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Private schools in Colorado

No state program pays private school tuition.

252 schools listed
34,979 students (2023-24)

No Colorado state program pays private school tuition, and there is no state tuition tax credit or deduction.

Worth knowing: HB26-1292, which would have set state rules for schools taking federal scholarship money, was postponed indefinitely on April 30, 2026.

School choice in Colorado: what is available

By city

The number is how many private schools sit within 6 miles of each town (12 miles for smaller towns), so nearby towns can overlap.

Ranked lists, each on one stated measure: Top private schools in Denver

By kind of school

By county

The largest private schools in Colorado

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Resurrection Christian SchoolLovelandPreK-121,1809.8Christian (nondenominational)
Valor Christian High SchoolHighlands Ranch9-121,1735.6Christian (nondenominational)
Colorado AcademyDenverPreK-121,009not reportedNonsectarian
Denver Christian SchoolLakewoodPreK-1286511.6Christian (nondenominational)
Kent Denver SchoolEnglewood6-127618.5Nonsectarian
Mullen High SchoolDenver9-1275313.1Roman Catholic
St. Mary's AcademyEnglewoodPreK-126648.5Roman Catholic
Graland Country Day SchoolDenverPreK-86516.1Nonsectarian
Cherry Hills ChristianHighlands RanchPreK-863712.9Presbyterian
Faith Christian AcademyArvadaK-856015.1Christian (nondenominational)
Crescent View AcademyAuroraPreK-125399.6Islamic
International School of DenverDenverPreK-85306.6Nonsectarian
Flatirons AcademyWestminsterK-1251516.2Christian (nondenominational)
Dayspring Christian AcademyGreeleyPreK-1247711.2Christian (nondenominational)
Front Range Christian SchoolLittletonPreK-124728.4Christian (nondenominational)

What private school costs in Colorado

We have read published tuition on 22 Colorado school websites. The middle price is $13,750 for kindergarten to grade 5 (19 schools), $16,091 for grades 6 to 8 (20 schools), $26,180 for grades 9 to 12 (14 schools). Published prices run from $5,400 to $43,420 a year.

These are the schools we have verified so far, mostly larger ones, so treat the figures as a guide rather than an average. Each school's page links its source. Private school tuition in Colorado, school by school. Tuition in every state.

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Questions parents ask

How much does Colorado pay toward private school?

No state program pays private school tuition.

Who can get it?

No Colorado state program pays private school tuition, and there is no state tuition tax credit or deduction.

Is there still room?

Colorado is on the IRS list for the new federal scholarship tax credit that starts January 1, 2027, which will be the first private school choice option for Colorado families. The Colorado Department of Revenue will compile the state’s list of scholarship organizations and had not published one by October 1, 2026. Donors can claim up to $1,700 (Treasury’s proposed rules of October 1, 2026 allow $3,400 on a joint return). Scholarships can go to students in households earning up to 300% of area median income.

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