Mount Calvary Christian School
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades K-12 657 students 11.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 32% to 4-year college
Private schools in Elizabethtown, PA
3 schools in Elizabethtown itself and 20 more within 12 miles. 6 of them are on the state’s OSTC list. Each scholarship organization sets its award; Opportunity Scholarships go up to $8,500, or $15,000 for a student with a disability.
Elizabethtown private schools at a glance
Elizabethtown has 3 private schools of its own, and 20 more are within 12 miles. They are Mount Calvary Christian School, Kelly School and Bellaire Ridge School. In Elizabethtown itself: 3 other Christian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 20 nearby, there are 23 in all: 3 Catholic, 12 other Christian and 8 nonsectarian; 22 teach elementary grades and 11 teach high school. 1 is all-boys; the rest are co-ed. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 8 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 32% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 68 students and 9.1 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 6 are on the official OSTC list, 1 of them in Elizabethtown.
3 Catholic
9.1 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Elizabethtown (3)
Schools that give Elizabethtown as their address come first, then the 20 more within 12 miles. In each group, schools on the official OSTC list are first, then it goes by distance. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
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.
No school in Elizabethtown matches all of those.
Kelly School
under 1 mi Grades K-12 53 students 5.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-8 18 students 18 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (20)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Elizabethtown.
No nearby school matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 176 students 8.1 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
The Janus School
7 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 1-12 74 students 2.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 20% to 4-year college
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 413 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 200 students 14.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-12 334 students 9.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 40% to 4-year college
Friedenberg School
4 mi Grades 1-8 29 students 14.5 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 89 students 6.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 87 students 5.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 167 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 1-8 68 students 8.5 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 1-11 30 students 7.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 1,951 students 8.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 51% to 4-year college
Grades 1-12 68 students 11.5 students per teacher Brethren Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Tender Years
10 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-10 54 students 6.4 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 97 students 6.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 1-10 14 students 14 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 9-12 18 students 3.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative All-boys 0% to 4-year college
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Private school tuition near Elizabethtown
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joan of Arc Elementary School | $7,713 | 2026-27 |
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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.
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Elizabethtown?
3 private schools give Elizabethtown as their address: Mount Calvary Christian School, Kelly School and Bellaire Ridge School. Counting nearby towns, we list 23: 3 in Elizabethtown and 20 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 4,648 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Elizabethtown is Mount Calvary Christian School with 657 students. The largest within 12 miles is Milton Hershey School with 1,951 students.
Which Elizabethtown private schools take EITC / OSTC?
6 of the 23 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list, 1 of them in Elizabethtown itself. They are marked with a green check and listed first in each group. Schools marked “OSTC school” here appear on the Department of Education’s list of schools that accept Opportunity Scholarship (OSTC) students in 2026-27: 398 private schools, reported by the schools themselves (the Department does not audit it). Pennsylvania keeps no list for EITC scholarships, so a school without the mark may still take EITC students. Ask the school which scholarship organizations it works with.
Will EITC / OSTC cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Each scholarship organization sets its award; Opportunity Scholarships go up to $8,500, or $15,000 for a student with a disability, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.