St. Paul Lutheran School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-884 students12 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Christian schools in Fort Dodge, IA
3 in Fort Dodge or within 12 miles. 2 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Protestant and nondenominational Christian schools, going by the affiliation each school gave the federal survey (for schools new since then in Florida, the state’s private school directory).
✓ 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
Christian schools near Fort Dodge by the numbers
- Where
- all 3 in Fort Dodge
- Students
- about 233 in all; the typical school has 83
- Smallest and largest
- Harvest Baptist School, 66 students; St. Paul Lutheran School, 84 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.9 typical, 5.1 to 12 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- State program
- Education savings account, $8,148 per student for 2026-27
How Students First ESA works
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.
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