Dream Tech Academy
8 mi Grades K-12 23 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Private middle schools in Chester, VA
14 in Chester or within 12 miles. Private schools that teach any of grades 6, 7 or 8, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Many also teach elementary or high school grades.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Grades PreK-12 245 students 5.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades K-10 36 students 9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades K-12 305 students 10.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 42% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 176 students 10.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
St. Joseph School
9 mi Grades PreK-8 162 students 9.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
The Lead Center
9 mi Grades 1-12 42 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 17 students 5.7 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 14 students 3.5 students per teacher Assembly of God Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grafton
10 mi Grades 3-12 73 students 5.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Ephesus Junior Academy
11 mi Grades K-8 25 students 12.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades K-12 25 students 12.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 174 students 8.1 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 101 students 5.8 students per teacher Episcopal Co-ed
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What Virginia pays
Virginia Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Tax-credit scholarship
Up to the state share of per-pupil public school funding where you live The ceiling differs by school division. Students with disabilities at licensed special education schools can receive up to three times that share. In fiscal 2025, 5,336 scholarships were reported against $15.3 million in donor credits.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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