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Catholic Schools in Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield

6 catholic schools in Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield; 6 are chartered and can take EdChoice (up to $6,166 K-8 and $8,408 9-12 in 2026-27). The two Lorain County cities and their neighbors, where Lorain City Schools has every open building on the EdChoice designated list and Elyria nearly all of its buildings, alongside Catholic, Christian and new chartered schools.

About these records. Each school combines the federal Private School Survey (NCES 2023-24, or 2021-22 where a school skipped the latest round) with Ohio's state school directory (OEDS) and DEW's 2026-27 list of non-chartered schools, both pulled October 28, 2026. "Chartered" means OEDS lists the school as a chartered nonpublic school, the only kind that can take Cleveland Scholarship or EdChoice students; schools also register each year as providers, so confirm with the school. Neither agency collects tuition.

Funding note: Diocesan schools hold state charters, so the Cleveland Scholarship (city residents) or EdChoice (everyone else) is usually the first layer; Diocesan Tuition Assistance and Angel Scholarships come next.

School	Type	Area	Grades	Ohio status	Students (federal survey)
Elyria Catholic 725 Gulf Rd, Elyria 44035	Catholic Schools	Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield	9-12	✓ Chartered	—
St. Anthony of Padua School 1339 E Erie Ave, Lorain 44052	Catholic Schools	Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield	PK-8	✓ Chartered	216
St. Joseph Elementary School 175 Saint Joseph Dr, Amherst 44001	Catholic Schools	Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield	PK-8	✓ Chartered	181
St. Jude School 594 Poplar St, Elyria 44035	Catholic Schools	Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield	PK-8	✓ Chartered	513
St. Mary 237 4th St, Elyria 44035	Catholic Schools	Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield	PK-8	✓ Chartered	—
St. Peter School 3601 Oberlin Ave, Lorain 44053	Catholic Schools	Lorain, Elyria, Amherst & Sheffield	PK-8	✓ Chartered	319

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