Teacher retention has been an issue for many years, especially at private schools in the United States (McCreight, 2000). The purpose of this study was to explore job satisfaction and organizational commitment of private school teachers, which can give administrators more information and keys to retaining teachers. The study contacted 71 schools and districts throughout central Pennsylvania to garner interest in participating in this survey. Of those contacted, 10 schools agreed to participate in the study. A total of 55 teachers participated in the study from those schools. Overall, the data gathered from the sample size was not large enough to deliver statistically significant conclusions on the relationships between job satisfaction and retention and organizational commitment and retention. However, there was a great deal learned through further analysis of the data. Although salary ("Dissatisfied", 47.3% and "Very Dissatisfied", 10.9%) and chances for advancement (45.5%, "Neither Satisfied or Dissatisfied") were rated low among participants, there were other factors the study discovered that were rated highly by participants in job satisfaction and organizational commitment. This study should encourage future researchers to continue investigating this topic on a larger scale to positively impact private school leadership to help not only with teacher retention but also to help improve the overall quality and vitality of private schools. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]