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Oldest Private High Schools in Ohio

The average private high school in Ohio was founded around 1959 (2025-26).
The oldest private high school in Ohio is Western Reserve Academy, founded in 1826.
Year Founded Range: 1826 1907 Avg. Year Founded: 1879

Oldest Private High Schools in Ohio (2025-26)

School
Founding Date
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Western Reserve Academy
Western Reserve Academy Photo - Brick Row from above - a timeless view of our Federal-style red brick and white pillars, echoing our 1826 founding. A historic institution with modern amenities and an eye on the future.
(1)
Founding Date: 1826
Grades: 9-12
115 College Street
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 650-4400
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Grand River Academy
Grand River Academy Photo - Students on campus.
All-boys
Founding Date: 1831
Grades: 8-12
3042 College Street
Austinburg, OH 44010
(440) 275-2811
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
St. Xavier High School
St. Xavier High School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1831
Grades: 9-12
600 N Bend Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45224
(513) 761-7600
Rank: #44.
Olney Friends School
(Friends)
(2)
Founding Date: 1837
Grades: 9-12
61830 Sandy Ridge Rd
Barnesville, OH 43713
(740) 425-3655
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Beaumont School
Beaumont School Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1850
Grades: 9-12
3301 North Park Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44118
(216) 321-2954
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School Photo
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1850
Grades: 9-12
505 S Ludlow St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 461-3740
Rank: #77.
Notre Dame Junior/Senior High
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1852
Grades: 7-12
2220 Sunrise Ave
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 357-0266
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
St. Ursula Academy
St. Ursula Academy Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
(16)
Founding Date: 1854
Grades: 6-12
4025 Indian Rd
Toledo, OH 43606
(419) 531-1693
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Seton High School
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1854
Grades: 9-12
3901 Glenway Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45205
(513) 471-2600
Rank: #1010.
Mount Notre Dame High School
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1860
Grades: 9-12
711 E Columbia Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513) 821-3044
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
St. John School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1865
Grades: PK-12
2150 Columbus Ave
Ashtabula, OH 44004
(440) 997-5821
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
St. Johns School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1865
Grades: PK-12
541 West 34th Street
Ashtabula, OH 44005
(440) 997-5531
Rank: #1313.
St. John' S Elementary School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1869
Grades: K-9
110 N Pierce St
Delphos, OH 45833
(419) 692-8561
Rank: #1414.
Hathaway Brown School
Hathaway Brown School Photo
All-girls
(2)
Founding Date: 1876
Grades: NS-12
19600 North Park Blvd
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 320-8767
Rank: #1515.
Maumee Valley Country Day School
Maumee Valley Country Day School Photo - Maumee Valley is more than a school and more than a group of people -- it is a community of learners, a way of life; it is the way we engage with the world. A Maumee Valley education is a personal journey of discovery and of action.
Founding Date: 1884
Grades: PK-12
1715 S Reynolds Road
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 381-1313
Rank: #1616.
Saint Ignatius High School
Saint Ignatius High School Photo - Cleveland's Catholic, Jesuit high school is rooted in Ignatian spirituality. Our education forms students to be open to growth, intellectually competent, religious, loving, and committed to social justice. Graduates emerge as Men for Others.
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1886
Grades: 6-12
1911 W 30th St
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 651-0222
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
St. Joseph Academy
St. Joseph Academy Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1890
Grades: 9-12
3470 Rocky River Drive
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 251-6788
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
The Summit Country Day School
The Summit Country Day School Photo - Founded in 1890, The Summit maintains a beautiful 24-acre campus and a 16-acre Athletic Complex located 10 minutes north on I-71. Ten local school districts provide bussing to the school. The Summit maintains a bus to the northern communities of Mason and West Chester.
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1890
Grades: NS-12
2161 Grandin Road
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 871-4700
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
University School
University School Photo - University School Upper Campus
All-boys
Founding Date: 1890
Grades: PK-12
2785 SOM Center Road
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
(216) 831-2200
Rank: #2020.
William V Fisher Catholic High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1891
Grades: 9-12
1803 Granville Pike
Lancaster, OH 43130
(740) 654-1231
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Immanuel Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(1)
Founding Date: 1896
Grades: PK-9
1285 Main St
Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 895-9212
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Laurel School
Laurel School Photo - Laurel School's Lyman Campus in Shaker Heights, Ohio
All-girls
(2)
Founding Date: 1896
Grades: PK-12
One Lyman Circle
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 455-3002
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
St. Joseph Central Catholic High School
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1896
Grades: PK-12
702 Croghan St
Fremont, OH 43420
(419) 332-9947
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Ursuline Academy Of Cincinnati
All-girls (Catholic)
(1)
Founding Date: 1896
Grades: 9-12
5535 Pfeiffer Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 791-5791
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Columbus School For Girls
Columbus School For Girls Photo
All-girls
(2)
Founding Date: 1898
Grades: NS-12
65 S. Drexel. Ave.
Columbus, OH 43209
(614) 252-0781
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
St. Johns Jesuit High School & Academy
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
Founding Date: 1898
Grades: 6-12
5901 Airport Hwy
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 865-5743
Rank: #2727.
Notre Dame Academy
Notre Dame Academy Photo
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1904
Grades: 7-12
3535 W Sylvania Avenue
Toledo, OH 43623
(419) 475-9359
Rank: #28 - 3328. - 33.
Central Catholic High School
Central Catholic High School Photo
(Catholic)
(7)
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 9-12
4824 Tuscarawas St W
Canton, OH 44708
(330) 478-2131
Rank: #28 - 3328. - 33.
Community Christian Academy
(Christian)
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 1-11
303 W 4th St
Genoa, OH 43430
(419) 855-4187
Rank: #28 - 3328. - 33.
Piqua Christian School
(Pentecostal)
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 1-12
830 Covington Avenue
Piqua, OH 45356
(937) 773-8627
Rank: #28 - 3328. - 33.
Truth Christian School
(Christian)
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 2-12
38050 State Route 683
Hamden, OH 45634
(740) 384-5227
Rank: #28 - 3328. - 33.
Ursuline High School
Ursuline High School Photo - Ursuline is a 21st Century school! Students benefit from Smartboards in every classroom, iPad & Macbook carts which allow any classroom to turn into a computer lab, a Distance Learning Lab, online research databases, online instructional programs, such as Rosetta Stone & Study Island. Ursuline students also benefit from a 1:1 Chromebook program.
(Catholic)
(2)
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 9-12
750 Wick Ave
Youngstown, OH 44505
(330) 744-4563
Rank: #28 - 3328. - 33.
Village Christian School
Alternative School
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 8-12
4581 Long Spurling Road
Pleasant Plain, OH 45162
(513) 877-2125
Rank: #3434.
The Seven Hills School
The Seven Hills School Photo
Founding Date: 1906
Grades: PK-12
5400 Red Bank Road
Cincinnati, OH 45227
(513) 728-2400
Rank: #3535.
Beech Grove
All-girls (Amish)
Founding Date: 1907
Grades: K-9
7373 Kidron Rd
Apple Creek, OH 44606
(330) 345-6771
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