St. Mary Star of the Sea School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-6 100 students 11 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Jackson, MI
7 schools in Jackson itself.
Jackson private schools at a glance
Jackson has 7 private schools of its own. In Jackson itself: 4 Catholic, 2 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 6 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 5 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 105 students and 11.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
11.8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Jackson (7)
Schools that give Jackson as their address come first. Closest schools first. 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 Jackson matches all of those.
St. John the Evangelist Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-6 167 students 11.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 272 students 13.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 105 students 11.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades 7-12 450 students 12.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 88% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 64 students 8.4 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Jackson
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lumen Christi Catholic School | $7,574 to $10,280 | not stated |
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How many private schools are there in Jackson?
7 private schools give Jackson as their address. Together they enrolled about 1,166 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Jackson is Lumen Christi Catholic School with 450 students.
Does Michigan pay for private school?
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.