✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-12 249 students 12.1 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed 27% to 4-year college
Private schools in Ephrata, PA
7 schools in Ephrata itself and 4 more within 6 miles. 1 of them is 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.
Ephrata private schools at a glance
Ephrata has 7 private schools of its own, and 4 more are within 6 miles. In Ephrata itself: 1 Catholic and 6 other Christian; 7 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. Counting the 4 nearby, there are 11 in all: 1 Catholic and 10 other Christian; 11 teach elementary grades and 7 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 3 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 5% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 85 students and 11.2 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 1 is on the official OSTC list, 1 of them in Ephrata.
1 Catholic
11.2 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Ephrata (7)
Schools that give Ephrata as their address come first, then the 4 more within 6 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 Ephrata matches all of those.
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 146 students 9.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 1-12 353 students 10.7 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed 5% to 4-year college
Grades 1-9 134 students 11.2 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades K-8 91 students 6.9 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades 1-9 85 students 12.1 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Sheaffers
5 mi Grades K-8 35 students 11.7 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (4)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Ephrata.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 1-8 25 students 15.6 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 2-12 10 students 10 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-10 81 students 13.5 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades 1-10 30 students 10 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
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What Pennsylvania pays, and what that leaves you
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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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Ephrata?
7 private schools give Ephrata as their address. Counting nearby towns, we list 11: 7 in Ephrata and 4 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,239 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Ephrata is Ephrata Mennonite School with 353 students.
Which Ephrata private schools take EITC / OSTC?
1 of the 11 schools on this page is on the state’s official OSTC list, 1 of them in Ephrata itself. It is 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.