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Private schools in Carmel, IN

82 schools within 12 miles. 43 of them are on the state’s Choice Scholarship list. Choice Scholarship pays about $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district.

Schools near Carmel

Schools on the official Choice Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 82 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Our Lady of Mount Carmel ✓ K-8 654 12 Roman Catholic 2
Carmel Latin School (West Campus) ✓ 2
University High School of Indiana ✓ 9-12 358 10.4 Nonsectarian 3
Inspire Academy ✓ 3
Northpoint Christian Academy ✓ 3
Acton Academy Northwest Indianapolis ✓ 5
Future Edge Academy ✓ 5
Guerin Catholic High School ✓ 5
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School ✓ 9-12 829 10.7 Roman Catholic 5
Colonial Christian School ✓ PreK-12 245 13.6 Baptist 5
Union Bible Academy ✓ K 70 9.5 Christian (nondenominational) 5
Saint Pius X School ✓ 6
Eman Schools ✓ PreK-12 373 8.2 Islamic 6
Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis ✓ PreK-8 66 3.2 Jewish 6
Indianapolis Junior Academy ✓ 1-8 53 12.9 Seventh-Day Adventist 7
St. Monica Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 322 10.1 Roman Catholic 7
Bishop Chatard High School ✓ 8
Heritage Christian School ✓ PreK-12 1,476 11.6 Christian (nondenominational) 8
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School ✓ K-8 410 18.3 Roman Catholic 8
The Independence Academy ✓ 3-12 50 6.8 Nonsectarian 8
Mission Christian Academy ✓ 8
Fishers Christian Academy ✓ PreK-12 134 10.3 Baptist 8
The Performing Arts Conservatory ✓ 8
St. Thomas Aquinas School ✓ K-8 216 10.5 Roman Catholic 9
Apogee School for the Gifted ✓ 1-9 32 5.1 Nonsectarian 9
Premier Soccer Academy ✓ 9
Cathedral High School ✓ PreK-12 1,171 12.6 Roman Catholic 9
The Genius School Inc. ✓ 9
Legacy Christian School ✓ PreK-12 245 13.6 Christian (nondenominational) 9
International School of Indiana ✓ PreK-12 423 5.2 Nonsectarian 9
Horizon Christian School ✓ K-12 343 10.4 Christian (nondenominational) 10
Saint Lawrence School ✓ 11
School for Community Learning ✓ PreK-8 60 8.7 Nonsectarian 11
Geo Focus Academy ✓ K-12 125 11.4 Nonsectarian 11
Our Lady of Grace School ✓ K-8 380 17.3 Roman Catholic 11
Holy Angels Catholic School ✓ PreK-6 124 16.3 Roman Catholic 11
Cardinal Ritter High School ✓ 7-12 585 14.1 Roman Catholic 11
Marian University Preparatory School ✓ 11
School of Knowledge ✓ PreK-12 422 9.7 Islamic 11
Boone Prairie School Inc. ✓ 11
Holy Cross Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 391 195.5 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 12
St. Simon the Apostle School ✓ PreK-8 592 13.6 Roman Catholic 12
Tp Schools ✓ PreK-8 254 18.1 Pentecostal 12
Coram Deo Academy PreK-10 225 12.6 Other religious <1
Midwest Academy 9-12 111 9.2 Nonsectarian 1
Peter Rabbit Nursery School PreK-K 18 9 Nonsectarian 2
Highlands Latin School PreK-12 176 8 Christian (nondenominational) 2
Primrose School at West Clay PreK-K 30 15 Nonsectarian 3
Indiana Montessori Academy PreK-K 31 10.3 Nonsectarian 3
International Montessori School PreK-3 27 6.8 Nonsectarian 4
St. Elizabeth Seton Preschool and Kindergarten PreK-K 14 14 Roman Catholic 4
Primrose School at Bridgewater PreK-K 22 7.3 Nonsectarian 4
St. Maria Goretti School PreK-8 417 17.8 Roman Catholic 5
Advent Lutheran School PreK-6 25 8.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 5
St. Theodore Guerin High School 9-12 800 13.5 Roman Catholic 5
St. Luke Catholic School K 57 1.2 Roman Catholic 5
Interactive Academy PreK-K 16 16 Nonsectarian 5
Montessori School of Westfield PreK-8 103 6.9 Nonsectarian 6
Park Tudor School PreK-12 956 10.1 Nonsectarian 6
A Children's Habitat Montessori School PreK-5 42 5.7 Nonsectarian 6
Maria Montessori International Aca PreK-5 64 8 Nonsectarian 6
St. Louis de Montfort Catholic School PreK-8 492 16.8 Roman Catholic 7
The Orchard School PreK-8 444 4.5 Nonsectarian 7
Sycamore School PreK-8 366 6.5 Nonsectarian 7
The Childrens House, Inc. PreK-8 43 10.8 Nonsectarian 7
Fall Creek Montessori Academy PreK-K 5 1 Nonsectarian 8
Community Montessori School PreK-6 24 8 Nonsectarian 8
St. Matthew Catholic School PreK-8 320 12.2 Roman Catholic 8
Northside Montessori PreK-6 22 4 Nonsectarian 8
Primrose School of Noblesville PreK-K 12 12 Nonsectarian 9
Noah's Ark Preschool & Kindergarten PreK-K 13 6.5 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 9
St. Joan of Arc/Diocese PreK-8 155 7 Roman Catholic 9
Worthmore Academy Ungraded 45 5 Nonsectarian 10
Building Blocks Academy PreK-6 55 9.2 Christian (nondenominational) 10
Purpose of Life Academy PreK-K 2 2 Christian (nondenominational) 10
St. Lawrence Catholic School PreK-8 196 11.5 Roman Catholic 11
St. Richard's Episcopal School PreK-8 258 8.9 Episcopal 11
Fortune Academy 2-12 94 3.8 Nonsectarian 11
Traders Point Christian Academy PreK-12 493 10.9 Christian (nondenominational) 11
St. Michael-St. Gabriel Archangels Catholic Eleme PreK-8 295 10.9 Roman Catholic 11
The Oaks Academy PreK-8 971 7.9 Christian (nondenominational) 12
Capitol City Seventh-Day Adventist School PreK-8 54 11 Seventh-Day Adventist 12

What Indiana pays, and what that leaves you

IN
Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship
About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay?

Choice Scholarship pays between $6,033 and $8,329 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

Keep looking

Get one email when applications open

Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Carmel) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.

One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.

Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Carmel?

We count 82 within 12 miles of downtown Carmel. Together they enrolled about 17,896 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Heritage Christian School with 1,476 students.

Which Carmel private schools take Choice Scholarship?

43 of the 82 schools on this page are on the state’s official Choice Scholarship list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the 2026-27 participating schools sheet published by the Indiana Department of Education.

Will Choice Scholarship cover the whole tuition bill?

Sometimes, but do not count on it. Choice Scholarship pays about $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.

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