Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Ed & Prog, PA

Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Ed & Prog is an early childhood private school in Pittsburgh, PA teaching grades PreK-K.

Can you use EITC / OSTC here?

Not on the OSTC list we read

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. Official OSTC source.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-K
Teachers: 4
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Early childhood
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: City

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. The survey counts students in kindergarten to grade 12, not pre-K. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Ed & Prog tuition, and what EITC / OSTC pays

We have not verified a tuition figure for Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Ed & Prog yet. Every private school sets its own price and most share it on request: ask for the full-year tuition for your child’s grade plus required fees. Then put the figure in the calculator below to see what EITC / OSTC leaves you to pay.

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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

What would you pay at Margaret Shadick Cyert Center for Early Ed & Prog?

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Tuition at nearby private schools

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
Central Catholic High School	$16,250	2026-27	0.2
Oakland Catholic High School	$17,900	2026-27	0.4

Each figure was read on that school's own website and is linked on its page. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Central Catholic High School ✓	9-12	712	11.7	Roman Catholic, all-boys	<1
Carnegie Mellon Univ Children's School ✓	PreK-K	21	not reported	Nonsectarian	<1
Oakland Catholic High School ✓	9-12	400	10.4	Roman Catholic, all-girls	<1
Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children	PreK-12	180	5.6	Nonsectarian	<1
The University School ✓	9-12	36	4	Nonsectarian	<1
Kentucky Avenue School ✓	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported	<1
Falk Laboratory School ✓	K-8	432	6.8	Nonsectarian	<1
Upmc Western Psychiatric Hospital	1-12	44	8.8	Nonsectarian	<1

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