✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 366 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Orefield, PA
3 schools in Orefield itself and 29 more within 12 miles. 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.
Orefield private schools at a glance
Orefield has 3 private schools of its own, and 29 more are within 12 miles. They are St. Joseph the Worker School, Kidspeace National Centers and Kids Peace Athlete Center School. In Orefield itself: 1 Catholic and 2 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 29 nearby, there are 32 in all: 7 Catholic, 8 other Christian, 10 nonsectarian, 1 of other faiths and 6 not reported in the federal survey; 23 teach elementary grades and 6 teach high school; 2 are Montessori. 8 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 3 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 50% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 35 students and 7.9 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 12 are on the official OSTC list, 1 of them in Orefield.
7 Catholic
7.9 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Orefield (3)
Schools that give Orefield as their address come first, then the 29 more within 12 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 Orefield matches all of those.
Kidspeace National Centers
under 1 mi Grades 2-12 150 students 6.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Kids Peace Athlete Center School
under 1 mi Grades Ungraded 150 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (29)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Orefield.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Salvaggio Academy
7 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 209 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 489 students 13.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-12 313 students 10.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 9-12 627 students 12.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 94% to 4-year college
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
St. Ann School
11 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 3-8 30 students 4.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 35 students 6.9 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
St. Stephens School
5 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Episcopal Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 54 students 3.9 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
Grades PreK-1 15 students 7.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-2 25 students 6.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Cai Learning Academy
7 mi Grades K-5 78 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades 2-8 12 students 6 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed
Goddard School
7 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 30 students 4.5 students per teacher Episcopal Montessori Co-ed
The Hillside School
9 mi Grades 1-8 43 students 2.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Orefield
We verified published tuition at 2 of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph the Worker School | $6,645 | 2026-27 |
| St. Thomas More School | $6,950 | 2026-27 |
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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.
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Orefield?
3 private schools give Orefield as their address: St. Joseph the Worker School, Kidspeace National Centers and Kids Peace Athlete Center School. Counting nearby towns, we list 32: 3 in Orefield and 29 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 2,874 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Orefield is St. Joseph the Worker School with 366 students. The largest within 12 miles is Allentow Central Catholic High School. with 627 students.
Which Orefield private schools take EITC / OSTC?
12 of the 32 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list, 1 of them in Orefield itself. 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.