Ascension School
2001 Woodman Dr, Kettering, OH 45420Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 203
- Students per teacher
- 11.5
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Kettering center
- 2.0 miles
Can you use EdChoice here?
✓ On the official Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The 2026-27 EdChoice application period runs February 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Applications submitted after October 14, 2026 get a prorated award, so apply by October 14 for the full amount. The school submits the application.
Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 18
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Cincinnati, OH
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 269 to 203, down 66 (25%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (237 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (29)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 2 (17 each)
- Average a grade
- About 23
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 5 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,070
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 1 day longer than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
- School day, against Ohio
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 here; median 12.5 at 545 OH elementary schools
- Size in Montgomery County
- Larger than 16 of 31 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Ascension School tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,165 to $13,500 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
- How it varies
- Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Ascension School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees EdChoice pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Pay rule
- Families with verified income at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines do not pay the tuition left after EdChoice; families above that may owe the difference. Schools may still charge fees.
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes EdChoice for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll High School | $13,500 | 2026-27 | 1.8 |
| East Dayton Christian School | $6,165 to $8,400 | 2026-27 | 2.5 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori School of Dayton ✓ | PreK-8 | 119 | <1 |
| Immaculate Conception ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Carroll High School ✓ | 9-12 | 703 | 2 |
| Temple Christian School | PreK-12 | 121 | 2 |
| The Goddard School - Beavercreek | K | 14 | 2 |
| East Dayton Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 373 | 2 |
| St. Anthony Elementary School | K-8 | 151 | 3 |
| St. Albert the Great Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 169 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
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