St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School
under 1 miGrades PreK-8376 students14.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in Cape Girardeau, MO
6 schools in Cape Girardeau itself and 6 more within 12 miles. MOScholars pays up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students.
Order: nearest first. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Cape Girardeau (6)
No matching schools.
Grades PreK-889 students7.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-12120 students8.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed69% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8101 students7.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-12159 students8.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)MontessoriCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (6)
No matching schools.
Grades PreK-830 students7.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8137 students10.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8202 students18.4 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Grades PreK-8155 students12.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 9-12226 students14 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed85% to 4-year college
St. Ambrose School
11 miGrades PreK-865 students13 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Cape Girardeau private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Jackson (3)
- Students
- about 1,660 in all; the typical school has 137
- Smallest and largest
- St. Joseph School, 30 students; St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School, 376 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.1 typical, 7.3 to 18.4 across 11 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 6, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 85% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Catholic6
- Christian, not Catholic5
- Not in federal survey1
In Cape GirardeauWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)10
- Elementary (K to 5)10
- Middle (6 to 8)10
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school2
In Cape GirardeauWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2994
- 300 to 5991
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: MOScholars, official page, read October 7, 2026.
What Missouri pays
- Program
- MOScholars, tax-credit scholarship
- Award
- Up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students
- Also
- 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.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Cape Girardeau (5)
- Catholic schools in and around Cape Girardeau (6)
- Private high schools in and around Cape Girardeau (3)
- Private elementary schools in and around Cape Girardeau (10)
- All schools in Cape Girardeau County
- All schools in Scott County
- Private schools in Jackson (7 mi)
- Private schools in Sikeston (29 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
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