St. Benedict School
under 1 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 145 students 10.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools with kindergarten in Decorah, IA
3 in Decorah or within 12 miles. 2 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Private schools that teach kindergarten, going by each school’s grade span in the 2023-24 federal survey (or, for schools new since then, the state’s official list).
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.
Northeast Iowa Montessori School
under 1 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-6 23 students 9.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Ne Iowa Montessori School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-7 21 students 2.9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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What Iowa pays
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
$8,148 per student for 2026-27 Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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