Private Schools

Private Schools in Reno, Nevada

16 private schools in Reno, Nevada with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,004 students: 4 Catholic, 2 other religious and 10 nonsectarian. 5 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

121

Median students per teacher

9.4

Private schools in Reno, Nevada

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School	9–12	775	16.5	Catholic
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School	K–8	379	20.6	Catholic
Little Flower Catholic School	K–8	337	22.5	Catholic
St Albert the Great Catholic School	K–8	288	19.7	Catholic
Sage Ridge School	3–12	224	7.3	Nonsectarian
Sierra Nevada Job Corps CenterCareer and technical	Ungraded	184	30.7	Nonsectarian
Mountain View Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–8	161	13.9	Nonsectarian
Brookfield School	PK–8	146	9.5	Nonsectarian
Davidson Academy OnlineSpecial program	5–12	95	4.9	Nonsectarian
The King's Academy	K–8	85	8.9	Christian
Nevada Sage Waldorf SchoolSpecial program	PK–8	66	5	Nonsectarian
Riverview Christian Academy	K–8	64	13.1	Seventh-Day Adventist
Triad SchoolSpecial program	K–8	55	8.1	Nonsectarian
Truckee Meadows SchoolAlternative	6–12	55	9.2	Nonsectarian
The Goddard School SomersettMontessori	PK–1	53	8.8	Nonsectarian
Newton Learning CenterSpecial education	K–12	37	7.4	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring.
Colleges in Nevada, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Reno, Nevada?

16 private schools in Reno, Nevada 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 Reno, Nevada?

Among schools that answered the survey, Bishop Manogue Catholic High School in Reno is the largest, with 775 students in grades 9–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Reno, Nevada?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Reno, Nevada has 9.4 students per teacher and 121 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.