✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 149 students 8.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Private schools in Marion, IN
5 schools within 12 miles. 3 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 Marion
Schools on the official Choice Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades K-8 132 students 6.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
King's Academy
5 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades K-12 177 students 8.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational)
Kinwell Academy Inc
1 mi Grades 9-12 28 students 9.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative
Grades 6-11 22 students 5.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative
On the state’s official list Other private schools
What Indiana pays, and what that leaves you
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?
Tuition and fees Choice Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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.
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- How Choice Scholarship works
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 Marion) 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 Marion?
We count 5 within 12 miles of downtown Marion. Together they enrolled about 508 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is King's Academy with 177 students.
Which Marion private schools take Choice Scholarship?
3 of the 5 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.