Private Schools

Private Schools in Columbia, Missouri

10 private schools in Columbia, Missouri with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 1,655 students: 1 Catholic, 5 other religious and 4 nonsectarian. 3 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

Median students per teacher

Private schools in Columbia, Missouri

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School	K–8	628	15.1	Catholic
Christian Fellowship School	PK–12	433	11	Christian
Christian Chapel Academy	PK–8	153	9.3	Christian
City Garden SchoolSpecial program	K–7	80	32	Nonsectarian
City Garden SchoolSpecial program	K–7	77	7.7	Nonsectarian
Heritage Academy	PK–12	74	4	Christian
Columbia Academy for Learning and EnrichmentAlternative	PK–8	60	15.4	Nonsectarian
College Park Christian Academy	K–8	58	10.9	Seventh-Day Adventist
Islamic School of Columbia-Missouri	PK–5	51	3.9	Islamic
High Road School of Boone CountySpecial education	K–12	41	20.5	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
MAP Grade-Level practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Missouri give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring.
Colleges in Missouri, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Columbia, Missouri?

10 private schools in Columbia, Missouri with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Columbia, Missouri?

Among schools that answered the survey, Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School in Columbia is the largest, with 628 students in grades K–8.

How big are classes at private schools in Columbia, Missouri?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Columbia, Missouri has 11 students per teacher and 76 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.