Private Schools in Philadelphia County, PA (128)

Philadelphia County private schools at a glance

There are 128 private schools in Philadelphia County. By affiliation: 47 Catholic, 25 other Christian, 34 nonsectarian, 9 of other faiths, and 13 not reported in the federal survey. 91 teach elementary grades and 38 teach high school; 6 are Montessori. 3 are all-girls and 3 are all-boys. 48 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 29 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 75% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 133 students and 10.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 64 are on the official OSTC list.

On the official 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.

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Archbishop Ryan High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	870	18.9	Roman Catholic
Beulah Baptist Christian Day School ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	55	6.9	Baptist
Calvary Christian Academy ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Cedar Grove Christian Academy ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-11	272	13.6	Baptist
City School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
City School at Fairmount ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-5	101	10.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Community Partnership School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-5	102	8.4	Nonsectarian
Cornerstone Christian Academy ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	117	8.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	545	17.9	Roman Catholic
Father Judge High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	774	19.9	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Frankford Friends School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	174	12.8	Friends
Friends Select School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Greater Hope Christian Academy ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Holy Innocents Catholic School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	218	16.9	Roman Catholic
Hope Partnership for Education ✓	Philadelphia	5-8	50	6.2	Nonsectarian
Hunting Park Christian Academy ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	128	11.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Immaculate Heart of Mary School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	334	27.2	Roman Catholic
International Christian High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	185	12.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Jubilee School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-6	36	6	Nonsectarian
Lasalle Academy ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	393	17	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Logan Hope School ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	84	8.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Mercy Career & Technical High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	347	13.3	Roman Catholic
Nazareth Academy Grade School ✓	Philadelphia	1-8	199	13	Roman Catholic
Nazareth Academy High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	305	7.9	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Norwood-Fontbonne Academy ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	273	8.1	Roman Catholic
Olney Christian School ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	128	13.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Our Lady of Calvary School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	610	17.4	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Port Richmond Regional School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	260	13.7	Roman Catholic
Our Mother Consolation ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Philadelphia Classical School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Politz Hebrew Academy ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	437	10.8	Jewish
Quba Institute of Arabic and Islamic Studies ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	68	8.7	Islamic
Resurrection Regional Catholic School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	315	21	Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic High School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Roxborough Christian School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-4	39	5.7	Christian (nondenominational)
Sophia Academy ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	15	3.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Spring Garden Academy ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-12	1,058	7.5	Nonsectarian
St. Anthony of Padua Regional Catholic School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Athanasius School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	212	20	Roman Catholic
St. Barnabas Catholic School Ims ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	292	16.2	Roman Catholic
St. Christopher School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	274	16.5	Roman Catholic
St. Dominic School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	242	17.3	Roman Catholic
St. Frances Cabrini Regional Catholic School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Francis de Sales Schools ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	446	19.4	Roman Catholic
St. George School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Helena Incarnation Regional Catholic School ✓	Philadelphia	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Hubert Catholic High School for Girls ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	445	19.5	Roman Catholic, all-girls
St. James School ✓	Philadelphia	4-8	87	12.4	Episcopal
St. Jerome School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	291	14.2	Roman Catholic
St. Laurentius School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	117	9.4	Roman Catholic
St. Malachy ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	195	10.8	Roman Catholic
St. Martha Elementary School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	170	15.6	Roman Catholic
St. Martin de Porres School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	355	14.8	Roman Catholic
St. Mary Interparochial School ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	259	14.6	Roman Catholic
St. Matthew ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	395	15.4	Roman Catholic
St. Peter the Apostle School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	168	10.8	Roman Catholic
St. Pio Catholic Regional School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	277	15.9	Roman Catholic
St. Raymond of Penafort School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	210	21	Roman Catholic
Sts John Neumann & Maria Garetti Catholic High Sch ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	578	23.3	Roman Catholic
The Bridge Way School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	24	6.7	Nonsectarian
Vocatio Career Prep High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	26	13	Christian (nondenominational)
West Catholic Prep High School ✓	Philadelphia	9-12	454	16.3	Roman Catholic
Oak Lane Schools	Douglassville	PreK-5	71	6.6	Nonsectarian
63rd St. Multicultural Acad of Academic Excellence	Philadelphia	K-12	83	16.6	Islamic
Adelaide Educational Center	Philadelphia	PreK-6	22	7.3	Pentecostal
All Saints Episcopal School	Philadelphia	PreK-K	10	10	Episcopal
Alpha House Nursery & Kindergarten	Philadelphia	PreK-K	23	8.2	Roman Catholic
Anthony Wayne Academy	Philadelphia	6-12	83	9.2	Nonsectarian
Bethel Baptist Academy	Philadelphia	K-12	64	6.7	Baptist
Blessed Trinity Regional Catholic School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	340	14.8	Roman Catholic
CB Community Schools	Philadelphia	9-12	50	8.3	Nonsectarian
Chesterbrook Academy	Philadelphia	PreK-K	8	8	Nonsectarian
Christ the King Elementary School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	154	15.2	Roman Catholic
Clarke Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	PreK-5	25	3.6	Nonsectarian
Clementine Montessori School	Philadelphia	PreK-K	7	not reported	Nonsectarian
Faith Connection Christian Acad	Philadelphia	K-12	128	16	Christian (nondenominational)
Faith Connection Christian Academy	Philadelphia	K-12	128	16	Christian (nondenominational)
Faith Tabernacle School	Philadelphia	1-12	96	8.7	Nonsectarian
First Century Gospel School	Philadelphia	K-10	162	13.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Gesu School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	360	13.3	Roman Catholic
Girard College	Philadelphia	1-8	183	4.7	Nonsectarian
Green Tree School	Philadelphia	1-12	170	7.1	Nonsectarian
Greene Towne Montessori School	Philadelphia	PreK-1	37	5.6	Nonsectarian
HMS School for Children With Cerebral Palsy	Philadelphia	3-8	68	6.8	Nonsectarian
Hope Church School	Philadelphia	PreK-12	123	7.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Independence Mission Schools	Philadelphia	PreK-8	197	19.7	Roman Catholic
Kids World Christian Edu Center	Philadelphia	PreK-4	3	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Legacy Christian Academy	Philadelphia	K-7	11	5.5	Christian (nondenominational)
Liguori Academy	Philadelphia	9-12	257	9.8	Nonsectarian
Little City Montessori	Philadelphia	PreK-K	8	not reported	Nonsectarian
Maternity BVM School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	417	21	Roman Catholic
Mother of Divine Grace Interparochial	Philadelphia	PreK-8	141	15.7	Roman Catholic
Mt Airy Christian Day School	Philadelphia	PreK-K	7	7	Church of God in Christ
New Medina Learning Institute	Philadelphia	K-12	53	5.9	Islamic
Northeast Central Christian School	Philadelphia	K-5	57	7.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Our House Montessori	Philadelphia	PreK-K	16	4	Nonsectarian
Overbrook Preschool and Kindergarten	Philadelphia	PreK-K	5	5	Nonsectarian
Pennsylvania School for the Deaf	Philadelphia	PreK-12	116	3.5	Nonsectarian
Philadelphia Free School	Philadelphia	K-12	44	11	Nonsectarian
Philly Agile Learning Community School	Philadelphia	Ungraded	43	11	Other religious
Prodigy Learning Center	Philadelphia	PreK-6	61	9.7	Nonsectarian
Quadrat Academy	Philadelphia	6-12	20	3.9	Nonsectarian
Red Lion Elementary School	Philadelphia	PreK-5	155	12.9	Nonsectarian
Revolution School	Philadelphia	9-11	27	5.3	Nonsectarian
Shaare Shamayim Preschool and Kindergarten	Philadelphia	PreK-K	5	5	Jewish
Small World Discovery Center	Philadelphia	PreK-K	8	not reported	Nonsectarian
Smart Center Academy	Philadelphia	PreK-4	75	5.8	Baptist
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Upper	Philadelphia	PreK-12	1,058	7.5	Nonsectarian
St. Anselm Elementary School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	225	14.1	Roman Catholic
St. Cecilia Elementary School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	477	17.3	Roman Catholic
St. Francis Xavier School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	133	8.6	Roman Catholic
St. Joseph's Preparatory School	Philadelphia	9-12	938	13.4	Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. Katherine of Siena School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	469	15.6	Roman Catholic
St. Monica School	Philadelphia	K-8	459	21.2	Roman Catholic
St. Peters School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	121	6.4	Nonsectarian
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	9-12	105	23.3	Jewish, all-boys
The Crefeld School	Philadelphia	7-12	88	4.4	Nonsectarian
The Depaul Catholic School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	246	16	Roman Catholic
The Gan	Philadelphia	PreK-Transitional K	20	5	Jewish
The Islamic Education School -Ties	Philadelphia	PreK-8	79	5.5	Islamic
The Mill Creek School	Philadelphia	7-12	32	6.4	Nonsectarian
The Philadelphia School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	371	7.4	Nonsectarian
The Waldorf School of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PreK-8	173	6.4	Nonsectarian
Visitation BVM School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	285	21.9	Roman Catholic
West Catholic Preparatory H.S.	Philadelphia	9-12	453	15.1	Roman Catholic
Y.A.L.E. School of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	1-12	89	6.4	Nonsectarian

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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.

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