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Private schools in Fort Wayne, IN

56 schools within 12 miles. 37 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 Fort Wayne

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 56 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Alyssum Montessori School ✓ <1
St. Paul's Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 126 12.2 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) <1
Emmanuel-St. Michael School ✓ PreK-8 379 18 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 1
St. Jude Elementary School ✓ K-8 320 15.2 Roman Catholic 1
Queen of Angels School ✓ PreK-8 132 7.3 Roman Catholic 2
Crossroad Child & Family Services ✓ 2
Holy Cross Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 376 16.1 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 2
Concordia Lutheran High School ✓ 9-12 624 12.5 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 2
Cornerstone College Prep School ✓ 2
Abundant Life Classical Academy ✓ 3
St. John the Baptist ✓ PreK-8 301 15.1 Roman Catholic 3
Bishop Dwenger High School ✓ 9-12 917 16.4 Roman Catholic 3
St. Charles Borromeo School ✓ PreK-8 759 23.7 Roman Catholic 3
Lutheran South Unity School ✓ K-8 197 17.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 4
Bishop Luers High School ✓ 9-12 532 13 Roman Catholic 4
International Leadership School ✓ PreK-11 444 9.8 Islamic 4
Chesterton Academy of Saint Scholastica ✓ 4
Growing Roots Microschool ✓ 4
Martin Luther King Montessori School ✓ 4
Darul Uloom Al Ansaar ✓ 1-11 18 2.5 Islamic 4
Aboite Christian School ✓ K-8 46 15.3 Seventh-Day Adventist 5
St. Therese School ✓ K-8 95 8.3 Roman Catholic 5
Blackhawk Christian School ✓ PreK-12 1,145 19.1 Christian (nondenominational) 5
Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 202 16.8 Lutheran 5
St. Peters Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 228 13 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 5
Our Lady School ✓ PreK-8 142 12.5 Roman Catholic 5
St. Vincent de Paul School ✓ K-8 774 16.9 Roman Catholic 5
Magnolia Montessori ✓ 6
St. John the Baptist Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 188 11.1 Roman Catholic 6
Emmaus Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 151 16.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 6
Central Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 340 15.5 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 7
Ascension Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 62 10.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 7
Central Christian School ✓ PreK-8 140 13 Christian (nondenominational) 8
St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Catholic School ✓ 8
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 522 19.6 Roman Catholic 8
St. Aloysius Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 53 6.6 Roman Catholic 10
St. John-Emmanuel Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 85 7.4 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 12
Most Precious Blood Catholic School PreK-8 181 15.1 Roman Catholic <1
Esm Lutheran School PreK-8 379 17.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 1
Crossroad Academy 3-12 44 8.8 Church of Christ 2
Pine Hill Country Day School PreK-2 24 9.6 Nonsectarian 2
St. Joseph Catholic School PreK-8 152 11.7 Roman Catholic 2
Redeemer Classical School 1-10 45 8.5 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 2
Concordia Lutheran School PreK-8 366 13.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 3
Southwest Montessori Academy PreK-K 7 3.5 Nonsectarian 5
Peace Montessori Forest School PreK-6 51 10.2 Nonsectarian 5
Emmaus Lutheran Church & School PreK-8 151 14.7 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 7
St. Joseph Hessen Cassel PreK-8 159 13.7 Roman Catholic 8
St. Aloysius School PreK-8 53 4.9 Roman Catholic 10
Westridge Amish School 1-8 72 24 Amish 10
Milan Center School 1-8 115 23 Amish 10
St. Louis Academy PreK-8 146 15.7 Roman Catholic 11
Fellowship Haven Bible School 2-7 9 4.5 Mennonite 11
Cedar Creek Amish School 1-8 89 14.8 Amish 11
Roanoke Baptist School K-12 41 4.8 Baptist 12
Gateway Woods School 9-12 7 1.4 Other religious 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 Fort Wayne) 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 Fort Wayne?

We count 56 within 12 miles of downtown Fort Wayne. Together they enrolled about 11,389 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Blackhawk Christian School with 1,145 students.

Which Fort Wayne private schools take Choice Scholarship?

37 of the 56 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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