Grades PreK-6 138 students 14.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Grand Rapids, MN
3 schools in Grand Rapids itself.
Grand Rapids private schools at a glance
Grand Rapids has 3 private schools of its own. They are St. Joseph's Catholic School, Lake Academy and Blackberry SDA School. In Grand Rapids itself: 1 Catholic, 1 other Christian and 1 nonsectarian; 3 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 14 students and 6 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
Private schools in Grand Rapids (3)
Schools that give Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids matches all of those.
Lake Academy
6 mi Grades K-6 14 students 5.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
Grades 3-8 Under 10 K-12 students Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
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Paying for private school in Minnesota
No state program pays private school tuition. What Minnesota families can use instead.
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Grand Rapids?
3 private schools give Grand Rapids as their address: St. Joseph's Catholic School, Lake Academy and Blackberry SDA School. Together they enrolled about 158 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Grand Rapids is St. Joseph's Catholic School with 138 students.
Does Minnesota pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. 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).