Laurel School Butler Campus
7420 Fairmount Rd, Novelty, OH 44072Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 87
- Students per teacher
- 5.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Gates Mills center
- 3.0 miles
Can you use EdChoice here?
Not on the EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the EdChoice list works
- 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: EdChoice / Cleveland Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 16
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 5 (30)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (28)
- Average a grade
- About 29
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 167
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 8 days shorter than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
- School day, against Ohio
- 45 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.5 here; median 12.5 at 545 OH elementary schools
- Size in Geauga County
- Larger than 21 of 26 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Laurel School Butler Campus tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,415 to $7,600 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 Laurel School Butler Campus?
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 takes EdChoice; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis of Assisi School | $7,600 | 2025-26 | 3.3 |
| Corpus Christi Academy | $7,415 | 2026-27 | 5.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anselm Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 153 | 2 |
| Hawken School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,101 | 2 |
| Gilmour Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 703 | 3 |
| St. Francis of Assisi School ✓ | PreK-8 | 316 | 3 |
| St. Joan of Arc School ✓ | K-8 | 113 | 5 |
| Heritage Classical Academy - Pepper Pike ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 5 |
| Corpus Christi Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 165 | 5 |
| Gross Schechter Day School ✓ | K-8 | 143 | 6 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Next EdChoice date: Open now, until June 30, 2027 (2026-27 Traditional EdChoice application period).
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