St. Edmond Catholic School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-12548 students10.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed90% to 4-year college
Private schools in Fort Dodge, IA
4 schools in Fort Dodge itself. 3 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 Fort Dodge (4)
No matching schools.
St. Paul Lutheran School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-884 students12 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-883 students10.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Harvest Baptist School
under 1 miGrades PreK-1266 students5.1 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed33% to 4-year college
Fort Dodge private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Edmond Catholic School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 781 in all; the typical school has 84
- Smallest and largest
- Harvest Baptist School, 66 students; St. Edmond Catholic School, 548 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.9 typical, 5.1 to 12 across 4 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the National Catholic Educational Association
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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
Private school tuition near Fort Dodge
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Edmond Catholic School | $8,475 to $9,340 | 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.
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