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Private schools in Minnesota

No state program pays private school tuition.

399 schools listed
64,305 students (2023-24)

No Minnesota program pays private school tuition. Families can subtract private school tuition from taxable income, up to $1,625 per child in kindergarten to grade 6 and $2,500 per child in grades 7 to 12, with no income limit. The refundable K-12 Education Credit does not cover tuition; it covers other costs such as tutoring and supplies, for households under an income limit ($81,820 with one or two children).

School choice in Minnesota: what is available

By city

The number is how many private schools sit within 6 miles of each town (12 miles for smaller towns), so nearby towns can overlap.

By kind of school

By county

The largest private schools in Minnesota

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Excel High SchoolMinnetonka6-122,300not reportedNonsectarian
The Blake SchoolHopkinsPreK-121,2879.3Nonsectarian
Breck SchoolMinneapolisPreK-121,16811.6Episcopal
Benilde-St. Margaret's SchoolSaint Louis Park7-121,11612.6Roman Catholic
Providence AcademyPlymouthPreK-1291011.8Roman Catholic
Cotter SchoolsWinonaPreK-1289715.3Roman Catholic
St. Paul Academy & Summit SchoolSaint PaulK-128908.2Nonsectarian
Maranatha Christian AcademyBrooklyn ParkPreK-1281513.1Christian (nondenominational)
Our Lady of Grace Catholic SchoolEdinaPreK-873316.4Roman Catholic
Delasalle High SchoolMinneapolis9-1269316.3Roman Catholic
Nativity of Our Lord SchoolSaint PaulPreK-868515.7Roman Catholic
New Life AcademyWoodburyPreK-1267610.2Christian (nondenominational)
Minnehaha Academy Lower/Middle SchoolMinneapolisPreK-1266113.8Christian (nondenominational)
Totino-Grace High SchoolFridley9-1265613.3Roman Catholic
Hope AcademyMinneapolisK-1262111.8Christian (nondenominational)

What private school costs in Minnesota

We have read published tuition on 18 Minnesota school websites. The middle price is $13,931 for kindergarten to grade 5 (11 schools), $15,472 for grades 6 to 8 (14 schools), $19,275 for grades 9 to 12 (15 schools). Published prices run from $5,900 to $46,000 a year.

These are the schools we have verified so far, mostly larger ones, so treat the figures as a guide rather than an average. Each school's page links its source. Private school tuition in Minnesota, school by school. Tuition in every state.

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Questions parents ask

How much does Minnesota pay toward private school?

No state program pays private school tuition.

Who can get it?

No Minnesota program pays private school tuition. Families can subtract private school tuition from taxable income, up to $1,625 per child in kindergarten to grade 6 and $2,500 per child in grades 7 to 12, with no income limit. The refundable K-12 Education Credit does not cover tuition; it covers other costs such as tutoring and supplies, for households under an income limit ($81,820 with one or two children).

Is there still room?

Minnesota will not take part in the new federal scholarship tax credit: Gov. Walz said in March 2026 that the state will not opt in, and Minnesota is not on the IRS list.

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