✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-12227 students12.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed80% to 4-year college
Private schools in Bettendorf, IA
5 schools in Bettendorf itself and 5 more within 6 miles. 9 of them are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Students First ESA pays $8,148 per student for 2026-27.
Order: schools on the official Students First ESA list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Bettendorf (5)
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✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-12145 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8252 students12 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (5)
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✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-639 students11.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-8405 students14.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Bettendorf private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Morning Star Academy, 1.8 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Davenport (5)
- Students
- about 1,068 in all; the typical school has 227
- Smallest and largest
- Quad City Montessori School, 39 students; St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School, 405 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 typical, 6.1 to 14.2 across 5 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 1, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Nonsectarian2
- Not in federal survey5
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)5
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)2
- K to 12, one school2
In BettendorfWithin 6 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- Bettendorf area90%
- All of Iowa89%
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: Iowa Students First Education Savings Account schools, list read October 26, 2026, checked November 4, 2026.
- Award and rules: Iowa Students First Education Savings Account, official page, read October 11, 2026.
- Tuition for 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Bettendorf
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School | $8,930 | 2026-27 |
| Morning Star Academy | $10,300 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Iowa, by city and grade.
What Iowa pays
- Program
- Iowa Students First Education Savings Account, education savings account
- Award
- $8,148 per student for 2026-27
- Also
- Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Keep looking
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