Tamarack Discovery School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Private schools in Iowa City, IA
10 schools in Iowa City itself and 4 more within 6 miles. 13 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 Iowa City (10)
No matching schools.
Iowa Conservatory
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Ehsan Islamic School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Ehsan Fitra Academy
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Faith Academy
1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades K-6115 students10.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades K-6509 students17 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades 7-12400 students15.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed98% to 4-year college
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-657 students7.7 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Nearby, within 6 miles (4)
No matching schools.
Hidaya Academy
2 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-438 students4.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades 1-824 students8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Iowa City private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Tamarack Discovery School, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Coralville (4)
- Students
- about 1,143 in all; the typical school has 115
- Smallest and largest
- Hillside Christian School, 24 students; Regina Catholic Elementary School, 509 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 typical, 4.2 to 17 across 7 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic2
- Nonsectarian3
- Not in federal survey7
- Pre-K (and up)2
- Elementary (K to 5)6
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)1
In Iowa CityWithin 6 mi
- Under 502
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2990
- 300 to 5992
- Iowa City area93%
- 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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 1, 2026.
Private school tuition near Iowa City
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Montessori School of Iowa City | $10,693 | 2025-26 |
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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- Private middle schools in and around Iowa City (5)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Iowa City (4)
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- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Iowa Students First Education Savings Account schools
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