Private Schools

Private Schools in Jefferson City, Missouri

10 private schools in Jefferson City, Missouri with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 2,452 students: 5 Catholic and 5 other religious. 3 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

158

Median students per teacher

11.1

Private schools in Jefferson City, Missouri

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Helias Catholic High School	9–12	680	19.4	Catholic
St Peter Catholic School	PK–8	435	10.9	Catholic
Immaculate Conception School	PK–8	281	10.6	Catholic
Trinity Lutheran School	PK–8	280	12.4	Lutheran
St Martin Catholic School	PK–8	165	10.8	Catholic
River Oak Christian Academy	PK–8	151	11.1	Christian
St Stanislaus School	PK–8	145	9.6	Catholic
Lighthouse Preparatory Academy	K–12	140	18.7	Christian
Calvary Lutheran High School	9–12	98	11.1	Lutheran
Immanuel Lutheran School	PK–8	77	12.6	Lutheran

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 Jefferson City, Missouri?

10 private schools in Jefferson City, 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 Jefferson City, Missouri?

Among schools that answered the survey, Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City is the largest, with 680 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Jefferson City, Missouri?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Jefferson City, Missouri has 11.1 students per teacher and 158 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.