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Private schools in Missouri

MOScholars pays up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students. Students with an IEP (the Treasurer also accepts an IDEA service plan dated within 36 months), or from households up to 300% of the free and reduced lunch income standard who also attended public school full time for at least one semester in the past 12 months, are entering kindergarten or first grade, or have a sibling in the program. Returning students and siblings come first, then students with an IEP or dyslexia, then lower-income students.

514 schools listed
80,048 students (2023-24)

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Missouri private schools at a glance

Counties with a private school
82 of 115
Town pages
42
Most private schools
Saint Louis (91), Kansas City (42) and Springfield (24)
Typical school
117 students, 9.8 per teacher
Smallest and largest
Atonement Lutheran School, 10 students; Greenways Academy, 3,015 students
Co-ed or single-sex
9 all-girls and 14 all-boys
Association members
215, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college
80% of graduates at the typical high school (133 reporting)
Programs
27 Montessori, 20 special education
Public charter schools
82, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Missouri

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What Missouri pays

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MOScholars Tax-credit scholarship
Up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some studentsThe law sets each ceiling as a share of the state adequacy target, which the Missouri education department lists as $7,145 for 2026-27: up to 100% of it for most students, 125% for students eligible for free or reduced lunch, 160% for English learners and 175% for students with an IEP. Worked example (our arithmetic, not a figure the state publishes): 175% of $7,145 is about $12,503. These are ceilings: assistance organizations may award less, and the average award in 2025-26 was $6,831.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 7, 2026. Sources and how to apply

6,410 students received scholarships in 2025-26. The Treasurer’s June 2026 report projected about 12,000 participants for 2026-27 from applications filed by April 30, 2026; actual awards may be lower.

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Charter schools, private schools and school choice in Missouri, next to other states

By city

Each count: schools in the town or within 6 miles (12 for small towns).

Ranked lists, each on one stated measure: Top private schools in Saint Louis, Top private schools in Kansas City

By kind of school

By county

The largest private schools in Missouri

SchoolCityGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliation
Greenways AcademySaint Louis1-123,015not reportedNonsectarian
MICDSSaint LouisPreK-121,2208.9Nonsectarian
Summit Christian AcademyLees SummitPreK-121,13512.6Christian (nondenominational)
St. Dominic High SchoolO'Fallon9-121,08716.7Roman Catholic
The Pembroke Hill School - Wornall CampusKansas CityPreK-121,0459.5Nonsectarian
St. Louis University High SchoolSaint Louis9-121,03611.8Roman Catholic, all-boys
Westminster Christian AcademyTown and Country7-1294010.7Presbyterian
St. Joseph SchoolSaint CharlesPreK-889119.8Roman Catholic
Rockhurst High SchoolKansas City9-1288813Roman Catholic, all-boys
Chaminade College Preparatory SchoolSaint Louis6-1287210.3Roman Catholic, all-boys
Gloria DeoSpringfieldPreK-1283310.4Christian (nondenominational)
Immaculate Conception SchoolDardenne PrairiePreK-871519.2Roman Catholic
The Barstow SchoolKansas CityPreK-1271411.5Nonsectarian
Helias Catholic High SchoolJefferson City9-1268019.4Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish SchoolColumbiaK-862815.1Roman Catholic

What private school costs in Missouri

Kindergarten to grade 5
$8,500 middle, $4,750 to $31,500 (33 schools)
Grades 6 to 8
$9,550 middle, $4,750 to $38,570 (38 schools)
Grades 9 to 12
$17,888 middle, $5,750 to $38,570 (34 schools)

Prices read on each school’s own website; mostly larger schools so far, so a guide, not an average.

Private school tuition in Missouri, school by school. Tuition in every state.

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How much does Missouri pay toward private school?

Up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students. The law sets each ceiling as a share of the state adequacy target, which the Missouri education department lists as $7,145 for 2026-27: up to 100% of it for most students, 125% for students eligible for free or reduced lunch, 160% for English learners and 175% for students with an IEP. Worked example (our arithmetic, not a figure the state publishes): 175% of $7,145 is about $12,503. These are ceilings: assistance organizations may award less, and the average award in 2025-26 was $6,831.

Who can get it?

Students with an IEP (the Treasurer also accepts an IDEA service plan dated within 36 months), or from households up to 300% of the free and reduced lunch income standard who also attended public school full time for at least one semester in the past 12 months, are entering kindergarten or first grade, or have a sibling in the program. Returning students and siblings come first, then students with an IEP or dyslexia, then lower-income students.

Is there still room?

6,410 students received scholarships in 2025-26. The Treasurer’s June 2026 report projected about 12,000 participants for 2026-27 from applications filed by April 30, 2026; actual awards may be lower.

How do I know a school takes MOScholars?

Missouri keeps no statewide list of participating schools. Each school partners with an assistance organization, so ask the school which one it works with.

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