Private Schools

Private Schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

16 private schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,271 students: 3 Catholic, 9 other religious and 4 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

Median students per teacher

10.1

Private schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bishop McDevitt High School	9–12	752	13.2	Catholic
St Catherine Laboure School	PK–8	322	11.3	Catholic
Covenant Christian Academy	PK–12	269	12.6	Christian
St Margaret Mary School	PK–8	191	10.1	Catholic
Londonderry School	PK–8	123	7.9	Nonsectarian
St Stephen's Episcopal School	PK–8	115	10.1	Episcopal
Yellow Breeches Educational CenterGirls, Special education	1–12	69	1.9	Nonsectarian
The Nativity School of HarrisburgBoys	5–8	68	7.2	Christian
The Worship Academy School of the ArtsSpecial program	K–11	68	22.7	Christian
New City School Dba Logos Harrisburg	PK–4	54	10	Christian
The Circle School	Ungraded	46	12.8	Nonsectarian
Lighthouse Christian Academy	K–11	44	4.2	Christian
Rabbi David L Silver Yeshiva Academy	PK–8	43	5.1	Jewish
Follow Me Christian Early Education CenterEarly childhood	PK–TK	39	3.8	Methodist
Harrisburg Adventist School	PK–8	35	8.8	Seventh-Day Adventist
New Story SchoolsSpecial education	PK–12	33	11	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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?

16 private schools in Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania?

Among schools that answered the survey, Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg is the largest, with 752 students in grades 9–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has 10.1 students per teacher and 68 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.