Private schools in South Bend, IN
30 schools in South Bend itself and 9 more within 6 miles. 33 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.
Order: schools on the official Choice Scholarship list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in South Bend (30)
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St. Thomas More Academy
under 1 miRiver Montessori High School
under 1 miHoly Cross Elementary School
under 1 miSt. Adalbert Catholic School
under 1 miDepaul Academy
1 miNearby, within 6 miles (9)
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South Bend private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Trinity School at Greenlawn, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Mishawaka (7)
- Students
- about 6,561 in all; the typical school has 198
- Smallest and largest
- Depaul Academy, 23 students; St. Joseph High School, 849 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.8 typical, 4.1 to 24 across 31 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls and 2 all-boys
- Association members
- 15, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 90% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 8, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in South Bend
- Catholic16
- Christian, not Catholic7
- Jewish3
- Nonsectarian5
- Not in federal survey8
In South BendWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)22
- Elementary (K to 5)25
- Middle (6 to 8)23
- High school (9 to 12)9
- K to 12, one school3
In South BendWithin 6 mi
- Under 506
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 29911
- 300 to 5995
- 600 or more2
- South Bend area85%
- 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 5 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near South Bend
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Elementary School | $7,625 | 2025-26 |
| St. Joseph Grade School | $8,850 | 2026-27 |
| Covenant Christian School | $9,560 to $10,280 | 2026-27 |
| St. Joseph High School | $12,675 | 2026-27 |
| The Stanley Clark School | $20,350 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Indiana, by city and grade.
What Indiana pays
- Program
- Indiana Choice Scholarship, scholarship
- Award
- About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
- Also
- These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around South Bend (7)
- Catholic schools in and around South Bend (16)
- Montessori schools in and around South Bend (3)
- Private high schools in and around South Bend (9)
- Private elementary schools in and around South Bend (25)
- Private middle schools in and around South Bend (23)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around South Bend (22)
- Jewish schools in and around South Bend (3)
- All schools in St. Joseph County
- Private schools in Mishawaka (5 mi)
- Private schools in Granger (8 mi)
- Private schools in Elkhart (16 mi)
- Private schools in Bremen (17 mi)
- Private schools in Nappanee (21 mi)
- Private schools in Plymouth (23 mi)
- Private schools in Laporte (23 mi)
- Private schools in Goshen (24 mi)
- Private schools in Middlebury (29 mi)
- Private schools in Michigan City (31 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Indiana Choice Scholarship schools
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