St. Robert Catholic School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 104 students 13.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Ada, MI
3 schools in Ada itself and 10 more within 6 miles.
Ada private schools at a glance
Ada has 3 private schools of its own, and 10 more are within 6 miles. They are St. Robert Catholic School, Ada Christian School and St. Patrick School. In Ada itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 not reported in the federal survey; 3 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school. Of the 10 nearby: 4 other Christian, 2 nonsectarian, 1 of other faiths and 3 not reported in the federal survey. The typical school has about 51 students and 9.1 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
1 Catholic
9.1 students per teacher, typical
1 in a school association
86% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Ada (3)
Schools that give Ada as their address, at any distance from downtown, come first, then the 10 more within 6 miles. Closest schools first in each group. 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 Ada matches all of those.
Ada Christian School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 583 students 17.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
St. Patrick School
8 mi Grades K-8
Nearby, within 6 miles (10)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Ada.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Guidance Academy
4 mi Grades K-12
Grades PreK-4 32 students 4.2 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Grades PreK-11 11 students 3.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 46 students 7.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-9 51 students 9.1 students per teacher Calvinist Co-ed
Grades K-8
Grades PreK-12 1,109 students 14.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 88% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12 1,113 students 19.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 86% to 4-year college
Grades 1-12 48 students 7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed 12% to 4-year college
Grades 5-8
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Ada?
3 private schools give Ada as their address: St. Robert Catholic School, Ada Christian School and St. Patrick School. Counting nearby towns, we list 13: 3 in Ada and 10 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 3,097 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Ada is Ada Christian School with 583 students. The largest within 6 miles is Northpointe Christian School with 1,113 students.
Does Michigan pay for private school?
No Michigan program pays private school tuition. The state constitution (Article VIII, section 2) bars any state payment, tax credit, deduction or voucher for attending a nonpublic school.