St. Thomas More Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades K-12 198 students 7.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private elementary schools in South Bend, IN
25 in South Bend or within 6 miles. 19 are on the state’s Choice Scholarship list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
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.
Holy Cross Elementary School
under 1 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 348 students 16 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Adalbert Catholic School
under 1 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 200 students 18.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 424 students 15.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 185 students 15.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 148 students 9.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Montessori Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 320 students 15.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 157 students 9.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 271 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 207 students 17.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades K-8 42 students 10.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades K-8 59 students 6 students per teacher Church of Christ Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 443 students 14.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 164 students 5.3 students per teacher Jewish Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 271 students 12.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-12 217 students 13.6 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 57% to 4-year college
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 87 students 9.9 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 142 students 13 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 226 students 13.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 111 students 11.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 307 students 6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 41 students 4.1 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 267 students 12.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
On the state’s official list Other private schools
All 25 private elementary schools in South Bend or within 6 miles
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More Academy ✓ | K-12 | 198 | <1 |
| Holy Cross Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 348 | <1 |
| St. Adalbert Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 200 | <1 |
| St. Joseph Grade School ✓ | PreK-8 | 424 | 1 |
| Our Lady of Hungary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 185 | 2 |
| Good Shepherd Montessori School ✓ | PreK-8 | 148 | 2 |
| St. Matthew Cathedral School ✓ | PreK-8 | 320 | 2 |
| Corpus Christi School ✓ | PreK-8 | 157 | 3 |
| Holy Family Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 271 | 3 |
| St. Anthony de Padua School ✓ | PreK-8 | 207 | 3 |
| South Bend Junior Academy ✓ | K-8 | 42 | 3 |
| Michiana Christian Academy ✓ | K-8 | 59 | 4 |
| Christ the King School ✓ | PreK-8 | 443 | 4 |
| South Bend Hebrew Day School ✓ | PreK-8 | 164 | 4 |
| Mishawaka Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 271 | 5 |
| Community Baptist Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 217 | 5 |
| Resurrection Lutheran Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 87 | 5 |
| The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes ✓ | PreK-8 | 142 | 5 |
| Covenant Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 226 | 6 |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic School | PreK-8 | 111 | 2 |
| Early Childhood Develop Center | PreK-K | 24 | 3 |
| The Stanley Clark School | PreK-8 | 307 | 3 |
| Power in Praise Crusade Ministries | PreK-12 | 41 | 4 |
| Mishawaka Catholic School | PreK-8 | 267 | 4 |
| Peace Lutheran School | PreK-5 | 5 | 5 |
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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.
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