Private Schools

Private Schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota

13 private schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 3,732 students: 8 Catholic, 2 other religious and 3 nonsectarian. 3 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

135

Median students per teacher

11.1

Private schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St Paul Academy & Summit School	K–12	890	8.2	Nonsectarian
Nativity of Our Lord School	PK–8	685	15.7	Catholic
Mounds Park Academy	PK–12	553	7.8	Nonsectarian
Highland Catholic School	PK–8	392	16.5	Catholic
St Thomas More School	PK–8	270	11.1	Catholic
Holy Spirit School	PK–8	206	11.3	Catholic
Friends School of MinnesotaAlternative	K–8	135	9.9	Friends
St Pascal Regional Catholic School	PK–8	111	11.2	Catholic
Christ's Household of Faith School	PK–12	109	3.6	Christian
Sunny Hollow MontessoriMontessori	PK–8	107	11.8	Nonsectarian
Maternity of Mary - St Andrew School	PK–8	104	9.4	Catholic
St Peter Claver School	PK–8	89	10.7	Catholic
Nativity Early Learning Center K-8 SchoolAlternative	PK–5	81	11.6	Catholic

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 Saint Paul, Minnesota?

13 private schools in Saint Paul, 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 Saint Paul, Minnesota?

Among schools that answered the survey, St Paul Academy & Summit School in Saint Paul is the largest, with 890 students in grades K–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Saint Paul, Minnesota?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Saint Paul, Minnesota has 11.1 students per teacher and 135 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.