City on A Hill Christian Academy
under 1 mi ✓ West Virginia Hope Scholarship (participating microschool)
Private schools in Fairmont, WV
2 schools in Fairmont itself. 2 of them are on the state’s Hope list. Hope is expected to pay $5,435.62 for 2026-27.
Fairmont private schools at a glance
Fairmont has 2 private schools of its own. They are City on A Hill Christian Academy and Fairmont Catholic Grade School. Of all 2: 1 Catholic and 1 not reported in the federal survey; 1 teaches elementary grades and 0 teach high school. The typical school has about 137 students and 9.3 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 2 are on the official Hope list.
Private schools in Fairmont (2)
Schools that give Fairmont as their address come first. Schools on the official Hope list are first, then it goes by distance. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
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.
No school in Fairmont matches all of those.
Fairmont Catholic Grade School
under 1 mi ✓ West Virginia Hope Scholarship Grades PreK-8 137 students 9.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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What West Virginia pays, and what that leaves you
West Virginia Hope Scholarship Education savings account
$5,435.62 expected for 2026-27 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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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Fairmont) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.
One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.
Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Fairmont?
2 private schools give Fairmont as their address: City on A Hill Christian Academy and Fairmont Catholic Grade School. Together they enrolled about 137 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Fairmont is Fairmont Catholic Grade School with 137 students.
Which Fairmont private schools take Hope?
2 of the 2 schools on this page are on the state’s official Hope list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here are listed as a school or a microschool, located in West Virginia, on the Hope Scholarship Board’s participating schools table, last updated August 10, 2026. A microschool on the table is marked “Hope participating microschool”: a small learning program the board approved, not necessarily an accredited private school.
Will Hope cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Hope is expected to pay $5,435.62 for 2026-27, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.