✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 6-12 275 students 28.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Saint Marys, PA
3 schools in Saint Marys itself and 1 more within 12 miles. 3 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.
Saint Marys private schools at a glance
Saint Marys has 3 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. They are St. Marys Catholic Middle School, Elk County Catholic High School and St. Marys Catholic Elementary School. In Saint Marys itself: 3 Catholic; 1 teaches elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 4 in all: 3 Catholic and 1 not reported in the federal survey; 1 teaches elementary grades and 2 teach high school. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 246 students and 14.6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 3 are on the official OSTC list, 2 of them in Saint Marys.
3 Catholic
14.6 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Saint Marys (3)
Schools that give Saint Marys as their address come first, then the 1 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 Saint Marys matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades 9-12 179 students 10.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 246 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Saint Marys.
No nearby school matches all of those.
St. Leo School
11 mi ✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC)
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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 Saint Marys?
3 private schools give Saint Marys as their address: St. Marys Catholic Middle School, Elk County Catholic High School and St. Marys Catholic Elementary School. Counting nearby towns, we list 4: 3 in Saint Marys and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 700 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Saint Marys is St. Marys Catholic Middle School with 275 students.
Which Saint Marys private schools take EITC / OSTC?
3 of the 4 schools on this page are on the state’s official OSTC list, 2 of them in Saint Marys 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.