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Pittsburgh, PA Private School Trends (10-Year)

120

Private Schools

+0.8% (+1 school) 10-yr

18,080

Students

-7.9% (-1,557 students) 10-yr

$14,873

Avg. Tuition

+38.5% (+$4,133) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

26%

Students of Color

+13.0% (+3.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-9.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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This Town (Pittsburgh)

This State (PA)

# Schools

120 Schools

2,237 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Total Schools
2025	119
2024	123
2023	117
2022	104
2021	107
2020	115
2019	116
2018	118
2017	110
2016	107
2015	119

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# Students

18,080 Students

273,740 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	164	126	179
2024	161	117	172
2023	157	123	174
2022	164	150	185
2021	166	147	180
2020	160	131	171
2019	166	138	175
2018	163	136	172
2017	173	152	180
2016	173	151	178
2015	172	146	167

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% Students of Color

26%

27%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	26%	27%	34%
2024	26%	27%	34%
2023	25%	26%	33%
2022	27%	26%	33%
2021	25%	25%	32%
2020	24%	25%	32%
2019	23%	25%	31%
2018	23%	25%	31%
2017	24%	25%	32%
2016	22%	25%	32%
2015	23%	25%	32%

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0.59

0.60

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	0.59	0.60	0.65
2024	0.59	0.59	0.65
2023	0.60	0.59	0.65
2022	0.58	0.59	0.64
2021	0.58	0.59	0.64
2020	0.58	0.58	0.64
2019	0.54	0.57	0.63
2018	0.54	0.57	0.63
2017	0.51	0.54	0.61
2016	0.50	0.54	0.61
2015	0.52	0.54	0.61

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# American Indian Students

15 Students

349 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

732 Students

9,508 Students

% Asian Students

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

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# Hispanic Students

423 Students

12,729 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	2%	5%	9%
2024	2%	5%	9%
2023	2%	4%	9%
2022	3%	4%	8%
2021	3%	4%	9%
2020	3%	4%	9%
2019	3%	4%	8%
2018	2%	4%	8%
2017	1%	3%	8%
2016	1%	3%	8%
2015	1%	4%	8%

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# Black Students

2,201 Students

27,078 Students

% Black Students

12%

10%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	12%	10%	7%
2024	12%	10%	7%
2023	13%	10%	8%
2022	12%	10%	7%
2021	11%	10%	7%
2020	11%	10%	8%
2019	11%	10%	7%
2018	11%	10%	7%
2017	11%	9%	7%
2016	10%	9%	7%
2015	12%	9%	8%

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# White Students

10,637 Students

159,790 Students

% White Students

59%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	59%	58%	52%
2024	59%	59%	52%
2023	58%	59%	52%
2022	61%	60%	54%
2021	61%	60%	54%
2020	61%	61%	54%
2019	65%	61%	56%
2018	64%	61%	56%
2017	67%	64%	58%
2016	67%	64%	58%
2015	66%	64%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

20 Students

253 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

3,918 Students

65,057 Students

% of Others Students

22%

24%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	22%	23%	26%
2024	22%	23%	26%
2023	22%	23%	25%
2022	18%	22%	25%
2021	19%	22%	25%
2020	19%	22%	24%
2019	18%	22%	24%
2018	19%	21%	23%
2017	19%	21%	22%
2016	19%	21%	22%
2015	19%	20%	21%

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# Teachers

1,950 Teachers

24,111 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	10:1	11:1	11:1
2024	10:1	12:1	11:1
2023	10:1	12:1	11:1
2022	10:1	12:1	11:1
2021	10:1	12:1	11:1
2020	11:1	12:1	12:1
2019	11:1	12:1	12:1
2018	11:1	12:1	12:1
2017	11:1	12:1	12:1
2016	11:1	12:1	12:1
2015	11:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

57%

54%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	57%	53%	55%
2024	57%	53%	54%
2023	57%	52%	54%
2022	57%	52%	54%
2021	56%	51%	54%
2020	56%	51%	54%
2019	57%	51%	53%
2018	56%	51%	53%
2017	55%	51%	53%
2016	56%	51%	52%
2015	54%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	15	15	15
2024	15	15	15
2023	15	15	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	14	15
2020	16	14	15
2019	16	14	15
2018	15	14	15
2017	16	14	15
2016	15	14	15
2015	15	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

11 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	11	12	13
2024	9	11	12
2023	9	10	11
2022	9	10	11
2021	8	11	11
2020	9	11	11
2019	8	11	11
2018	8	11	11
2017	8	11	10
2016	8	10	10
2015	7	10	10

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Average SAT score

1314

(Out of 1600)

1231

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	1314	1229	1233
2024	1308	1222	1230
2023	1312	1221	1228
2022	1326	1226	1229
2021	1326	1226	1229
2020	1305	1221	1226
2019	1305	1219	1226
2018	1270	1213	1226
2017	1278	1213	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	30	28	26
2024	30	28	26
2023	30	28	26
2022	30	28	26
2021	30	28	26
2020	29	27	25
2019	29	27	25
2018	29	27	25
2017	29	26	25
2016	27	26	25
2015	27	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,873

$14,954

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$14,780	$14,956	$15,012
2024	$13,200	$12,587	$13,254
2023	$13,300	$12,103	$12,626
2022	$11,734	$11,906	$12,187
2021	$11,789	$11,950	$11,800
2020	$11,438	$11,607	$11,512
2019	$11,809	$11,350	$11,293
2018	$11,334	$11,328	$11,017
2017	$11,097	$11,058	$10,708
2016	$11,090	$10,235	$10,356
2015	$10,740	$9,938	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,350

$1,772

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2019-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$1,350	$1,785	$1,152
2024	$1,850	$1,599	$1,128
2023	$190	$1,753	$1,156
2022	$190	$1,706	$1,102
2021	$190	$1,441	$1,125
2020	$190	$1,628	$1,217
2019	$190	$1,834	$1,305

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Average % on Financial Aid

42%

45%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	44%	45%	34%
2024	41%	44%	34%
2023	41%	44%	34%
2022	43%	43%	33%
2021	42%	43%	33%
2020	39%	42%	32%
2019	36%	40%	31%
2018	35%	39%	30%
2017	35%	38%	30%
2016	35%	37%	29%
2015	27%	34%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$7,850

$6,209

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$7,850	$6,231	$7,073
2024	$7,100	$6,078	$6,930
2023	$7,600	$6,133	$6,469
2022	$8,360	$6,153	$6,289
2021	$8,290	$6,023	$6,055
2020	$8,290	$6,001	$5,921
2019	$9,100	$5,966	$5,795
2018	$10,050	$6,003	$5,456
2017	$11,388	$5,641	$5,319
2016	$3,275	$5,050	$5,105
2015	$7,851	$4,895	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$43.38 million

$59.34 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	$43 M	$49 M	$39 M
2024	$49 M	$67 M	$39 M
2023	$49 M	$69 M	$39 M
2022	$49 M	$73 M	$40 M
2021	$49 M	$73 M	$40 M
2020	$49 M	$64 M	$40 M
2019	$49 M	$67 M	$40 M
2018	$48 M	$62 M	$43 M
2017	$44 M	$47 M	$45 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

68%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Pittsburgh, PA Avg	Pennsylvania (PA)	National
2025	67%	81%	81%
2024	94%	87%	85%
2023	94%	86%	85%
2022	93%	86%	85%
2021	93%	86%	85%
2020	93%	86%	85%
2019	94%	86%	85%
2018	99%	86%	85%
2017	99%	86%	85%
2016	99%	86%	85%
2015	86%	85%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

13 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private schools in Pittsburgh, PA include The Ellis School, (412) 246-0412Pressley Ridge Career Development Center, and Christ The Divine Teacher Catholic Academy.

How many private schools are located in Pittsburgh?

120 private schools are located in Pittsburgh.

How much do private schools cost in Pittsburgh?

The average tuition cost is $14,873, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average tuition cost of $14,954.

How diverse are private schools in Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh private schools are approximately 26% minority students, which is lower than the Pennsylvania private school average of 27%.

What percentage of students in Pittsburgh go to private school?

20% of all K-12 students in Pittsburgh are educated in private schools (compared to the PA state average of 14%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Pittsburgh?

39% of private schools in Pittsburgh are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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

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