46 Private Schools in Lake County, IN

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Indiana Horizon Academy ✓	Crown Point	PreK-8	145	8.3	Islamic
Northwest Adventist Christian School ✓	Crown Point	K-8	11	11	Seventh-Day Adventist
Saint Mary Catholic Comm School ✓	Crown Point	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Trinity Lutheran School ✓	Crown Point	PreK-8	166	12.4	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Illiana Christian High School ✓	Dyer	9-12	545	14.2	Calvinist
St. Stanislaus School ✓	East Chicago	PreK-8	157	12.8	Roman Catholic
Ambassador Christian Academy ✓	Gary	K-8	184	12.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Israel School of Excellence ✓	Gary	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Knighten's Educational Center ✓	Gary	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Life Christian STEAM Academy ✓	Gary	K-5	44	11	Christian (nondenominational)
My Safari Preparatory Academy ✓	Gary	PreK-K	6	6	Nonsectarian
Calumet Christian School ✓	Griffith	K-12	191	11.9	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Mary School ✓	Griffith	PreK-8	193	17.5	Roman Catholic
Bishop Noll Institute ✓	Hammond	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Hammond Riverside Christian School ✓	Hammond	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Israel School of Excellence Prep ✓	Hammond	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Montessori Childrens Schoolhouse ✓	Hammond	PreK-8	93	11.6	Nonsectarian
Morning Star Academy ✓	Hammond	PreK-8	66	8.2	Assembly of God
St. Casimir School ✓	Hammond	PreK-8	340	19.1	Roman Catholic
St. John Bosco Elementary School ✓	Hammond	PreK-8	226	15.3	Roman Catholic
Bible Baptist School ✓	Highland	K-10	26	5.2	Baptist
Crescent Light Academy ✓	Highland	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Highland Christian School ✓	Highland	PreK-8	531	14.2	Calvinist
Our Lady of Grace School ✓	Highland	PreK-8	144	14	Roman Catholic
Montessori Academy in the Oaks ✓	Hobart	PreK-3	22	11	Nonsectarian
Trinity Lutheran School ✓	Hobart	PreK-8	54	8.2	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Andrean High School ✓	Merrillville	9-12	455	13.5	Roman Catholic
Aquinas Catholic Community School ✓	Merrillville	PreK-8	212	17.2	Roman Catholic
St. Paul's Lutheran School ✓	Munster	PreK-8	157	10.8	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
St. Thomas More School ✓	Munster	PreK-8	468	16	Roman Catholic
Crown Point Christian School ✓	Saint John	PreK-8	837	15.8	Christian (nondenominational)
St. John Evangelist School ✓	Saint John	PreK-8	371	14.3	Roman Catholic
Forest Ridge Academy ✓	Schererville	PreK-8	157	5.7	Nonsectarian
Hammond Baptist High School ✓	Schererville	PreK-12	265	13.9	Baptist
St. Michael Catholic School ✓	Schererville	PreK-8	202	11.2	Roman Catholic
Saint John the Baptist School ✓	Whiting	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Plum Creek Christian Academy	Dyer	PreK-12	243	13.5	Baptist
Protestant Reformed/Heritage Christian Schools	Dyer	K-12	217	10.8	Calvinist
Providence Christian Academy	Dyer	PreK-10	53	7.6	Presbyterian
Ascension Lutheran Christian School	Gary	K-5	52	17.3	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
My Safari Preparatory Academy Georgia St. Campus	Gary	PreK-K	5	5	Nonsectarian
Repairer of the Breach Ministries (D211)	Gary	PreK-12	35	7	Other religious
Happy Days Highland	Highland	PreK-5	20	20	Nonsectarian
Happy Days Child Care Center	Merrillville	K-Transitional K	15	15	Nonsectarian
Happy Days Learning Center	Merrillville	K	8	8	Nonsectarian
Montessori Academy of Nwi	Merrillville	PreK-K	3	not reported	Nonsectarian

Lake County private schools at a glance

Towns: 13; the most in Gary (8), Hammond (7) and Highland (5)
Among Indiana counties: 3rd most private schools of 71; 7% of the state’s 642
Typical school: 166 students (33 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Northwest Adventist Christian School, 11 students; Crown Point Christian School, 837 students
Students per teacher: 12.4 typical, 5 to 20 across 37 schools
Programs: 3 Montessori
Association members: 17, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 75% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
Verified tuition: Illiana Christian High School $14,124; Highland Christian School $9,590; Andrean High School $11,750; St. John Evangelist School $9,400
State program: Scholarship, about $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
How Choice Scholarship works
Public charter schools: 13 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Indiana

Affiliation, 46 schools

Catholic10
Christian, not Catholic17
Islamic1
Other faiths1
Nonsectarian9
Not in federal survey8

Grade levels (overlapping), 46 schools

Pre-K (and up)27
Elementary (K to 5)36
Middle (6 to 8)27
High school (9 to 12)9
K to 12, one school5

School size, 33 reporting

Under 506
50 to 1497
150 to 29913
300 to 5996
600 or more1

On the Choice Scholarship list: 36 of 46

Lake County78%
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 4 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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