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Independent & Nonsectarian Schools in Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood

8 independent & nonsectarian schools in Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood; 7 are chartered and can take EdChoice (up to $6,166 K-8 and $8,408 9-12 in 2026-27). The inner eastern suburbs, home to the region's largest cluster of Jewish day schools and yeshivas, girls' independent schools along North Park and Lyman Circle, and Heights parish 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: State scholarships are not reserved for religious schools; a chartered independent school can take them, though tuition at the larger day schools runs well above the award.

School	Type	Area	Grades	Ohio status	Students (federal survey)
Hanna Perkins School 19910 Malvern Rd, Shaker Heights 44122	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	PK-2	✓ Chartered	2
Hathaway Brown School 19600 N Park Blvd, Shaker Heights 44122	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	K-12	✓ Chartered	665
Horizon Montessori School 3175 Mayfield Rd, Cleveland Heights 44118	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	PK-K	Not on state lists	27
Laurel School 1 Lyman Cir, Shaker Heights 44122	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	K-12	✓ Chartered	441
Monarch School of Bellefaire JCB 22001 Fairmount Blvd, Shaker Heights 44118	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	K-12	✓ Chartered	—
Ruffing Montessori School 3380 Fairmount Blvd, Cleveland Heights 44118	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	K-8	✓ Chartered	215
The Reserve School 22001 Fairmount Blvd, Shaker Heights 44118	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	8-12	✓ Chartered	18
The University School 20701 Brantley Rd, Shaker Heights 44122	Independent & Nonsectarian Schools	Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights & Beachwood	K-8	✓ Chartered	—

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