Best private high schools in the Cleveland metro area

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May 22, 2025
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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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#25. Benedictine High School

- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Enrollment: 307 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: B+

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#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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#23. Elyria Catholic High School

- Location: Elyria, OH
- Enrollment: 474 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#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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#21. First Baptist Christian School

- Location: Elyria, OH
- Enrollment: 149 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#20. Saint Joseph Academy

- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Enrollment: 688 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#19. Westside Christian Academy

- Location: Westlake, OH
- Enrollment: 372 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#18. Padua Franciscan High School

- Location: Parma, OH
- Enrollment: 740 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus

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#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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#16. Magnificat High School

- Location: Rocky River, OH
- Enrollment: 695 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#15. Archbishop Hoban High School

- Location: Akron, OH
- Enrollment: 818 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#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. Fuchs Mizrachi School

- Location: Beachwood, OH
- Enrollment: 426 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#12. St. Edward High School

- Location: Lakewood, OH
- Enrollment: 867 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#11. Beaumont School

- Location: Cleveland Heights, OH
- Enrollment: 305 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#10. Our Lady of the Elms

- Location: Akron, OH
- Enrollment: 300 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#9. Saint Ignatius High School

- Location: Cleveland, OH
- Enrollment: 1,415 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A

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#8. Gilmour Academy

- Location: Gates Mills, OH
- Enrollment: 790 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#7. Andrews Osborne Academy

- Location: Willoughby, OH
- Enrollment: 350 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#6. Lake Ridge Academy

- Location: North Ridgeville, OH
- Enrollment: 400 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#5. Laurel School

- Location: Shaker Heights, OH
- Enrollment: 590 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#4. Hathaway Brown School

- Location: Shaker Heights, OH
- Enrollment: 740 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#3. Hawken School

- Location: Gates Mills, OH
- Enrollment: 1,082 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#2. Western Reserve Academy

- Location: Hudson, OH
- Enrollment: 431 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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#1. University School

- Location: Hunting Valley, OH
- Enrollment: 842 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+

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