Private Schools

Private Schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota

20 private schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 6,757 students: 9 Catholic, 9 other religious and 2 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

266

Median students per teacher

12.2

Private schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Breck School	PK–12	1,168	11.6	Episcopal
Delasalle High School	9–12	693	16.3	Catholic
Minnehaha Academy Lower/Middle School	PK–12	661	13.8	Christian
Hope Academy	K–12	621	11.8	Christian
Carondelet Catholic	PK–8	387	15.7	Catholic
Carondelet Catholic School	PK–8	384	12.6	Catholic
Minnehaha Academy - Upper School	9–12	358	9.3	Christian
Annunciation Catholic School	PK–8	346	13.8	Catholic
Ascension Catholic School	PK–8	313	13.7	Catholic
Risen Christ Catholic SchoolSpecial program	K–8	292	13.9	Catholic
Lake Country SchoolMontessori	PK–8	240	17.1	Nonsectarian
St John Paul II Catholic School	PK–8	196	14.5	Catholic
Calvin Christian School (Dba: Avail Academy)	K–8	195	14.6	Calvinist
Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School	K–8	171	8.5	Jewish
Minneapolis Jewish Day SchoolSpecial program	K–8	171	6	Jewish
Avail Academy Dba Calvin Christian School	K–8	166	10.6	Christian
Sacred Heart Catholic School	PK–8	142	8.9	Catholic
Trinity First Lutheran School	PK–8	113	7.2	Lutheran
St Helena Catholic Schoolool	K–8	110	9.3	Catholic
Gaia Democratic SchoolAlternative	K–12	30	4.3	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Minneapolis, Minnesota?

20 private schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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 Minneapolis, Minnesota?

Among schools that answered the survey, Breck School in Minneapolis is the largest, with 1,168 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Minneapolis, Minnesota?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Minneapolis, Minnesota has 12.2 students per teacher and 266 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.