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1 / 25#25. Benedictine High School
- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Enrollment: 307 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
Best private high schools in the Cleveland metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in the Cleveland metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Walsh Jesuit High School
- Location: Cuyahoga Falls, OH
- Enrollment: 1,012 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+
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3 / 25#23. Elyria Catholic High School
- Location: Elyria, OH
- Enrollment: 474 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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4 / 25#22. St. Thomas Aquinas High School & Middle School
- Location: Louisville, OH
- Enrollment: 379 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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5 / 25#21. First Baptist Christian School
- Location: Elyria, OH
- Enrollment: 149 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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6 / 25#20. Saint Joseph Academy
- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Enrollment: 688 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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7 / 25#19. Westside Christian Academy
- Location: Westlake, OH
- Enrollment: 372 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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8 / 25#18. Padua Franciscan High School
- Location: Parma, OH
- Enrollment: 740 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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9 / 25#17. St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
- Location: Akron, OH
- Enrollment: 630 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. Magnificat High School
- Location: Rocky River, OH
- Enrollment: 695 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Archbishop Hoban High School
- Location: Akron, OH
- Enrollment: 818 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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12 / 25#14. Lutheran West High School & Middle School
- Location: Rocky River, OH
- Enrollment: 679 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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13 / 25#13. Fuchs Mizrachi School
- Location: Beachwood, OH
- Enrollment: 426 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. St. Edward High School
- Location: Lakewood, OH
- Enrollment: 867 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. Beaumont School
- Location: Cleveland Heights, OH
- Enrollment: 305 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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16 / 25#10. Our Lady of the Elms
- Location: Akron, OH
- Enrollment: 300 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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17 / 25#9. Saint Ignatius High School
- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Enrollment: 1,415 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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18 / 25#8. Gilmour Academy
- Location: Gates Mills, OH
- Enrollment: 790 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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19 / 25#7. Andrews Osborne Academy
- Location: Willoughby, OH
- Enrollment: 350 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Lake Ridge Academy
- Location: North Ridgeville, OH
- Enrollment: 400 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. Laurel School
- Location: Shaker Heights, OH
- Enrollment: 590 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Hathaway Brown School
- Location: Shaker Heights, OH
- Enrollment: 740 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Hawken School
- Location: Gates Mills, OH
- Enrollment: 1,082 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Western Reserve Academy
- Location: Hudson, OH
- Enrollment: 431 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. University School
- Location: Hunting Valley, OH
- Enrollment: 842 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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