Private schools in Elkhart County, IN
34 schools across Elkhart, Goshen, Middlebury, Nappanee and other towns. About 2,919 students in all (2023-24). 10 on the state’s Choice Scholarship list.
Elkhart County private schools at a glance
- Towns
- 5; the most in Goshen (12), Elkhart (10) and Nappanee (6)
- Among Indiana counties
- 5th most private schools of 71; 5% of the state’s 642
- Typical school
- 38 students (31 reporting)
- Smallest and largest
- Northern Maple Christian School, 11 students; Crossing National, 630 students
- Students per teacher
- 12.3 typical, 2.3 to 19 across 32 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori
- Association members
- 5, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 5% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Trinity Lutheran School $7,700
- State program
- Scholarship, about $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
How Choice Scholarship works - Public charter schools
- 2 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Indiana
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic27
- Nonsectarian2
- Not in federal survey2
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)31
- Middle (6 to 8)29
- High school (9 to 12)6
- K to 12, one school3
- Under 5021
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2994
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more1
- Elkhart County29%
- All of Indiana66%
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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 1, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Cities in and around Elkhart County
- Private schools in Goshen
- Private schools in Elkhart
- Private schools in Middlebury
- Private schools in Nappanee
- Private schools in Mishawaka
- Private schools in Granger
- Private schools in Bremen
- Private schools in South Bend
- Private schools in Warsaw
- Private schools in Lagrange
- Private schools in Plymouth
- All of Indiana
Neighboring counties
- Lagrange County (22)
- St. Joseph County (45)
- Kosciusko County (9)
- Marshall County (12)
- Noble County (8)
- Fulton County (1)
- Whitley County (4)
- DeKalb County (2)
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