Grades K-8 24 students 12 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Private schools in Bemidji, MN
3 schools in Bemidji itself.
Bemidji private schools at a glance
Bemidji has 3 private schools of its own. They are St. Mark Lutheran School, Kingdom Builders Christian School and Heartland Christian Academy. In Bemidji itself: 3 other Christian; 3 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 33 students and 11.8 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
11.8 students per teacher, typical
1 in a school association
Private schools in Bemidji (3)
Schools that give Bemidji 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 Bemidji matches all of those.
Grades 4-12 33 students 11.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
Grades PreK-11 58 students 8.4 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
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Paying for private school in Minnesota
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Bemidji?
3 private schools give Bemidji as their address: St. Mark Lutheran School, Kingdom Builders Christian School and Heartland Christian Academy. Together they enrolled about 115 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Bemidji is Heartland Christian Academy with 58 students.
Does Minnesota pay for private school?
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).