Sacred Heart of Jesus School
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 148 students 10.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Lancaster, PA
19 in Lancaster or within 6 miles; schools in Lancaster itself count at any distance from downtown. 4 are on the state’s OSTC list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by each school’s grade span in the federal survey (or, for schools new since then, the state’s official 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.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-12 558 students 6.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 186 students 13.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 307 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Resurrection Catholic School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 108 students 8.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Solvit Academy
under 1 mi Grades K-7 35 students 11.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
Wonder Academy
under 1 mi Grades K-Transitional 1st 17 students 8.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 88 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Way of Jesus Academy
2 mi Grades PreK-12 97 students 7.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades K-8 33 students 5 students per teacher Friends Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 108 students 7.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Chesterbrook Academy
4 mi Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 1-8 23 students 23 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 1-8 32 students 32 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
The Jenkins School
5 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 1-8 19 students 19 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
New Story
6 mi Grades K-12 183 students 7.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-12 51 students 6.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
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What Pennsylvania pays
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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