Grades 6-8 190 students 14.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Rochester, MN
12 schools in Rochester itself.
Rochester private schools at a glance
Rochester has 12 private schools of its own. In Rochester itself: 3 Catholic, 7 other Christian and 2 nonsectarian; 11 teach elementary grades and 2 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. 6 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 149 students and 11 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
3 Catholic
11 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Rochester (12)
Schools that give Rochester 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 Rochester matches all of those.
St. Pius X School
1 mi Grades PreK-5 168 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 335 students 12.6 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades K-5 16 students 10 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 118 students 4.4 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-6 14 students 4.7 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades K-12 Under 10 K-12 students Pentecostal Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 106 students 14.9 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades PreK-7 149 students 5.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Co-ed
Schaeffer Academy
4 mi Grades K-12 297 students 11.9 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-Transitional K Christian (nondenominational) Early childhood Co-ed
Holy Spirit School
5 mi Grades PreK-5 155 students 11 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Rochester?
12 private schools give Rochester as their address. Together they enrolled about 1,568 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Rochester is Rochester Central Lutheran School with 335 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).