Private elementary schools in Pennsylvania (1190)

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Milton Hershey School	Hershey	PreK-12	1,951	8.1	Nonsectarian
The Episcopal Academy	Newtown Square	PreK-12	1,252	7.9	Episcopal
Shady Side Academy	Pittsburgh	PreK-12	1,118	20.5	Nonsectarian
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-12	1,058	7.5	Nonsectarian
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy-Upper	Philadelphia	PreK-12	1,058	7.5	Nonsectarian
Moravian Academy	Bethlehem	PreK-12	836	5.8	Brethren
Friends Central School	Wynnewood	PreK-12	791	8.5	Friends
Delaware County Christian School ✓	Newtown Square	PreK-12	781	10.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School	Kingston	PreK-12	694	7.1	Nonsectarian
Westtown School	West Chester	PreK-12	676	6.4	Friends
Shalom Christian Academy	Chambersburg	PreK-12	671	14.7	Brethren
Mount Calvary Christian School ✓	Elizabethtown	K-12	657	11.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Winchester Thurston School	Pittsburgh	PreK-12	645	8.7	Nonsectarian
Eden Christian Academy ✓	Pittsburgh	K-12	643	11.1	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Kilian Catholic School	Cranberry Township	PreK-8	612	14.1	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Calvary School ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	610	17.4	Roman Catholic
The Agnes Irwin School ✓	Bryn Mawr	PreK-12	599	6.8	Nonsectarian, all-girls
St. Andrew School ✓	Newtown	PreK-8	585	16.7	Roman Catholic
West Shore Christian Academy ✓	Shiremanstown	K-12	560	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Lancaster Country Day School ✓	Lancaster	PreK-12	558	6.9	Nonsectarian
Dock Mennonite Academy	Souderton	PreK-12	532	11.1	Mennonite
Holy Cross Regional Catholic School	Collegeville	PreK-8	527	17.3	Roman Catholic
Ancillae-Assumpta Academy	Wyncote	PreK-8	517	9.8	Roman Catholic
Dock Mennonite Academy ✓	Lansdale	PreK-12	516	11.9	Mennonite
St. Anastasia School	Newtown Square	K-8	514	12.2	Roman Catholic
St. Louise de Marillac School ✓	Pittsburgh	PreK-8	511	20	Roman Catholic
St. Philip Neri ✓	Lafayette Hill	PreK-8	492	20.1	Roman Catholic
Pope John Paul II Regional Catholic Elem School	Coatesville	PreK-8	492	13.2	Roman Catholic
St. Thomas More School ✓	Allentown	PreK-8	489	13.1	Roman Catholic
Coventry Christian Schools ✓	Pottstown	K-12	477	11.3	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Cecilia Elementary School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	477	17.3	Roman Catholic
St. Katherine of Siena School	Philadelphia	PreK-8	469	15.6	Roman Catholic
St. Monica School	Philadelphia	K-8	459	21.2	Roman Catholic
Trinity Christian School ✓	Wilkinsburg	K-12	449	13.6	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Francis de Sales Schools ✓	Philadelphia	PreK-8	446	19.4	Roman Catholic
Sewickley Academy	Sewickley	PreK-12	445	7.1	Nonsectarian
Politz Hebrew Academy ✓	Philadelphia	K-8	437	10.8	Jewish
Falk Laboratory School ✓	Pittsburgh	K-8	432	6.8	Nonsectarian
Cumberland Valley Christian School	Chambersburg	PreK-12	424	18.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Our Lady of Mercy Regional Catholic School	Maple Glen	PreK-8	424	14.6	Roman Catholic

Other kinds of school in Pennsylvania

What Pennsylvania pays

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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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