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Private schools with pre-K in Pittsburgh, PA

33 in Pittsburgh or within 6 miles. 14 are on the state’s OSTC list. Private schools whose grades start at pre-K (preschool) and go on to kindergarten or above, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Centres that teach only pre-K are not listed.

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-8 245 students 15.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed

Member of the National Catholic Educational Association

915 Alice St., Pittsburgh, PA 15220

✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 224 students 14.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed

Member of the National Catholic Educational Association

3 Saint Therese Ct, Munhall, PA 15120

✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 298 students 14 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed

Member of the National Catholic Educational Association

5200 Greenridge Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15236

✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 193 students 13.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed

Member of the National Catholic Educational Association

307 Siebert Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 33 private schools with pre-K in Pittsburgh or within 6 miles

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Carnegie Mellon Univ Children's School ✓PreK-K21not reportedNonsectarian2
Hillel Academy Pittsburgh ✓PreK-123567Jewish3
St. Edmund's Academy ✓PreK-82707.4Nonsectarian3
Community Day School ✓PreK-82405.8Jewish3
Guardian Angel Academy ✓PreK-824515.7Roman Catholic4
Pittsburgh Urban Christian School ✓PreK-811110.5Christian (nondenominational)5
Ave Maria Academy-Mt Lebanon Campus ✓PreK-820519.5Roman Catholic5
St. Therese School ✓PreK-822414.1Roman Catholic5
Mother of Mercy Academy ✓PreK-829814Roman Catholic6
Holy Cross Academy ✓PreK-819313.2Roman Catholic6
The Glen Montessori School ✓PreK-61044.7Nonsectarian7
Ave Maria Academy - Bethel Campus ✓PreK-828020.7Roman Catholic8
St. Louise de Marillac School ✓PreK-851120Roman Catholic10
Holy Family Catholic School ✓PreK-817813.1Roman Catholic11
Abk Learnng & Development CenterPreK-K33Nonsectarian<1
The Campus Laboratory School of Carlow UniversityPreK-81504.4Christian (nondenominational)<1
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind ChildrenPreK-121805.6Nonsectarian1
Agh Center for ChildrenPreK-K66Nonsectarian2
Bright Horizons at AghPreK-K66Nonsectarian2
Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Ed & ProgPreK-K124.3Nonsectarian2
Sacred Heart Elementary SchoolPreK-840917.3Roman Catholic3
Depaul School for Hearing & SpeechPreK-K372.7Nonsectarian3
Ellis SchoolPreK-123675.5Nonsectarian, all-girls3
St. Bede SchoolPreK-824212.5Roman Catholic3
Shady Side Academy Junior SchoolPreK-52634.4Nonsectarian4
Western Pennsylvania School for the DeafPreK-121363.2Nonsectarian5
Hope Academy Powered By Hosanna HousePreK-K128.6Other religious5
St. Therese School-MunhallPreK-822315.3Roman Catholic5
Imani Christian AcademyPreK-121496.8Christian (nondenominational)5
Mount Lebanon MontessoriPreK-6466.1Nonsectarian6
Shady Side Academy Country Day SchoolPreK-51525.2Nonsectarian7
Shady Side AcademyPreK-121,11820.5Nonsectarian7
Winchester Thurston SchoolPreK-126458.7Nonsectarian10

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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