Grades PreK-8213 students15.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in Tucson, AZ
48 schools in Tucson itself. ESA pays about $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures).
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Private schools in Tucson (48)
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Grades K-12148 students9.5 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades 4-1233 students7.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed100% to 4-year college
The Abbie School
4 miGrades 2-1283 students5.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-8110 students13.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 9-12276 students12.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed95% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8306 students8.8 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
Grades PreK-851 students10.2 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Grades PreK-8218 students18.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-337 students9 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades 9-12293 students11.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed60% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12503 students10.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed69% to 4-year college
Grades K-8359 students12.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades K-8392 students16.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades 9-1244 students7.3 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeAll-boys
Grades K-8152 students16.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades K-12225 students17.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed58% to 4-year college
Grades K-12230 students17.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed40% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-853 students11.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-8344 students16.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 5-12367 students7.9 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed93% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12523 students18.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed69% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8225 students5.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-583 students7.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-669 students11.5 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Grades 6-1246 students6.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades 9-121,305 students14.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed90% to 4-year college
Grades 1-12101 students8.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-892 students5 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
Grades PreK-8167 students10.4 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Satori
10 miGrades PreK-124 students8.3 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades K-1127 students3.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-826 students8.4 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Grades PreK-557 students8.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Kino Learning Center
13 miGrades 3-882 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
Grades PreK-699 students11.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-KPresbyterianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-12117 students11.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KMethodistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades 9-12396 students11.3 students per teacherPresbyterianCo-ed95% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-Transitional KEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-8298 students10.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8135 students20.5 students per teacherWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodCo-ed
Tucson private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School, 3.6 mi
- Students
- about 8,309 in all; the typical school has 148
- Smallest and largest
- Satori, 24 students; Salpointe Catholic High School, 1,305 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.6 typical, 2.5 to 20.5 across 47 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 4 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 19, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 69% of graduates at the typical high school (15 reporting)
- Upcoming application deadlines
- 1 school; soonest St. Michael's Parish Day School, January 15, 2027
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 66, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Tucson
- Catholic10
- Christian, not Catholic23
- Jewish1
- Nonsectarian14
- Pre-K (and up)26
- Elementary (K to 5)42
- Middle (6 to 8)31
- High school (9 to 12)17
- K to 12, one school6
- Under 507
- 50 to 14914
- 150 to 29910
- 300 to 5998
- 600 or more1
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 9 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 14, 2026.
- Deadlines, 1 school: each school’s admissions page, 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 Tucson
Lowest$11,600Middle$14,250Highest$18,620
- Kindergarten to grade 5
- $11,750 middle, $11,600 to $18,620 (5 schools)
- Grades 6 to 8
- $14,500 middle, $11,750 to $18,620 (5 schools)
- Grades 9 to 12
- $15,600 middle, $14,250 to $23,250 (7 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Christian School | $11,600 to $15,600 | 2026-27 |
| Desert Christian Schools Pk12 | $11,600 to $15,600 | 2026-27 |
| St. Cyril Elementary School | $11,750 | 2026-27 |
| St. Michael's Parish Day School | $14,175 to $14,825 | 2026-27 |
| St. Augustine Catholic High School | $14,250 | 2026-27 |
| Salpointe Catholic High School | $14,490 | 2026-27 |
| Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Upper School | $15,499 | 2026-27 |
| San Miguel High School | $16,500 | 2027-28 |
| The Gregory School | $18,620 to $23,250 | 2026-27 |
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 Tucson (23)
- Catholic schools in and around Tucson (10)
- Special education schools in and around Tucson (4)
- Private high schools in and around Tucson (17)
- Private elementary schools in and around Tucson (42)
- Private middle schools in and around Tucson (31)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Tucson (36)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Tucson (26)
- Lutheran schools in and around Tucson (4)
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- Private schools in Oro Valley (20 mi)
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