St. Pius School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 231 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Southgate, MI
3 schools in Southgate itself and 7 more within 6 miles.
Southgate private schools at a glance
Southgate has 3 private schools of its own, and 7 more are within 6 miles. They are St. Pius School, Montessori Center of Downriver and Christ the King Lutheran School. In Southgate itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 7 nearby, there are 10 in all: 5 Catholic, 3 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 9 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 2 are 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 194 students and 11.3 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
5 Catholic
11.3 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Southgate (3)
Schools that give Southgate as their address come first, then the 7 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 Southgate matches all of those.
Montessori Center of Downriver
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Christ the King Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 194 students 16.2 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (7)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Southgate.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Grades PreK-8 93 students 8.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Special program emphasis Co-ed
Grades 7-12 281 students 11.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 98% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-6 219 students 11.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-12 289 students 11.1 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 185 students 14.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Oakwood Academy
5 mi Grades 1-8 18 students 9 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Southgate?
3 private schools give Southgate as their address: St. Pius School, Montessori Center of Downriver and Christ the King Lutheran School. Counting nearby towns, we list 10: 3 in Southgate and 7 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,525 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Southgate is St. Pius School with 231 students. The largest within 6 miles is Inter-City Baptist School with 289 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.