Private Schools

Private Schools in Dayton, Ohio

16 private schools in Dayton, Ohio with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,188 students: 9 Catholic, 4 other religious and 3 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

194

Median students per teacher

10.5

Private schools in Dayton, Ohio

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Carroll High School	9–12	703	13.4	Catholic
Chaminade Julienne High School	9–12	702	11.7	Catholic
The Miami Valley School	PK–12	428	7.4	Nonsectarian
St Helen School	PK–8	380	17.3	Catholic
East Dayton Christian School	K–12	373	13	Christian
Our Lady of the Rosary School	PK–8	274	10.1	Catholic
Holy Angels Elementary School	PK–8	224	7.6	Catholic
Bishop Leibold School	3–8	207	16.4	Catholic
Mother Maria A. Brunner	PK–8	180	11.6	Catholic
St Benedict the Moor Catholic School	PK–8	168	13.9	Catholic
St Anthony Elementary School	K–8	151	8.4	Catholic
Temple Christian School	PK–12	121	7.7	Baptist
Dominion Academy of Dayton	K–12	112	8.1	Other religious
The Greater Dayton School	PK–4	85	3.6	Nonsectarian
Gloria Dei Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–6	48	10.9	Nonsectarian
Hillel Academy of Greater Dayton	K–6	32	4.5	Jewish

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Ohio State Tests practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Ohio give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Ohio.
Colleges in Ohio, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Dayton, Ohio?

16 private schools in Dayton, Ohio with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Dayton, Ohio?

Among schools that answered the survey, Carroll High School in Dayton is the largest, with 703 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Dayton, Ohio?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Dayton, Ohio has 10.5 students per teacher and 194 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.