✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-5508 students32.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Catholic schools in Dubuque, IA
5 in Dubuque or within 6 miles. 3 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades K-5286 students14.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-5291 students17 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-121,649 students13.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed89% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5290 students18.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools near Dubuque by the numbers
- Where
- all 5 in Dubuque
- Students
- about 3,024 in all; the typical school has 291
- Smallest and largest
- St. Columbkille School, 286 students; Holy Family Catholic Schools, 1,649 students
- Students per teacher
- 17 typical, 13.7 to 32.2 across 5 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 2, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- State program
- Education savings account, $8,148 per student for 2026-27
How Students First ESA works
- Pre-K (and up)4
- Elementary (K to 5)5
- Middle (6 to 8)1
- High school (9 to 12)1
- K to 12, one school1
- 150 to 2993
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more1
- Catholic schools here60%
- 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.
Keep looking
- All private schools near Dubuque
- Private elementary schools in Dubuque
- Private schools with kindergarten in Dubuque
- Private schools with pre-K in Dubuque
- Catholic schools in Dyersville (21 mi)
- Catholic schools in Cedar Rapids (62 mi)
- Catholic schools in Davenport (65 mi)
- Catholic schools in Bettendorf (65 mi)
- Catholic schools in Gilbertville (77 mi)
- Catholic schools in Waterloo (84 mi)
- Catholic schools in Cedar Falls (89 mi)
- Catholic schools in Ankeny (158 mi)
- Catholic schools across Iowa
Put the next Students First ESA window in your calendar
Open now, until November 15, 2026 Iowa Students First ESA: 2026-27 half-year ESA application window.
Every program's dates in one calendar that updates when we confirm new dates: subscribe in Google Calendar · subscribe in Apple Calendar or Outlook · all deadlines
Free. Nothing to sign up for: the calendar file is made in your browser and nothing is sent to us. Dates can change, so confirm on the official site.