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Private and nonpublic schools in Pennsylvania provide the parents of school-age children diverse alternatives to public schools. Private schools are available at all grade levels including nursery/kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools of virtually every educational philosophy and religious denomination.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Education's EdNA (Education Names & Addresses) database provides a list of all schools recognized in the Commonwealth. This database EdNA includes all licensed private academic schools and registered nonpublic nonlicensed (religious) schools.
Registering a Nonpublic/Non-licensed School. The Pennsylvania School Code, Section 13-Pupils & Attendance 24 P.S. 13-1327 requires a school (kindergarten to 12th grade) that is owned and/or operated by or under the authority of a bona fide religious institution to be registered with the Department of Education.
Private and nonpublic schools in Pennsylvania provide the parents of school-age children diverse alternatives to public schools. Private schools are available at all grade levels including nursery/kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools of virtually every educational philosophy and religious denomination.
As of the 2005-2006 school year, there were 1,871,060 students enrolled in public schools in Pennsylvania, of whom 74.6% were Caucasian, 15.9% were African-American, 6.8% were Hispanic, 2.6% were Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.2% were Native Americans.
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 110 alternative private schools serving 8,296 students in Pennsylvania. The top ranked alternative private schools in Pennsylvania include Milton Hershey School, The Miquon School, and Glen Mills Schools.
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