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Private schools in Schuylkill County, PA

7 schools across Pottsville, Tamaqua, Minersville, Schuylkill Haven. About 1,015 students in all (2023-24). 4 on the state’s OSTC list.

Schuylkill County private schools at a glance

There are 7 private schools in Schuylkill County. By affiliation: 5 Catholic, 1 nonsectarian, 1 of other faiths. 4 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 4 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 136 students and 12.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 4 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
Assumption BVM School ✓PottsvillePreK-813612.6Roman Catholic
Nativity BVM High School ✓Pottsville9-121995.9Roman Catholic
Marian Catholic High School ✓Tamaqua9-1228314.8Roman Catholic
St. Jerome Regional School ✓TamaquaPreK-829217.4Roman Catholic
St. Nicholas SchoolMinersvillePreK-8817.2Other religious
The Perception Training CenterPottsvillePreK-K1not reportedNonsectarian
St. Joseph Center for Special LearningSchuylkill HavenUngraded237.7Roman Catholic

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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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