Private schools in St. Louis County, MO
161 schools across Affton, Ballwin, Black Jack, Brentwood and other towns. About 32,851 students in all (2023-24).
The other 101 private schools in St. Louis County, by name
- Christ the King Catholic School, Saint Louis
- Christian Academy of Greater St. Louis, Saint Louis
- City Academy, Saint Louis
- Community School, Saint Louis
- Cor Jesu Academy, Saint Louis
- Crossroads College Preparatory School, Saint Louis
- Ech School at Every Childs Hope, Saint Louis
- Esther Miller Bais Yaakov, Saint Louis
- Faith Academy, Saint Louis
- Grace Chapel Lutheran School, Saint Louis
- Green Park Lutheran School, Saint Louis
- Greenways Academy, Saint Louis
- Guidepost Montessori School, Saint Louis
- H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy, Saint Louis
- Holy Cross Academy, Saint Louis
- Holy Cross Academy - Primary Campus, Saint Louis
- Holy Cross Acadmey Early Childhood, Saint Louis
- Immacolata School, Saint Louis
- Incarnate Word Academy, Saint Louis
- International Schoolhouse, Saint Louis
- Janan Academy, Saint Louis
- KVC Academy, Saint Louis
- Lesanto's Healing Hands Learning Center, Saint Louis
- Little Flower Catholic School, Saint Louis
- Loyola Academy of St. Louis, Saint Louis
- Lutheran High School North, Saint Louis
- Lutheran High School South, Saint Louis
- Map St. Louis, Saint Louis
- Marian Middle School, Saint Louis
- MICDS, Saint Louis
- Miriam High School, Saint Louis
- Montessori Lab School at Grand Center, Saint Louis
- Oltc Institute, Saint Louis
- Our Lady of the Pillar School, Saint Louis
- Principia School, Saint Louis
- Providence Academy, Saint Louis
- Queen of All Saints School, Saint Louis
- Raintree School, Saint Louis
- River Roads Lutheran School, Saint Louis
- Rohan Woods School, Saint Louis
- Rosati-Kain High School, Saint Louis
- Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, Saint Louis
- South City Catholic Academy Learning Center, Saint Louis
- South City Community School, Saint Louis
- St. Ambrose School, Saint Louis
- St. Ann Catholic School, Saint Louis
- St. Catherine Laboure School, Saint Louis
- St. Cecilia School, Saint Louis
- St. Frances Cabrini Academy, Saint Louis
- St. Francis of Assisi School, Saint Louis
- St. Gabriel the Archangel School, Saint Louis
- St. Joseph's Academy, Saint Louis
- St. Justin Martyr School, Saint Louis
- St. Louis Catholic Academy, Saint Louis
- St. Louis Modern Chinese School, Saint Louis
- St. Louis Priory School, Saint Louis
- St. Louis University High School, Saint Louis
- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque School, Saint Louis
- St. Margaret of Scotland School, Saint Louis
- St. Mary's South Side Catholic High School, Saint Louis
- St. Raphael the Archangel School, Saint Louis
- St. Roch School, Saint Louis
- St. Simon the Apostle, Saint Louis
- St. Stephen Protomartyr School, Saint Louis
- Ste Genevieve Du Bois School, Saint Louis
- Storman Lions Leadership Academy, Saint Louis
- TDW Academy, Saint Louis
- The College School, Saint Louis
- The Freedom School, Saint Louis
- The St. Michael School of Clayton, Saint Louis
- The Waldorf School of St. Louis, Saint Louis
- Thomas Jefferson School, Saint Louis
- Torah Prep School, Saint Louis
- Torah Prep School - Boys Division, Saint Louis
- Torah Prep School of St. Louis, Saint Louis
- Tower Grove Christian Academy, Saint Louis
- Ursuline Academy, Saint Louis
- Victory Christian Academy, Saint Louis
- Villa Duchesne School, Saint Louis
- Villa Duchesne Upper and Lower School, Saint Louis
- Visitation Academy, Saint Louis
- Whitfield School, Saint Louis
- Word of Life Lutheran, Saint Louis
- Agape Adventure Academy, Sappington
- Cornerstone Christian Academy, Sappington
- Chesterton Academy of St. Louis, St. Louis
- John Burroughs School, St. Louis
- Kirk Day School, St. Louis
- Rossman School, St. Louis
- Covenant Christian School, Town and Country
- Harper School, Town and Country
- Promise Christian Academy, Town and Country
- Westminster Christian Academy, Town and Country
- Sacred Heart Elementary School, Valley Park
- Holy Redeemer School, Webster Groves
- Mary Queen of Peace School, Webster Groves
- Miriam School, Webster Groves
- MQP School, Webster Groves
- Hope Montessori Academy Wildwood, Wildwood
- Living Water Academy, Wildwood
- St. Alban Roe School, Wildwood
St. Louis County private schools at a glance
- Towns
- 24; the most in Saint Louis (91), Florissant (8) and Chesterfield (7)
- Among Missouri counties
- 1st most private schools of 82; 31% of the state’s 514
- Typical school
- 170 students (139 reporting)
- Smallest and largest
- Atonement Lutheran School, 10 students; Greenways Academy, 3,015 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 typical, 2 to 34 across 147 schools
- Programs
- 11 Montessori, 13 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 8 all-girls and 8 all-boys
- Association members
- 66, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 96% of graduates at the typical high school (43 reporting)
- State program
- Tax-credit scholarship, up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students
How MOScholars works - Public charter schools
- 1 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Missouri
- Catholic66
- Christian, not Catholic35
- Jewish7
- Islamic3
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian39
- Not in federal survey10
- Pre-K (and up)88
- Elementary (K to 5)123
- Middle (6 to 8)118
- High school (9 to 12)49
- K to 12, one school16
- Under 5023
- 50 to 14939
- 150 to 29945
- 300 to 59927
- 600 or more5
Lowest$4,750Middle$14,340Highest$37,400
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 30 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 14, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Cities in and around St. Louis County
- Private schools in Olivette
- Private schools in Webster Groves
- Private schools in Kirkwood
- Private schools in Town and Country
- Private schools in Saint Louis
- Private schools in Manchester
- Private schools in Fenton
- Private schools in Ballwin
- Private schools in Chesterfield
- Private schools in Ellisville
- Private schools in Florissant
- Private schools in Saint Charles
- All of Missouri
Neighboring counties
- St. Louis City (2)
- St. Charles County (32)
- Jefferson County (6)
- Franklin County (9)
- Lincoln County (4)
- Warren County (5)
- Ste. Genevieve County (3)
- Washington County (1)
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