North Iowa Christian School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades K-1284 students9.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed33% to 4-year college
Private schools in Mason City, IA
3 schools in Mason City itself and 1 more within 12 miles. 4 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 Mason City (3)
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✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades K-12558 students13.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed60% to 4-year college
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
No matching schools.
Clear Lake Classical
10 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-12135 students8.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed20% to 4-year college
Mason City private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- North Iowa Christian School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 777 in all; the typical school has 135
- Smallest and largest
- North Iowa Christian School, 84 students; Newman Catholic Elementary School, 558 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.3 typical, 8.7 to 13.6 across 3 schools
- Association members
- 2, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 33% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
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.
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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