St. Joseph Middle School
under 1 mi Grades 6-8 79 students 10.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Battle Creek, MI
6 schools in Battle Creek itself and 2 more within 12 miles.
Battle Creek private schools at a glance
Battle Creek has 6 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. In Battle Creek itself: 3 Catholic and 3 other Christian; 4 teach elementary grades and 4 teach high school. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 8 in all: 4 Catholic and 4 other Christian; 6 teach elementary grades and 5 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 4 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 83% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 82 students and 10.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
10.5 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Battle Creek (6)
Schools that give Battle Creek as their address come first, then the 2 more within 12 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 Battle Creek matches all of those.
Grades PreK-5 134 students 14.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Calhoun Christian School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 302 students 11.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 33% to 4-year college
Battle Creek Academy
3 mi Grades K-12 100 students 10.2 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 83% to 4-year college
Grades 9-12 82 students 13 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
Grades K-12 15 students 3.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Battle Creek.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 45 students 6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Prairie Baptist School
11 mi Grades PreK-10 18 students 3 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Battle Creek?
6 private schools give Battle Creek as their address: St. Joseph Middle School, Battle Creek Area Catholic School St. Joseph Elemen, Calhoun Christian School, Battle Creek Academy, St. Philip Catholic Central High School and Bedford Bible Church School. Counting nearby towns, we list 8: 6 in Battle Creek and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 775 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Battle Creek is Calhoun Christian School with 302 students.
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No state program pays private school tuition. 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.