Private Schools

Private Schools in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

18 private schools in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,639 students: 5 Catholic, 3 other religious and 10 nonsectarian. 9 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

103

Median students per teacher

7.2

Private schools in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Lancaster Country Day School	PK–12	558	6.9	Nonsectarian
Lancaster Catholic High School	9–12	492	6.4	Catholic
St Leo the Great School	PK–8	307	12.6	Catholic
St John Neumann Catholic School	PK–8	186	13.7	Catholic
Sacred Heart of Jesus School	PK–8	148	10.3	Catholic
Stone Independent School	7–12	115	8.3	Nonsectarian
Anchor Christian AcademySpecial program	7–12	113	12.2	Christian
Montessori Academy of LancasterMontessori	PK–6	108	7.3	Nonsectarian
Resurrection Catholic School	PK–8	108	8.9	Catholic
Way of Jesus Academy	PK–12	97	7.9	Christian
New School MontessoriMontessori	PK–8	88	5.6	Nonsectarian
Kindercare Learning Center	PK–K	80	3.2	Nonsectarian
River Rock Academy Red Lion CampusAlternative	1–12	51	6.4	Nonsectarian
River Rock Academy Inc-Spring GroveAlternative	1–12	49	7	Nonsectarian
River Rock Academy-ShiremanstownAlternative	K–12	40	5.7	Nonsectarian
Solvit AcademySpecial program	K–7	35	11.7	Nonsectarian
Lancaster Friends School	K–8	33	5	Friends
River Rock Academy Newville CampusAlternative	4–12	31	4.4	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 Lancaster, Pennsylvania?

18 private schools in Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, Pennsylvania?

Among schools that answered the survey, Lancaster Country Day School in Lancaster is the largest, with 558 students in grades PK–12.

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

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Lancaster, Pennsylvania has 7.2 students per teacher and 103 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.