✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 1-8 30 students 4.9 students per teacher Other religious Special education Co-ed
Special education schools in Pittsburgh, PA
17 in Pittsburgh or within 6 miles. 1 is on the state’s OSTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
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.
Upmc Western Psychiatric Hospital
under 1 mi Grades 1-12 44 students 8.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 180 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades 1-12 93 students 5.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 170 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades 4-12 41 students 4.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-12 56 students 4.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 2-12 85 students 5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Plea School
5 mi Grades K-10 44 students 6.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 136 students 3.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 50% to 4-year college
Grades 5-12 48 students 8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Wesley High School
5 mi Grades 9-12 80 students 6.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades 3-12 78 students 4.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades Ungraded 54 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Pace School
6 mi Grades 1-12 92 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Bradley School
9 mi Grades 2-12 162 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
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What Pennsylvania pays
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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