Lutheran schools in Iowa
15 statewide. 13 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Schools of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and other Lutheran churches, going by the affiliation each school gave the 2023-24 federal survey.
The 15 largest
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran Church School ✓ | PreK-8 | 353 |
| Mt Olive Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 191 |
| St. Paul's Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-6 | 148 |
| Valley Lutheran School ✓ | K-12 | 146 |
| Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School ✓ | K-7 | 119 |
| Trinity Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 116 |
| St. Paul Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 84 |
| Lutheran Interparish School ✓ | PreK-8 | 83 |
| Clarinda Lutheran School ✓ | K-8 | 81 |
| Zion Lutheran School | PreK-9 | 73 |
| Zion-St. John Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 66 |
| Community Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 38 |
| St. Pauls Lutheran School ✓ | K-9 | 34 |
| St. Pauls Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-5 | 28 |
| Scarville Lutheran School | K-12 | 27 |
Other kinds of school in Iowa
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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