Luther Memorial Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades K-8 92 students 9.2 students per teacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Co-ed
Private schools in Erie, PA
18 schools in Erie itself. 12 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.
Erie private schools at a glance
Erie has 18 private schools of its own. In Erie itself: 7 Catholic, 3 other Christian, 7 nonsectarian and 1 not reported in the federal survey; 15 teach elementary grades and 7 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. The typical school has about 166 students and 10.4 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 12 are on the official OSTC list.
7 Catholic
10.4 students per teacher, typical
7 in a school association
84% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Erie (18)
Schools that give Erie as their address come first. 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 Erie matches all of those.
Cathedral Preparatory School
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 9-12 665 students 12.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 99% to 4-year college
St. Luke School
1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 253 students 14.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 9-12 416 students 11.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 95% to 4-year college
Erie Day School
2 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 148 students 9.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-12 173 students 12.5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 377 students 20.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. James Elementary
3 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 166 students 14.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 335 students 16.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Jude School
4 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 208 students 11.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 134 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 134 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-8 Under 10 K-12 students Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 1-12 67 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 173 students 10.4 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed 84% to 4-year college
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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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- Christian schools in and around Erie (3)
- Catholic schools in and around Erie (7)
- Special education schools in and around Erie (3)
- Private high schools in and around Erie (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Erie (15)
- Private middle schools in and around Erie (13)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Erie (13)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Erie (12)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Erie?
18 private schools give Erie as their address. Together they enrolled about 3,359 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Erie is Cathedral Preparatory School with 665 students.
Which Erie private schools take EITC / OSTC?
12 of the 18 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. 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.