Cotter Schools
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 897 students 15.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Private schools in Winona, MN
6 schools in Winona itself and 2 more within 12 miles.
Winona private schools at a glance
Winona has 6 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. In Winona itself: 2 Catholic and 4 other Christian; 3 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 8 in all: 2 Catholic and 6 other Christian; 5 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. 1 is all-girls; the rest are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 88 students and 14.1 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
14.1 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Winona (6)
Schools that give Winona as their address come first, then the 2 more within 12 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 Winona matches all of those.
Cotter Schools-St. Marys Campus
under 1 mi Grades PreK Roman Catholic Early childhood Co-ed
St. Matthews Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 62 students 14.1 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades K-8 106 students 9.7 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades 9-12 88 students 14.9 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed 30% to 4-year college
Anchor Academy
3 mi Grades 9-10 Under 10 K-12 students Christian (nondenominational) Alternative All-girls
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Winona.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Immanuel Lutheran School
10 mi Grades PreK-8 102 students 17.3 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 68 students 11.5 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
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How many private schools are there in Winona?
6 private schools give Winona as their address: Cotter Schools, Cotter Schools-St. Marys Campus, St. Matthews Lutheran School, St. Martin's Lutheran School, Hope Lutheran High School and Anchor Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 8: 6 in Winona and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,351 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Winona is Cotter Schools with 897 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).