St. Thomas Lutheran School, Rocky River OH: Accepts EdChoice

Can you use EdChoice here?

✓ On the official Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Cleveland) 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.

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

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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Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 6 hours 30 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: 5 days longer than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
School day, against Ohio: About the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Nearby schools’ prices: $6,500 to $20,650 a year, published by 5 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

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms EdChoice award (lowest) Children

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 still takes EdChoice for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
Magnificat High School	$20,650	2026-27	0.4
Lutheran High School West	$10,250 to $14,750	2026-27	1.1
St. Angela Merici Elementary School	$6,700	2026-27	1.7
St. Bernadette Elementary School	$6,500	2026-27	2.0
St. Joseph Academy	$19,900	2026-27	2.1

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Magnificat High School ✓	9-12	705	10.3	Roman Catholic, all-girls	<1
St. Christopher School ✓	PreK-8	205	14.3	Roman Catholic	<1
Ruffing Montessori School ✓	PreK-8	226	12.6	Nonsectarian	<1
Lutheran High School West ✓	6-12	672	11.7	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	1
Westside Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	not reported	not reported	not reported	2
St. Angela Merici Elementary School ✓	PreK-8	379	15	Roman Catholic	2
St. Bernadette Elementary School ✓	PreK-8	333	14.9	Roman Catholic	2
St. Joseph Academy ✓	9-12	671	12	Roman Catholic, all-girls	2

On the program’s official list Other private schools

Next EdChoice date: Open now, until June 30, 2027 (2026-27 Traditional EdChoice application period).