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.

Top 10 Best Ohio Private High Schools Belonging to State or regional independent school association (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 16 private high schools belonging to State or regional independent school association serving 9,534 students in Ohio. You can also find more schools membership associations in Ohio.
The top ranked private high schools belonging to State or regional independent school association in Ohio include Hawken School, Maumee Valley Country Day School, and Western Reserve Academy.
The average tuition cost is $25,357, which is higher than the Ohio private high school average tuition cost of $13,070.
69% of private high schools belonging to State or regional independent school association in Ohio are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Friends).

Top Ranked Private High Schools Belonging to State or regional independent school association in Ohio (2025)

School
Location
Grades
Students
Cardinal Mooney High School
(Catholic)
(2)
2545 Erie St
Youngstown, OH 44507
(330) 788-5007
Grades: 9-12
| 290 students
505 S Ludlow St
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 461-3740
Grades: 9-12
| 701 students
Gilmour Academy
(Catholic)
(1)
34001 Cedar Rd
Gates Mills, OH 44040
(440) 473-8065
Grades: PK-12
| 720 students
Hawken School
Hawken School Photo - Members of the class of 2018
5000 Clubside Rd and 12465 County Line Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44124
(440) 423-4446
Grades: PK-12
| 1,220 students
Laurel School
Laurel School Photo - Laurel School's Lyman Campus in Shaker Heights, Ohio
All-girls
(2)
One Lyman Circle
Beachwood, OH 44122
(216) 455-3002
Grades: PK-12
| 557 students
1715 S Reynolds Road
Toledo, OH 43614
(419) 381-1313
Grades: PK-12
| 486 students
Mother Of Mercy High School
All-girls (Catholic)
3036 Werk Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45211
(513) 661-2740
Grades: 9-12
| 490 students
Mount Notre Dame High School
All-girls (Catholic)
711 E Columbia Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(513) 821-3044
Grades: 9-12
| 727 students
Olney Friends School
(Friends)
(2)
61830 Sandy Ridge Rd
Barnesville, OH 43713
(740) 425-3655
Grades: 9-12
| 39 students
Purcell Marian High School
(Catholic)
2935 Hackberry Street
Cincinnati, OH 45206
(513) 751-1230
Grades: 9-12
| 380 students
St. Edward High School
St. Edward High School Photo - With 75 state and 11 national championship titles, the Eagles are proud to be the winningest athletic program in Ohio.
All-boys (Catholic)
13500 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 221-3776
Grades: 9-12
| 897 students
St. Francis de Sales School
St. Francis de Sales School Photo
All-boys (Catholic)
2323 W Bancroft St
Toledo, OH 43607
(419) 531-1618
Grades: 7-12
| 670 students
St. Johns Jesuit High School & Academy
All-boys (Catholic)
(1)
5901 Airport Hwy
Toledo, OH 43615
(419) 865-5743
Grades: 6-12
| 678 students
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)
2161 Grandin Road
Cincinnati, OH 45208
(513) 871-4700
Grades: PK-12
| 1,104 students
Western Reserve Academy
Western Reserve Academy Photo
(1)
115 College Street
Hudson, OH 44236
(330) 650-4400
Grades: 9-12
| 441 students
New Horizons Academy
New Horizons Academy Photo - Our Wauseon campus, located at 220 Lawrence Avenue in Wauseon, OH, has an enrollment of just over 100 students.
Special Education School
220 Lawrence Ave
Wauseon, OH 43567
(419) 335-7272
Grades: PK-12
| 134 students

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