The average private high school in Ohio was founded around 1960 (2026).
The oldest private high school in Ohio is Western Reserve Academy, founded in 1826.
Year Founded Range: 1826
1910
Avg. Year Founded: 1880
Oldest Private High Schools in Ohio (2026)
School
Founding Date
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Founding Date: 1826
Grades: 9-12
115 College Street
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 650-4400
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 650-4400
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
Grand River Academy![Grand River Academy Photo - Students on campus.]( "Grand River Academy Photo - Students on campus.")
All-boys
Founding Date: 1831
Grades: 8-12
3042 College Street
Austinburg, OH 44010
(440) 275-2811
Austinburg, OH 44010
(440) 275-2811
Rank: #2 - 32. - 3.
St. Xavier High School![St. Xavier High School Photo]( "St. Xavier High School Photo")
All-boys (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1831
Grades: 9-12
600 N Bend Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45224
(513) 761-7600
Cincinnati, OH 45224
(513) 761-7600
Rank: #44.
Founding Date: 1837
Grades: 9-12
61830 Sandy Ridge Rd
Barnesville, OH 43713
(740) 425-3655
Barnesville, OH 43713
(740) 425-3655
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Beaumont School![Beaumont School Photo]( "Beaumont School Photo")
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1850
Grades: 9-12
3301 North Park Boulevard
Cleveland, OH 44118
(216) 321-2954
Cleveland, OH 44118
(216) 321-2954
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School![Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School Photo]( "Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School Photo")
(Catholic)
Founding Date: 1850
Grades: 9-12
505 S Ludlow St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 461-3740
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
Portsmouth, OH 45662
(740) 357-0266
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Founding Date: 1854
Grades: 6-12
4025 Indian Rd
Toledo, OH 43606
(419) 531-1693
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
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
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
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
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
Delphos, OH 45833
(419) 692-8561
Rank: #1414.
Founding Date: 1876
Grades: NS-12
19600 North Park Blvd
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 320-8767
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 320-8767
Rank: #1515.
Founding Date: 1884
Grades: PK-12
1715 S Reynolds Road
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 381-1313
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.]( "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
Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 651-0222
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
St. Joseph Academy![St. Joseph Academy Photo]( "St. Joseph Academy Photo")
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1890
Grades: 9-12
3470 Rocky River Drive
Cleveland, OH 44111
(216) 251-6788
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.]( "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
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 871-4700
Rank: #17 - 1917. - 19.
University School![University School Photo - University School Upper Campus]( "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
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
Lancaster, OH 43130
(740) 654-1231
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Founding Date: 1896
Grades: PK-9
1285 Main St
Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 895-9212
Hamilton, OH 45013
(513) 895-9212
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Founding Date: 1896
Grades: PK-12
One Lyman Circle
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 455-3002
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
Fremont, OH 43420
(419) 332-9947
Rank: #21 - 2421. - 24.
Founding Date: 1896
Grades: 9-12
5535 Pfeiffer Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 791-5791
Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 791-5791
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Founding Date: 1898
Grades: NS-12
65 S. Drexel. Ave.
Columbus, OH 43209
(614) 252-0781
Columbus, OH 43209
(614) 252-0781
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Founding Date: 1898
Grades: 6-12
5901 Airport Hwy
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 865-5743
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 865-5743
Rank: #2727.
Notre Dame Academy![Notre Dame Academy Photo]( "Notre Dame Academy Photo")
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1904
Grades: 7-12
3535 W Sylvania Avenue
Toledo, OH 43623
(419) 475-9359
Toledo, OH 43623
(419) 475-9359
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 9-12
4824 Tuscarawas St W
Canton, OH 44708
(330) 478-2131
Canton, OH 44708
(330) 478-2131
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 9-12
750 Wick Ave
Youngstown, OH 44505
(330) 744-4563
Youngstown, OH 44505
(330) 744-4563
Rank: #28 - 3028. - 30.
Village Christian School
Alternative School
Founding Date: 1905
Grades: 8-12
4581 Long Spurling Road
Pleasant Plain, OH 45162
(513) 877-2125
Pleasant Plain, OH 45162
(513) 877-2125
Rank: #3131.
Founding Date: 1906
Grades: PK-12
5400 Red Bank Road
Cincinnati, OH 45227
(513) 728-2400
Cincinnati, OH 45227
(513) 728-2400
Rank: #3232.
Beech Grove
All-girls (Amish)
Founding Date: 1907
Grades: K-9
7373 Kidron Rd
Apple Creek, OH 44606
(330) 345-6771
Apple Creek, OH 44606
(330) 345-6771
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: PK-12
38588 Mentor Ave
Willoughby, OH 44094
(440) 942-3600
Willoughby, OH 44094
(440) 942-3600
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Saint Ursula Academy![Saint Ursula Academy Photo - Established in 1910, Saint Ursula Academy has maintained a reputation and high standard of academic excellence since day one. It is a top choice for girls in Greater Cincinnati as enter high school.]( "Saint Ursula Academy Photo - Established in 1910, Saint Ursula Academy has maintained a reputation and high standard of academic excellence since day one. It is a top choice for girls in Greater Cincinnati as enter high school.")
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: 9-12
1339 East McMillan Street
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 961-3410
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 961-3410
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
St. Ursula Academy
All-girls (Catholic)
Founding Date: 1910
Grades: 9-12
1339 E Mcmillan St
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 515-7690
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 515-7690
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