Private Schools

Private Schools in Salt Lake City, Utah

17 private schools in Salt Lake City, Utah with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,190 students: 6 Catholic, 5 other religious and 6 nonsectarian. 6 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

175

Median students per teacher

8.6

Private schools in Salt Lake City, Utah

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

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Rowland Hall	PK–12	917	11	Nonsectarian
Judge Memorial Catholic High School	9–12	615	14.3	Catholic
The McGillis School	K–8	395	7.6	Nonsectarian
The Madeleine Choir SchoolSpecial program	PK–8	357	12.4	Catholic
Carden Memorial School	PK–8	296	10.5	Christian
J E Cosgriff Memorial Catholic School	PK–8	289	8.6	Catholic
Intermountain Christian School	PK–12	273	6.6	Christian
St Vincent de Paul Parish School	PK–8	222	9.7	Catholic
Elizabeth AcademyMontessori	PK–12	175	4.9	Nonsectarian
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School	K–8	174	11.5	Catholic
Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran School	PK–8	95	15.1	Lutheran
Iqra Academy of Utah	PK–8	87	7.1	Islamic
Kearns-Saint Ann School	PK–8	83	6.2	Catholic
University AcademyAlternative	1–12	82	16.7	Nonsectarian
Carmen B Pingree CenterSpecial education	Ungraded	60	1.8	Nonsectarian
Wasatch Canyons Academy at Primary Childrens HospSpecial education	1–12	37	7.4	Nonsectarian
Redeemer Lutheran School	PK–8	33	5.4	Lutheran

Getting in, and keeping up

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

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Salt Lake City, Utah?

17 private schools in Salt Lake City, Utah 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 Salt Lake City, Utah?

Among schools that answered the survey, Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City is the largest, with 917 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Salt Lake City, Utah?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Salt Lake City, Utah has 8.6 students per teacher and 175 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.