Our Lady of the Elms School
1375 W Exchange St., Akron, OH 44313Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2025-26
- From $9,000
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 293
- Students per teacher
- 8.3
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Akron center
- 2.5 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
- Tuition verified for 2025-26; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 36
- Student body
- All-girls
- Diocese
- Diocese of Cleveland, OH
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 214 to 293, up 79 (37%)
- Path
- Peaked at 335 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (32)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 (12)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 23
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,190
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 5 days shorter than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
- School day, against Ohio
- 25 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.3 here; median 8.4 at 174 OH combined schools
- Size in Summit County
- Larger than 21 of 32 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.
Our Lady of the Elms School tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Grades K to 5, 2025-26
- $9,000
- Grades 6 to 8, 2025-26
- $10,150
- Grades 9 to 12, 2025-26
- $13,450
Tuition from Our Lady of the Elms School's website, checked October 6, 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 Our Lady of the Elms School?
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Tuition and fees EdChoice pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades K to 5, 2025-26).
- 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 2025-26 tuition is still current; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Sebastian School | $7,600 | 2026-27 | 0.6 |
| Emmanuel Christian Academy | $6,166 | 2026-27 | 1.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Elms Elementary School | PreK-12 | 340 | <1 |
| St. Sebastian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 330 | <1 |
| Julie Billart School- Akron | K-8 | 118 | <1 |
| Emmanuel Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 179 | 1 |
| The Lippman School ✓ | K-8 | not reported | 2 |
| St. Vincent St. Mary ✓ | 9-12 | not reported | 2 |
| St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 198 | 2 |
| St. Anthony of Padua Elementary School ✓ | K-8 | 219 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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