✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 145 students 8.3 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Private middle schools in Merrillville, IN
7 in Merrillville or within 6 miles. 6 are on the state’s Choice Scholarship list. Private schools that teach any of grades 6, 7 or 8, going by the grade span each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey. Many also teach elementary or high school grades.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
Forest Ridge Academy
4 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 157 students 5.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 166 students 12.4 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 54 students 8.2 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades K-8 11 students 11 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades K-8 184 students 12.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 212 students 17.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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What Indiana pays
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, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Merrillville) 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.