Bishop Watterson High
99 E Cooke Rd, Columbus, OH 43214Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $13,000
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 864
- Students per teacher
- 11.2
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Columbus center
- 4.7 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
- Tuition
- $13,000 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $8,408
- Left to pay
- about $4,592, before fees
Award $8,408 Left to pay $4,592
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 2, 2026.
- Award: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, FY27 EdChoice fact sheet, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 79
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Columbus, OH
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 95%
- 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
- 882 to 864, down 18 (2%)
- Path
- Peaked at 933 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (229)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (203)
- Average a grade
- About 216
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,300
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 5 days longer than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
- School day, against Ohio
- 40 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.2 here; median 10.8 at 65 OH secondary schools
- Size in Franklin County
- Larger than 58 of 61 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.
Bishop Watterson High tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $13,000
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Bishop Watterson High's website, checked October 2, 2026.
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 Bishop Watterson High?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees EdChoice pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 EdChoice award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- 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
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes EdChoice for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Peace ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Clintonville Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 115 | <1 |
| Our Lady of Bethlehem School & Childcare ✓ | PreK-K | 20 | 1 |
| Immaculate Conception School ✓ | PreK-8 | 385 | 1 |
| Tree of Life Christian Schools ✓ | 6-12 | 434 | 1 |
| Tree of Life Christian School-Clintonville ✓ | PreK-5 | 231 | 1 |
| The Juniper School ✓ | K-6 | 55 | 2 |
| Sonshine Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-9 | 170 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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