St. Michael Parish School
1221 National Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $6,500
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 215
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Wheeling center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use Hope here?
✓ On the official West Virginia Hope Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- Opened March 2, 2026. June 15 was the deadline for the full amount. Late applications run to February 28, 2027 at reduced amounts: 50% of the award until November 30, then 25% from December 1.
Source: the official list, dated August 10, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Hope’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 17
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, WV
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 250 to 215, down 35 (14%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (222 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (29)
- Smallest grade
- Transitional kindergarten (7)
- Average a grade
- About 22
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against West Virginia
- Same as the median of the 97 private schools we list
- School day, against West Virginia
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (97 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.6 here; median 8.1 at 42 WV elementary schools
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.
St. Michael Parish School tuition, and what Hope pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $6,500
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $6,500
Tuition from St. Michael Parish School's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 2026.
West Virginia Hope Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,435.62 expected for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Apply late and you get less in your first year: 75% of the award for applications June 16 to September 15, 2026, 50% for September 16 to November 30, and 25% for December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027 (Hope Scholarship home page, read October 8, 2026).
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition and fees Hope pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Linsly School | $15,000 to $17,000 | 2026-27 | 0.7 |
| Wheeling Country Day School | $13,900 | not stated | 0.8 |
| St. Vincent de Paul School | $6,000 | 2026-27 | 2.6 |
| Corpus Christi Elementary School | $6,000 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
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 Linsly School ✓ | 5-12 | 423 | <1 |
| Wheeling Country Day School ✓ | PreK-8 | 186 | <1 |
| Central Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 300 | 2 |
| Sikora Montessori School ✓ | PreK-Transitional K | 8 | 2 |
| St. Vincent de Paul School ✓ | K-8 | 101 | 3 |
| Abundant Life Christian School | 1-11 | 2 | 3 |
| Corpus Christi Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 72 | 3 |
| Our Lady of Peace School ✓ | PreK-8 | 177 | 4 |
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Next Hope date: February 28, 2027 (Last day for late 2026-27 applications (reduced amount)).
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