St. Mary's Grade School - RSM
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)
Private schools in Remsen, IA
3 schools in Remsen itself and 1 more within 12 miles. 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 Remsen (3)
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St. Mary's School
under 1 mi✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-12195 students8.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed75% to 4-year college
St. Mary Elementary School
under 1 miGrades PreK-12194 students8.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed88% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
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✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited)Grades PreK-12496 students12.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed95% to 4-year college
Remsen private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Mary Elementary School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 885 in all; the typical school has 195
- Smallest and largest
- St. Mary Elementary School, 194 students; Gehlen Catholic School, 496 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.9 typical, 8.9 to 12.4 across 3 schools
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 88% 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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