian SchoolNorthumberlandPreK-1226020.2Christian (nondenominational)
Augustaville Amish Parochial SchoolPaxinos1-82111.1Amish
Cherrytown SchoolShamokin1-82814.7Amish
Sunrise View SchoolShamokin1-82713.5Amish
Maranatha Mennonite Christian SchoolWatsontownK-1215712.2Mennonite

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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