St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 269 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in East Lansing, MI
3 schools in East Lansing itself and 9 more within 6 miles.
East Lansing private schools at a glance
East Lansing has 3 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. They are St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School, Stepping Stones Montessori School and Greater Lansing Islamic School. In East Lansing itself: 1 Catholic, 1 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 3 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Of the 9 nearby: 3 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 110 students and 12 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
12 students per teacher, typical
7 in a school association
Private schools in East Lansing (3)
Schools that give East Lansing as their address come first, then the 9 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 East Lansing matches all of those.
Grades PreK-4 27 students 6.1 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 166 students 12.5 students per teacher Islamic Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown East Lansing.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades 9-12 408 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 106 students 17.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 107 students 17.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 60 students 12 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades 3-9 Under 10 K-12 students Baptist Co-ed
Grades K-8 110 students 7.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 524 students 12.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 84% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-7 68 students 8.6 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
St. Martha School
5 mi Grades PreK-8 136 students 10.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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Private school tuition near East Lansing
We verified published tuition at 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lansing Christian School | $10,630 to $12,750 | 2026-27 |
| Lansing Catholic High School | $13,700 | 2026-27 |
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- Christian schools in and around East Lansing (3)
- Catholic schools in and around East Lansing (4)
- Montessori schools in and around East Lansing (4)
- Private high schools in and around East Lansing (3)
- Private elementary schools in and around East Lansing (11)
- Private middle schools in and around East Lansing (10)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around East Lansing (10)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around East Lansing (9)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in East Lansing?
3 private schools give East Lansing as their address: St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School, Stepping Stones Montessori School and Greater Lansing Islamic School. Counting nearby towns, we list 12: 3 in East Lansing and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,986 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in East Lansing is St. Thomas Aquinas Parish School with 269 students. The largest within 6 miles is Lansing Christian School with 524 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.