Trinity Lutheran School
under 1 mi ✓ Kansas Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Grades PreK-8 132 students 14 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Private schools in Atchison, KS
3 schools in Atchison itself. 3 of them are on the state’s TCLISS list. TCLISS pays up to $8,000 per student per year.
Atchison private schools at a glance
Atchison has 3 private schools of its own. They are Trinity Lutheran School, St. Benedict Catholic School and Maur Hill - Mount Academy. In Atchison itself: 2 Catholic and 1 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. All of them are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 147 students and 13.4 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 3 are on the official TCLISS list.
2 Catholic
13.4 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Atchison (3)
Schools that give Atchison as their address come first. Schools on the official TCLISS list are first, then it goes by distance. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Atchison matches all of those.
✓ Kansas Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Grades PreK-8 202 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Kansas Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Grades 9-12 147 students 7.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
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Private school tuition near Atchison
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran School | $1,650 | not stated |
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What Kansas pays, and what that leaves you
Kansas Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program Tax-credit scholarship
Up to $8,000 per student per year Each scholarship organization sets the amount. EdChoice reports an average of $3,065 in 2023-24.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Atchison?
3 private schools give Atchison as their address: Trinity Lutheran School, St. Benedict Catholic School and Maur Hill - Mount Academy. Together they enrolled about 481 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Atchison is St. Benedict Catholic School with 202 students.
Which Atchison private schools take TCLISS?
3 of the 3 schools on this page are on the state’s official TCLISS list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. The Kansas State Department of Education publishes a spreadsheet of participating qualified schools (updated March 2026) and a PDF of certified scholarship organizations dated May 12, 2026. Schools marked with the badge here appear on that spreadsheet; we match by school name and city, or by a name that appears only once in the state.
Will TCLISS cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. TCLISS pays up to $8,000 per student per year, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.