Private Schools

Private Schools in Erie, Pennsylvania

15 private schools in Erie, Pennsylvania with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,497 students: 8 Catholic, 3 other religious and 4 nonsectarian. 7 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

173

Median students per teacher

11.9

Private schools in Erie, Pennsylvania

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Cathedral Preparatory School	9–12	665	12.4	Catholic
Mercyhurst Preparatory School	9–12	416	11.9	Catholic
St George Grade School	PK–8	377	20.9	Catholic
Our Lady of Peace Elementary School	PK–8	335	16.8	Catholic
St Luke School	PK–8	253	14.2	Catholic
St Jude School	PK–8	208	11.4	Catholic
Bethel Christian School	PK–12	173	12.5	Baptist
Erie First Christian Academy	PK–12	173	10.4	Assembly of God
St James Elementary	PK–8	166	14.4	Catholic
Blessed Sacrament School	PK–8	156	15.6	Catholic
Erie Day School	PK–8	148	9.3	Nonsectarian
Dr Gertrude A Barber CenterSpecial education	PK–12	134	6.7	Nonsectarian
Elizabeth Lee Black Barber National InstituteSpecial education	PK–12	134	6.1	Nonsectarian
Luther Memorial Academy	K–8	92	9.2	Lutheran
Community Country Day SchoolSpecial education	1–12	67	7.9	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Erie, Pennsylvania?

15 private schools in Erie, Pennsylvania 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 Erie, Pennsylvania?

Among schools that answered the survey, Cathedral Preparatory School in Erie is the largest, with 665 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Erie, Pennsylvania?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Erie, Pennsylvania has 11.9 students per teacher and 173 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.