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Shir Ami Early Learning Center

Shir Ami Early Learning Center is a Jewish private school in Newtown, PA, serving grades PK–K with 28 students and a 14:1 student–teacher ratio. Figures come from the federal Private School Universe Survey — tuition is not collected there, so confirm cost directly with the school.

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GradesPK–K

Enrollment28

Students / teacher14

AffiliationJewish

EnrollsCoeducational

Location

TownNewtown, PA

ZIP18940

101 Richboro Newtown Rd, Newtown, PA 18940. Data: NCES federal directory — confirm details with the school before you rely on them.

School profile

What the federal survey actually reports.

Shir Ami Early Learning Center is classified as Other religious, not affiliated with any denomination. Its 28-student body sits above the 27-student median for a Bucks County private school — 33th largest of the 66 that reported enrollment. At 14 students per teacher it runs higher than the county private-school median of 10. The reported school day runs 6 hours — worth checking against your commute and childcare window.

Grade span

PK–K

Prekindergarten through Kindergarten

Enrollment

Size band: less than 50 students

Teachers (FTE)

14 students per teacher

Level

Elementary

Coeducational

Affiliation

Jewish

Other religious

School day

6 hrs

As reported to PSS

Reported student body shares

White100%
Black0%
Hispanic0%
Asian0%

Individual categories as reported to PSS. Pacific Islander, American Indian, and two-or-more-races shares are collected separately and are not shown here, so these figures do not sum to 100%.

Private-school figures: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS) 2021-22 public-use data file . PSS is a biennial census of private schools and does not collect tuition — confirm cost, admissions, and current grade range with the school directly.

Nearby

Other private schools in Newtown.

A Childs World Grades PK–K 20 students
Chesterbrook Academy Grades PK–TK 32 students
George School
Montessori Community School of Newtown Grades PK–K 20 students
Springtime School Grades UG 21 students
St. Andrew School Grades PK–8 561 students

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Buying near Shir Ami Early Learning Center? Verify three things.

Assignment

Confirm the attendance zone

Shir Ami Early Learning Center admits by application, not by address, and only covers grades PK–K — so a Newtown home still sits in a public attendance zone you should check separately. With roughly 28 students enrolled, seat availability moves year to year.

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Taxes

Model the school levy

A Newtown homeowner pays the full school levy whether or not their child attends Shir Ami Early Learning Center — budget tuition on top of it, not instead of it.

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Town fit

Read the town, not just the school

Newtown has 7 private schools on this site alone — compare them, then read the town's corridor, commute and municipal taxes before you narrow.

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Directory data: NCES EDGE open data — School Characteristics (CCD 2024–2025) and Private School Locations (PSS 2023–2024), retrieved July 18, 2026. Enrollment and staffing figures are the most recent federal reporting year and change annually — verify with the school or district.

School district is an address-level decision.

Shir Ami Early Learning Center takes students from across the area, so it does not fix your Newtown attendance zone. Confirm the public assignment for any address you tour — that is what the price reflects.

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