Assumption BVM School
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 136 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Pottsville, PA
3 schools in Pottsville itself and 2 more within 12 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.
Pottsville private schools at a glance
Pottsville has 3 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. They are Assumption BVM School, Nativity BVM High School and The Perception Training Center. In Pottsville itself: 2 Catholic and 1 nonsectarian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 81 students and 7.7 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 2 are on the official OSTC list.
3 Catholic
7.7 students per teacher, typical
2 in a school association
Private schools in Pottsville (3)
Schools that give Pottsville as their address come first, then the 2 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 Pottsville matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 9-12 199 students 5.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
The Perception Training Center
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Pottsville.
No nearby school matches all of those.
St. Nicholas School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 81 students 7.2 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
Grades Ungraded 23 students 7.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Special education 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 Pottsville?
3 private schools give Pottsville as their address: Assumption BVM School, Nativity BVM High School and The Perception Training Center. Counting nearby towns, we list 5: 3 in Pottsville and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 440 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Pottsville is Nativity BVM High School with 199 students.
Which Pottsville private schools take EITC / OSTC?
2 of the 5 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.