Grades K-12238 students13.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Private schools in Mesa, AZ
19 schools in Mesa itself and 4 more within 6 miles. ESA pays about $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures).
Order: nearest first. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Mesa (19)
No matching schools.
Grades K-12156 students8.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-620 students4.7 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-846 students7.7 students per teacherWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodCo-ed
Grades K-1243 students10 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
Grades K-1228 students5.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Empower Academy
4 miGrades 3-1238 students7.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-12488 students8.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-844 students4.4 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-8185 students14.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades K-1288 students9.2 students per teacherCalvinistSpecial program emphasisCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-812 students12 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Lehi Montessori
6 miGrades PreK-653 students12.3 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-8206 students16.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-1296 students8.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades K-8190 students13.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-5102 students8.9 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (4)
No matching schools.
Grades K-553 students8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-5102 students7.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-10203 students7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-332 students9.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Mesa private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Ignite Learning Academy, 1.8 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Gilbert (3)
- Students
- about 2,423 in all; the typical school has 88
- Smallest and largest
- Adobe Adventist Christian School, 12 students; Lexington Life Academy, 488 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.7 typical, 2 to 16.5 across 23 schools
- Programs
- 7 Montessori, 2 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 9, most often the Association Montessori International
- To a 4-year college
- 0% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 105, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Mesa
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic7
- Nonsectarian13
In MesaWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)12
- Elementary (K to 5)23
- Middle (6 to 8)17
- High school (9 to 12)9
- K to 12, one school7
In MesaWithin 6 mi
- Under 508
- 50 to 1496
- 150 to 2996
- 300 to 5991
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Mesa
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ignite Learning Academy | $6,000 to $7,000 | not stated |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Arizona, by city and grade.
What Arizona pays
- Program
- Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- Also
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Mesa (7)
- Catholic schools in and around Mesa (3)
- Montessori schools in and around Mesa (7)
- Private high schools in and around Mesa (9)
- Private elementary schools in and around Mesa (23)
- Private middle schools in and around Mesa (17)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Mesa (22)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Mesa (12)
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