✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 123 students 9.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Private schools in New Castle, PA
5 schools in New Castle itself. 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.
New Castle private schools at a glance
New Castle has 5 private schools of its own. In New Castle itself: 3 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 4 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 39 students and 8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 1 is on the official OSTC list.
Private schools in New Castle (5)
Schools that give New Castle 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 New Castle matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 118 students 8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades 4-12 39 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 7-12 21 students 4.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood 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 New Castle?
5 private schools give New Castle as their address: New Castle Christian Academy, Newcastle Christian Academy, Cray Education Center, Cray Challenges Alternative School (Aedy) and Faith Country Chapel Preschool & Kindergarten. Together they enrolled about 311 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in New Castle is New Castle Christian Academy with 123 students.
Which New Castle private schools take EITC / OSTC?
1 of the 5 schools on this page is on the state’s official OSTC list. It is 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.