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Erie, PA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-25.8% (-8 schools) 10-yr

4,495

Students

-32.8% (-2,196 students) 10-yr

$11,833

Avg. Tuition

+125.8% (+$6,593) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

19%

Students of Color

-40.6% (-13.0 pp) 10-yr

14:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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This Town (Erie)

This State (PA)

# Schools

23 Schools

2,237 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Erie, PA Total Schools
2025	23
2024	27
2023	25
2022	25
2021	26
2020	28
2019	28
2018	30
2017	29
2016	29
2015	31

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# Students

4,495 Students

273,732 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	204	126	179
2024	205	117	172
2023	230	123	174
2022	231	150	185
2021	240	147	180
2020	234	131	171
2019	229	138	175
2018	218	136	172
2017	220	152	180
2016	220	151	178
2015	216	146	167

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% Students of Color

19%

27%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	19%	27%	34%
2024	18%	27%	34%
2023	16%	26%	33%
2022	13%	26%	33%
2021	13%	25%	32%
2020	14%	25%	32%
2019	14%	25%	31%
2018	14%	25%	31%
2017	31%	25%	32%
2016	31%	25%	32%
2015	32%	25%	32%

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0.54

0.60

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	0.54	0.60	0.65
2024	0.55	0.59	0.65
2023	0.54	0.59	0.65
2022	0.48	0.59	0.64
2021	0.50	0.59	0.64
2020	0.51	0.58	0.64
2019	0.50	0.57	0.63
2018	0.51	0.57	0.63
2017	0.45	0.54	0.61
2016	0.45	0.54	0.61
2015	0.48	0.54	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

349 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

202 Students

9,508 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	6%	4%	5%
2024	4%	3%	5%
2023	4%	4%	5%
2022	2%	4%	4%
2021	2%	4%	4%
2020	2%	3%	4%
2019	3%	3%	4%
2018	3%	4%	4%
2017	3%	3%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	3%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

108 Students

12,729 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	2%	5%	9%
2024	3%	5%	9%
2023	3%	4%	9%
2022	3%	4%	8%
2021	3%	4%	9%
2020	3%	4%	9%
2019	2%	4%	8%
2018	2%	4%	8%
2017	2%	3%	8%
2016	2%	3%	8%
2015	2%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

274 Students

27,078 Students

% Black Students

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	6%	10%	7%
2024	7%	10%	7%
2023	6%	10%	8%
2022	5%	10%	7%
2021	5%	10%	7%
2020	6%	10%	8%
2019	6%	10%	7%
2018	6%	10%	7%
2017	5%	9%	7%
2016	5%	9%	7%
2015	6%	9%	8%

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# White Students

2,769 Students

159,790 Students

% White Students

63%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	63%	58%	52%
2024	62%	59%	52%
2023	63%	59%	52%
2022	70%	60%	54%
2021	68%	60%	54%
2020	67%	61%	54%
2019	67%	61%	56%
2018	67%	61%	56%
2017	71%	64%	58%
2016	71%	64%	58%
2015	69%	64%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

1 Student

253 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

1,024 Students

65,049 Students

% of Others Students

23%

24%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	23%	23%	26%
2024	24%	23%	26%
2023	24%	23%	25%
2022	20%	22%	25%
2021	22%	22%	25%
2020	22%	22%	24%
2019	22%	22%	24%
2018	22%	21%	23%
2017	19%	21%	22%
2016	19%	21%	22%
2015	20%	20%	21%

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# Teachers

306 Teachers

24,111 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	14:1	11:1	11:1
2024	13:1	12:1	11:1
2023	16:1	12:1	11:1
2022	14:1	12:1	11:1
2021	15:1	12:1	11:1
2020	15:1	12:1	12:1
2019	15:1	12:1	12:1
2018	15:1	12:1	12:1
2017	14:1	12:1	12:1
2016	14:1	12:1	12:1
2015	14:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

53%

54%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	53%	53%	55%
2024	60%	53%	54%
2023	51%	52%	54%
2022	51%	52%	54%
2021	51%	51%	54%
2020	50%	51%	54%
2019	48%	51%	53%
2018	48%	51%	53%
2017	48%	51%	53%
2016	48%	51%	52%
2015	48%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

17 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	17	15	15
2024	17	15	15
2023	18	15	15
2022	18	15	15
2021	17	14	15
2020	17	14	15
2019	17	14	15
2018	17	14	15
2017	17	14	15
2016	17	14	15
2015	17	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

13 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	13	12	13
2024	10	11	12
2023	10	10	11
2022	10	10	11
2021	10	11	11
2020	10	11	11
2019	10	11	11
2018	10	11	11
2017	10	11	10
2016	10	10	10
2015	10	10	10

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Average SAT score

1120

(Out of 1600)

1231

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	1120	1229	1233
2024	1120	1222	1230
2023	1120	1221	1228
2022	1120	1226	1229
2021	1120	1226	1229
2020	1120	1221	1226
2019	1120	1219	1226
2018	1120	1213	1226
2017	1120	1213	1233
2016	1537	1332	1306
2015	1537	1224	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	20	28	26
2024	20	28	26
2023	20	28	26
2022	20	28	26
2021	20	28	26
2020	20	27	25
2019	20	27	25
2018	20	27	25
2017	20	26	25
2016	20	26	25
2015	20	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,833

$14,954

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$13,479	$14,956	$15,012
2024	$6,945	$12,587	$13,254
2023	$6,140	$12,103	$12,626
2022	$6,072	$11,906	$12,187
2021	$6,008	$11,950	$11,800
2020	$5,955	$11,607	$11,512
2019	$5,918	$11,350	$11,293
2018	$5,740	$11,328	$11,017
2017	$5,465	$11,058	$10,708
2016	$5,465	$10,235	$10,356
2015	$5,240	$9,938	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

36%

45%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	36%	45%	34%
2024	36%	44%	34%
2023	36%	44%	34%
2022	35%	43%	33%
2021	35%	43%	33%
2020	35%	42%	32%
2019	34%	40%	31%
2018	34%	39%	30%
2017	36%	38%	30%
2016	36%	37%	29%
2015	36%	34%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,000

$6,209

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$1,000	$6,231	$7,073
2024	$2,333	$6,078	$6,930
2023	$1,000	$6,133	$6,469
2022	$1,000	$6,153	$6,289
2021	$1,000	$6,023	$6,055
2020	$1,000	$6,001	$5,921
2019	$1,000	$5,966	$5,795
2018	$1,000	$6,003	$5,456
2017	$1,000	$5,641	$5,319
2016	$1,000	$5,050	$5,105
2015	$1,000	$4,895	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$50 million

$59.31 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

99%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Erie, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	81%	81%	81%
2024	99%	87%	85%
2023	99%	86%	85%
2022	99%	86%	85%
2021	99%	86%	85%
2020	99%	86%	85%
2019	99%	86%	85%
2018	99%	86%	85%
2017	99%	86%	85%
2016	99%	86%	85%
2015	95%	85%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

17 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Erie, PA?

The private schools in Erie, PA include Mercyhurst Preparatory School, Erie Day School, and Bethel Christian School Erie, PA.

How many private schools are located in Erie?

23 private schools are located in Erie.

How diverse are private schools in Erie?

Erie private schools are approximately 19% minority students, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average of 27%.

What percentage of students in Erie go to private school?

17% of all K-12 students in Erie are educated in private schools (compared to the PA state average of 14%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Erie?

61% of private schools in Erie are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Baptist).

Which private schools in Erie are often viewed compared to one another?

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