Maple Knob
2 mi Grades 1-8 19 students 19 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Private schools in Smicksburg, PA
4 schools in Smicksburg itself and 4 more within 12 miles. 1 of them is 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.
Smicksburg private schools at a glance
Smicksburg has 4 private schools of its own, and 4 more are within 12 miles. They are Maple Knob, Spring Hollow Amish School, Clover Valley Amish School and Oak Grove Parochial School. In Smicksburg itself: 4 other Christian; 4 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school. Counting the 4 nearby, there are 8 in all: 1 Catholic and 7 other Christian; 8 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 32 students and 14 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 1 is on the official OSTC list.
1 Catholic
14 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Smicksburg (4)
Schools that give Smicksburg as their address come first, then the 4 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 Smicksburg matches all of those.
Grades 1-8 32 students 16 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 1-8 28 students 14 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades 1-8 28 students 14 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (4)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Smicksburg.
No nearby school matches all of those.
✓ Pennsylvania Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Grades PreK-12 76 students 7.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades 1-8 31 students 15.5 students per teacher Amish Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 65 students 10.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-10 106 students 8.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) 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 Smicksburg?
4 private schools give Smicksburg as their address: Maple Knob, Spring Hollow Amish School, Clover Valley Amish School and Oak Grove Parochial School. Counting nearby towns, we list 8: 4 in Smicksburg and 4 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 385 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Smicksburg is Spring Hollow Amish School with 32 students. The largest within 12 miles is Punxsutawney Christian School with 106 students.
Which Smicksburg private schools take EITC / OSTC?
1 of the 8 schools on this page is on the state’s official OSTC list, 0 of them in Smicksburg itself. It is 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.