Private Schools
Private Schools in Michigan
465 private schools in Michigan with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 95,189 students: 172 Catholic, 245 other religious and 48 nonsectarian. 151 schools go through high school grades.
Schools listed
465
Go through high school
151
Median enrollment
132
Median students per teacher
11.7
Private schools by city in Michigan
The 100 largest private schools in Michigan
Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.
| School | City | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Child High School | Dearborn | K–12 | 1,293 | 10.8 | Catholic |
| Northpointe Christian School | Grand Rapids | PK–12 | 1,113 | 19.6 | Christian |
| North Pointe Christian Schools | Grand Rapids | PK–12 | 1,109 | 14.8 | Christian |
| Notre Dame Preparatory School | Pontiac | PK–12 | 1,075 | 10.8 | Catholic |
| Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist AcademySpecial program | Pontiac | PK–12 | 993 | 11.6 | Catholic |
| Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy | Pontiac | PK–12 | 993 | 13.3 | Catholic |
| Hudsonville Christian School | Hudsonville | PK–8 | 943 | 16 | Christian |
| Catholic Central High SchoolBoys | Novi | 9–12 | 937 | 15.1 | Catholic |
| St Lawrence School | Utica | PK–8 | 903 | 22.2 | Catholic |
| University of Detroit Jesuit High School & AcademyBoys | Detroit | 7–12 | 785 | 13.5 | Catholic |
| Grand Rapids Christian High School | Grand Rapids | 9–12 | 752 | 14.5 | Christian |
| Unity Christian High School | Hudsonville | 9–12 | 700 | 16.5 | Calvinist |
| Green Hills School | Ann Arbor | 6–12 | 692 | 8.3 | Nonsectarian |
| South Christian High School | Byron Center | 9–12 | 686 | 16.7 | Christian |
| Catholic Schools of Greater Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | PK–12 | 679 | 16 | Catholic |
| Dutton Christian School | Caledonia | PK–8 | 657 | 14.6 | Calvinist |
| Lutheran High School North | Macomb | 9–12 | 631 | 18.1 | Lutheran |
| Plymouth Christian Academy | Canton | PK–12 | 628 | 14 | Baptist |
| The Potters House High School | Wyoming | PK–12 | 606 | 12.9 | Christian |
| Holland Christian High School | Holland | 9–12 | 604 | 11.8 | Calvinist |
| St Hugo of the Hills Elementary School | Bloomfield Hills | PK–8 | 587 | 18.2 | Catholic |
| Ada Christian School | Ada | PK–8 | 583 | 17.5 | Christian |
| Southfield Christian School | Southfield | PK–12 | 574 | 11.7 | Christian |
| Catholic Central High School | Grand Rapids | 9–12 | 572 | 14.2 | Catholic |
| Interlochen Arts AcademySpecial program | Interlochen | 9–12 | 567 | 6.1 | Nonsectarian |
| Oakland Christian School | Auburn Hills | PK–12 | 566 | 13 | Christian |
| Divine Child Elementary School | Dearborn | K–8 | 559 | 20 | Catholic |
| Luke M Powers Catholic High School | Flint | 9–12 | 553 | 18.1 | Catholic |
| Brother Rice High SchoolBoys | Bloomfield Hills | 9–12 | 548 | 13.9 | Catholic |
| Byron Center Christian School | Byron Center | PK–8 | 537 | 14 | Calvinist |
| Lansing Christian School | Lansing | PK–12 | 524 | 12.2 | Christian |
| Mercy High SchoolGirls | Farmington Hills | 9–12 | 522 | 11.8 | Catholic |
| De la Salle Collegiate High SchoolBoys | Warren | 9–12 | 521 | 11.7 | Catholic |
| Grand Rapids Christian | Grand Rapids | PK–4 | 515 | 20.6 | Christian |
| All Saints Catholic School | Canton | PK–8 | 514 | 21 | Catholic |
| St Lorenz Lutheran School | Frankenmuth | PK–8 | 512 | 15.8 | Lutheran |
| Tri-Unity Christian School | Wyoming | PK–12 | 500 | 16.7 | Christian |
| FR Gabriel Richard High School | Ann Arbor | 9–12 | 498 | 11.4 | Catholic |
| Holy Family Regional School, South Campus | Rochester Hills | 4–8 | 495 | 16.1 | Catholic |
| Beth Jacob 1-8Girls | Oak Park | K–8 | 491 | 20.1 | Jewish |
| Heritage Christian School | Hudsonville | K–8 | 491 | 15.4 | Christian |
| St Peter Lutheran School | Macomb | PK–8 | 485 | 14.7 | Lutheran |
| West Catholic High School | Grand Rapids | 9–12 | 482 | 15.8 | Catholic |
| St Patrick Catholic School | White Lake | PK–8 | 471 | 18.1 | Catholic |
| Yeshiva Beth YehudaBoys | Southfield | K–8 | 470 | 13.7 | Jewish |
| St Regis Catholic School | Bloomfield Hills | PK–8 | 468 | 13.9 | Catholic |
| Huda School & MontessoriSpecial program | Franklin | PK–11 | 462 | 15.4 | Islamic |
| Kalamazoo Christian Elementary School | Kalamazoo | PK–4 | 460 | 14.2 | Christian |
| Lumen Christi Catholic School | Jackson | 7–12 | 450 | 12.4 | Catholic |
| Sacred Heart Academy | Mount Pleasant | PK–12 | 450 | 15.5 | Catholic |
| St Patrick School | Brighton | K–8 | 449 | 17.9 | Catholic |
| Holy Family Regional School, North | Rochester Hills | K–3 | 446 | 22.2 | Catholic |
| St Mary Catholic School | Mount Clemens | K–8 | 445 | 15.9 | Catholic |
| Roeper City & Country SchoolSpecial program | Bloomfield Hills | PK–12 | 436 | 7.9 | Nonsectarian |
| Hidden Treasures | Midland | PK–12 | 434 | 217 | Baptist |
| St Francis of Assisi School | Ann Arbor | PK–8 | 430 | 14 | Catholic |
| Lenawee Christian School | Adrian | PK–12 | 426 | 10.3 | Christian |
| Allendale Christian School | Allendale | PK–8 | 416 | 17.6 | Christian |
| Covenant Christian High School | Grand Rapids | 9–12 | 416 | 15 | Calvinist |
| St Michael Catholic School | Livonia | PK–8 | 416 | 18.1 | Catholic |
| Immanuel Lutheran School | Macomb | PK–8 | 409 | 17.7 | Lutheran |
| Lansing Catholic High School | Lansing | 9–12 | 408 | 12.6 | Catholic |
| Holy Family School | Grand Blanc | PK–8 | 403 | 16.7 | Catholic |
| Shrine Catholic Grade School | Royal Oak | PK–5 | 399 | 5 | Catholic |
| St Joseph School | Lake Orion | PK–8 | 391 | 16.3 | Catholic |
| Hillel Day School | Farmington Hills | PK–8 | 389 | 6.4 | Jewish |
| Trinity Lutheran School | Utica | PK–8 | 386 | 14.3 | Lutheran |
| Calvary Baptist Academy | Midland | 1–12 | 383 | 11.7 | Baptist |
| Novi Christian Academy | Novi | K–12 | 383 | 13.7 | Assembly of God |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel School | Plymouth | PK–8 | 378 | 14.2 | Catholic |
| Grand Haven Christian School | Grand Haven | PK–8 | 376 | 14.2 | Christian |
| St Paul Catholic School | Grosse Pointe Farms | PK–8 | 374 | 11.7 | Catholic |
| Marian High SchoolGirls | Bloomfield Hills | 9–12 | 368 | 12.3 | Catholic |
| Northville Christian School | Northville | PK–8 | 366 | 20 | Christian |
| Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School | Waterford | PK–12 | 365 | 8.8 | Catholic |
| Moline Christian School | Moline | PK–8 | 364 | 15.9 | Christian |
| Monroe Catholic Elementary Schools | Monroe | PK–8 | 363 | 18.2 | Catholic |
| Great Revelations Academy | Dearborn | 1–9 | 355 | 10.5 | Islamic |
| St Gerard School | Lansing | PK–8 | 354 | 16.2 | Catholic |
| Our Lady of Refuge School | Orchard Lake | PK–8 | 353 | 15.7 | Catholic |
| Jenison Christian School | Jenison | PK–8 | 350 | 8.9 | Christian |
| Algoma Christian School | Kent City | PK–12 | 340 | 15.5 | Christian |
| St Francis High School | Traverse City | 9–12 | 337 | 13 | Catholic |
| Kalamazoo Christian Middle School | Kalamazoo | 5–8 | 333 | 15.3 | Christian |
| Emerson SchoolSpecial program | Ann Arbor | PK–8 | 327 | 7 | Nonsectarian |
| Washtenaw Christian Academy | Saline | PK–12 | 327 | 13.4 | Christian |
| Western Michigan Christian High School | Norton Shores | 7–12 | 327 | 14.8 | Christian |
| St Mary Catholic Central High School | Monroe | 9–12 | 326 | 12.3 | Catholic |
| Crescent Academy International | Canton | PK–8 | 324 | 11.2 | Islamic |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | Bloomfield Hills | PK–12 | 323 | 6.8 | Catholic |
| Clonlara SchoolAlternative | Ann Arbor | K–12 | 323 | 21.5 | Nonsectarian |
| St Patrick School PK-8 | Portland | K–12 | 319 | 16.8 | Catholic |
| Genesee Christian School | Burton | PK–12 | 316 | 14 | Baptist |
| West Side Christian School | Grand Rapids | PK–8 | 315 | 10.4 | Calvinist |
| St Mary Elementary School | Westphalia | K–6 | 312 | 17.7 | Catholic |
| Valley Lutheran High School | Saginaw | 9–12 | 307 | 16.6 | Lutheran |
| Regina High School | Warren | 9–12 | 306 | 12.6 | Catholic |
| Bethany Christian School | Troy | PK–12 | 303 | 11.6 | Baptist |
| Calhoun Christian School | Battle Creek | PK–12 | 302 | 11.4 | Christian |
| St Mary Cathedral School | Gaylord | PK–12 | 297 | 9.6 | Catholic |
Getting in, and keeping up
- Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
- M-STEP practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Michigan give.
- Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring.
- Colleges in Michigan, for families already looking ahead.
Frequently asked questions
How many private schools are in Michigan?
465 private schools in Michigan 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 Michigan?
Among schools that answered the survey, Divine Child High School in Dearborn is the largest, with 1,293 students in grades K–12.
How big are classes at private schools in Michigan?
The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Michigan has 11.7 students per teacher and 132 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.
