Catholic schools in Indiana
158 statewide. 151 are on the state’s Choice Scholarship list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
Catholic schools in Indiana at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 25%, 158 of 642
- Towns
- 78; the most in Indianapolis (26), South Bend (13) and Fort Wayne (12)
- Counties
- 48 with at least one
- Students
- about 43,020 in all; the typical school has 216
- Smallest and largest
- Sacred Heart Apostolic School, 17 students; Cathedral High School, 1,171 students
- Students per teacher
- 13 typical, 3.7 to 23.7 across 154 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 127, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 92% of graduates at the typical high school (22 reporting)
- State program
- Scholarship, about $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
How Choice Scholarship works
- Pre-K (and up)115
- Elementary (K to 5)138
- Middle (6 to 8)132
- High school (9 to 12)24
- K to 12, one school4
- Under 501
- 50 to 14936
- 150 to 29967
- 300 to 59941
- 600 or more10
- Catholic schools96%
- All private schools in Indiana66%
Lowest$6,865Middle$11,965Highest$27,900
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Indiana Choice Scholarship schools, list read October 26, 2026, checked October 28, 2026.
- Award and rules: Indiana Choice Scholarship, official page, read October 1, 2026.
- Tuition for 15 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
By city
- Catholic schools in Indianapolis (27)
- Catholic schools in South Bend (16)
- Catholic schools in Mishawaka (14)
- Catholic schools in Fort Wayne (12)
- Catholic schools in Evansville (10)
- Catholic schools in Newburgh (9)
- Catholic schools in New Albany (7)
- Catholic schools in Crown Point (6)
- Catholic schools in Dyer (6)
- Catholic schools in Highland (6)
- Catholic schools in Laporte (6)
- Catholic schools in Michigan City (6)
- Catholic schools in Schererville (6)
- Catholic schools in Carmel (5)
- Catholic schools in Greenwood (5)
- Catholic schools in Hammond (5)
- Catholic schools in Whitestown (5)
- Catholic schools in Granger (4)
- Catholic schools in Lafayette (4)
- Catholic schools in Monroeville (4)
- Catholic schools in New Haven (4)
- Catholic schools in Goshen (3)
- Catholic schools in Valparaiso (3)
The 40 largest
Other kinds of school in Indiana
- Christian schools in Indiana
- Montessori schools in Indiana
- Private high schools in Indiana
- Private elementary schools in Indiana
- Private middle schools in Indiana
- Private schools with kindergarten in Indiana
- Private schools with pre-K in Indiana
- Islamic schools in Indiana
- Lutheran schools in Indiana
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in Indiana
- All-boys schools in Indiana
- All private schools in Indiana
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