Cincinnati Waldorf School
6743 Chestnut St., Cincinnati, OH 45227Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 233
- Students per teacher
- 8.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Cincinnati center
- 6.7 miles
Can you use EdChoice here?
✓ On the official Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice) 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. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 29
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 43% boys, 57% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 70%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
- 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
- 240 to 233, down 7 (3%)
- Path
- Peaked at 252 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (37)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (6)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 8; lower grades 22
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 190
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,380
- Kindergarten
- Half day, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 15 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
- 8.5 here; median 8.4 at 174 OH combined schools
- Size in Hamilton County
- Larger than 42 of 76 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.
Cincinnati Waldorf School tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,600 to $12,022 a year, published by 3 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 Cincinnati Waldorf 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori | $9,995 | 2025-26 | 0.6 |
| Miami Valley Christian Academy | $8,078 to $12,022 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
| St. Gertrude School | $7,600 | 2026-27 | 2.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Good Shepherd Catholic Montessori ✓ | PreK-8 | 153 | <1 |
| Miami Valley Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | not reported | 2 |
| The Seven Hills School | PreK-12 | 907 | 2 |
| Best Point Education & Behavioral Health | K-12 | 299 | 2 |
| St. Gertrude School ✓ | K-8 | 303 | 3 |
| St. Cecilia Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 224 | 3 |
| Cardinal Pacelli Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 347 | 3 |
| St. Ursula Villa School ✓ | PreK-8 | 333 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next EdChoice date: Open now, until June 30, 2027 (2026-27 Traditional EdChoice application period).
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