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St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic School

795 Havens Corners Rd, Gahanna, OH 43230Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition
Not published
Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
560
Students per teacher
14.2
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Gahanna center
2.0 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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
Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website

School facts

Teachers
40
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Columbus, OH
Boys and girls
53% boys, 47% girls
Setting
Suburb
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

543 2019-20 547 2021-22 560 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
543 to 560, up 17 (3%)
Path
Grew in each survey (547 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

50 PK 61 K 57 1 52 2 69 3 71 4 64 5 63 6 57 7 66 8
Largest grade
Grade 4 (71)
Smallest grade
Grade 2 (52)
Average a grade
About 62

The school year

Days in the school year
175
Length of the school day
6 hours 40 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,170
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Ohio
Same as the median of the 868 private schools we list
School day, against Ohio
About the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 14.2 OH median 12.5
Students per teacher
This school 560 County median 193
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
14.2 here; median 12.5 at 545 OH elementary schools
Size in Franklin County
Larger than 53 of 61 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 85% Black 9% Two or more races 5% Asian 2% Hispanic under 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic School tuition, and what EdChoice pays

Published tuition
No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Nearby schools’ prices
$9,010 to $36,200 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 St. Matthew the Apostle Catholic School?

Pay rule
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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
The Columbus Academy$32,200 to $36,2002026-272.5
Grace Christian School$9,010 to $9,3282026-273.7

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

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Shepherd Christian School ✓PreK-724111.8Church of the Nazarene<1
The Columbus AcademyPreK-121,0838.6Nonsectarian3
Primrose School of ReynoldsburgPreK-K1313Nonsectarian3
Al Hidaya Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
Columbus Torah Academy ✓K-122193.2Jewish3
Holy Spirit ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
Grace Christian School ✓PreK-83498.6Christian (nondenominational)4
Jolly Tots Too!PreK-K125.7Nonsectarian4

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