Notable Charter and Private Schools in Ohio

This directory-style guide highlights 50 charter and private schools in Ohio. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Ohio Virtual Academy — Maumee, Ohio. Public charter school.
Alternative Education Academy — Independence, Ohio. Public charter school.
Ohio Connections Academy Inc — Cleveland, Ohio. Public charter school.
TRECA Digital Academy — Marion, Ohio. Public charter school.
KIPP Columbus — Columbus, Ohio. Public charter school.
Great River Connections Academy — Columbus, Ohio. Public charter school.
Dohn Community — Cincinnati, Ohio. Public charter school.
St Ignatius High School — Cleveland, Ohio. Private school.
Constellation Schools: Parma Community — Parma, Ohio. Public charter school.
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private school.
The Columbus Academy — Gahanna, Ohio. Private school.
St Ignatius School — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private school.
Walsh Jesuit High School — Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Private school.
Cornerstone Academy Community School — Westerville, Ohio. Public charter school.
Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy — Cincinnati, Ohio. Public charter school.
Ohio Digital Learning School — Maumee, Ohio. Public charter school.
Bishop Watterson High School — Columbus, Ohio. Private school.
DECA PREP — Dayton, Ohio. Public charter school.
The Seven Hills School — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private school.
Worthington Christian School — Worthington, Ohio. Private school.
Worthington Christian School,upper — Westerville, Ohio. Private school.
St Edward High School — Lakewood, Ohio. Private school.
St Francis De Sales High School — Columbus, Ohio. Private school.
Incarnation Catholic School — Centerville, Ohio. Private school.
Arch Bishop Moeller High School — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private school.
Columbus Preparatory Academy — Columbus, Ohio. Public charter school.
Horizon Science Academy Lorain — Lorain, Ohio. Public charter school.
The Summit Country Day School — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private school.
Archbishop Hoban High School — Akron, Ohio. Private school.
St Albert the Great School — North Royalton, Ohio. Private school.
Pathway School of Discovery — Dayton, Ohio. Public charter school.
GOAL Digital Academy — Mansfield, Ohio. Public charter school.
Yeshiva Derech Hatorah — Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Private school.
St Paul School — Westerville, Ohio. Private school.
Dayton Christian School — Miamisburg, Ohio. Private school.
St Johns Jesuit High School & Academy — Toledo, Ohio. Private school.
Harvest Preparatory School — Canal Winchester, Ohio. Private school.
Mount Notre Dame High School — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private school.
Grove City Christian School — Grove City, Ohio. Private school.
Notre Dame-cathedral Latin School — Chardon, Ohio. Private school.
Pinnacle Academy — Euclid, Ohio. Public charter school.
Patriot Preparatory Academy — Columbus, Ohio. Public charter school.
Our Lady of the Visitation School — Cincinnati, Ohio. Private school.
St Francis De Sales School — Toledo, Ohio. Private school.
Lake Center Christian School — Hartville, Ohio. Private school.
Magnificat High School — Rocky River, Ohio. Private school.
Carroll High School — Dayton, Ohio. Private school.
Citizens Academy Southeast — Cleveland, Ohio. Public charter school.
Toledo School For The Arts — Toledo, Ohio. Public charter school.
Chaminade Julienne High School — Dayton, Ohio. Private school.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data and NCES Private School Universe Survey. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.