The Janus School
1 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
Private schools in Mount Joy, PA
4 schools in Mount Joy itself and 6 more within 6 miles. 2 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.
Mount Joy private schools at a glance
Mount Joy has 4 private schools of its own, and 6 more are within 6 miles. They are The Janus School, Kraybill Mennonite School, Friedenberg School and Sonlight River Brethren School. In Mount Joy itself: 3 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Of the 6 nearby: 1 Catholic, 4 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 68 students and 8.1 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 2 are on the official OSTC list.
1 Catholic
8.1 students per teacher, typical
2 in a school association
0% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Mount Joy (4)
Schools that give Mount Joy as their address come first, then the 6 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 Mount Joy matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 176 students 8.1 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Friedenberg School
2 mi Grades 1-8 29 students 14.5 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 1-12 68 students 11.5 students per teacher Brethren Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (6)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Mount Joy.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 1-8 68 students 8.5 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 87 students 5.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis 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
Kelly School
6 mi Grades K-12 53 students 5.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% 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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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Mount Joy?
4 private schools give Mount Joy as their address: The Janus School, Kraybill Mennonite School, Friedenberg School and Sonlight River Brethren School. Counting nearby towns, we list 10: 4 in Mount Joy and 6 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 720 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Mount Joy is Kraybill Mennonite School with 176 students.
Which Mount Joy private schools take EITC / OSTC?
2 of the 10 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list. 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.