St. Peter School
under 1 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades K-8 198 students 22 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Reading, PA
14 in Reading or within 6 miles. 6 are on the state’s OSTC list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
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 K-12 147 students 7.4 students per teacher Mennonite Co-ed 10% to 4-year college
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 140 students 15.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 200 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
La Salle Academy
4 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 158 students 10.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-8 277 students 13.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
New Story Schools
under 1 mi Grades K-12 105 students 9.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
St. Margaret School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 178 students 16.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Opportunities School
2 mi Grades 2-8 20 students 6.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-10 70 students 11.7 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades K-7 58 students 7.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades K-Transitional K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades 1-12 30 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
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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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