Islamic School of Columbia-Missouri
under 1 miGrades PreK-551 students3.9 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed
Private schools in Columbia, MO
18 schools in Columbia itself. 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 Columbia (18)
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The Children's School at Stephens C
under 1 miGrades PreK-524 students6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Windsor Street Montessori Schl
under 1 miGrades PreK-4Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Meadowlark School
under 1 miGrades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades K-780 students32 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Grades K-858 students10.9 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Grades PreK-8153 students9.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-8628 students15.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
La Petite Ecole
3 miGrades PreK-526 students3.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Heritage Academy
4 miGrades PreK-1274 students4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-860 students15.4 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
Grades PreK-12433 students11 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed79% to 4-year college
Grades K-1241 students20.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Columbia private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Islamic School of Columbia-Missouri, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 1,635 in all; the typical school has 60
- Smallest and largest
- The Children's School at Stephens C, 24 students; Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School, 628 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.9 typical, 2.3 to 32 across 12 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 1 special education
- Association members
- 4, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 79% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic4
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian8
- Not in federal survey4
- Pre-K (and up)10
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school3
- Under 503
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more1
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.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
Private school tuition near Columbia
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Fellowship School | $13,500 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Missouri, by city and grade.
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.
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