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Private elementary schools in Manheim, PA

41 in Manheim or within 12 miles. 10 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-12 197 students 6.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 95% to 4-year college

Member of the Association of Christian Schools International

Po Box 415, Lititz, PA 17543

✓ 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

205 Lefever Rd, Mount Joy, PA 17552

✓ 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

Member of the Association of Christian Schools International

120 College Ave Ste 106, Mountville, PA 17554

✓ 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

Member of the Association of Christian Schools International

629 N Holly St., Elizabethtown, PA 17022

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 41 private elementary schools in Manheim or within 12 miles

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Manheim Christian Day School ✓PreK-820014.4Christian (nondenominational)1
Lititz Christian School ✓PreK-121976.8Christian (nondenominational)4
The Janus School ✓1-12742.7Nonsectarian6
St. John Neumann Catholic School ✓PreK-818613.7Roman Catholic7
St. Leo the Great School ✓PreK-830712.6Roman Catholic8
Dayspring Christian Academy ✓PreK-123349.1Christian (nondenominational)9
Lancaster Country Day School ✓PreK-125586.9Nonsectarian9
Kraybill Mennonite School ✓PreK-81768.1Mennonite9
Sacred Heart of Jesus School ✓PreK-814810.3Roman Catholic9
Mount Calvary Christian School ✓K-1265711.4Christian (nondenominational)11
Sporting Hill Mennonite School1-101414Mennonite1
Sporting Hill Christian SchoolK-10546.4Mennonite2
Clearview Mennonite School1-8688.5Mennonite4
New Haven Mennonite SchoolK-812813.8Mennonite6
Montessori Academy of LancasterPreK-61087.3Nonsectarian6
Lititz Area Mennonite School2-121010Mennonite6
Chesterbrook AcademyK99Nonsectarian6
Sonlight River Brethren School1-126811.5Brethren7
Hammercreek Amish School1-82515.6Amish7
Brickerville Mennonite School1-108113.5Mennonite7
Kindercare Learning CenterPreK-K803.2Nonsectarian7
New StoryK-121837.6Nonsectarian8
Friedenberg School1-82914.5Amish8
The Jenkins SchoolPreK-K1811.2Nonsectarian8
Lancaster Friends SchoolK-8335Friends9
New School MontessoriPreK-8885.6Nonsectarian9
Solvit AcademyK-73511.7Nonsectarian9
Snake Hill School C/O John Glick/Chairman1-83232Amish10
Way of Jesus AcademyPreK-12977.9Christian (nondenominational)10
Resurrection Catholic SchoolPreK-81088.9Roman Catholic10
Wonder AcademyK-Transitional 1st178.5Christian (nondenominational)10
Our Lady of the Angels SchoolPreK-8976.5Roman Catholic11
Susquehanna Waldorf SchoolPreK-8875.9Nonsectarian11
Kelly SchoolK-12535.8Christian (nondenominational)11
Cherry Lane School1-82814.7Amish11
Bellaire Ridge School1-81818Amish11
Springville Mennonite School1-913411.2Mennonite11
Wildlife View Amish School1-82714.2Amish12
Meadow Ridge School1-82412.6Amish12
Our Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic SchoolPreK-81469.7Roman Catholic12
Hope Christian School1-11416.8Mennonite12

What Pennsylvania pays

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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