Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Private schools in Independence, MO
4 schools in Independence itself and 12 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 Independence (4)
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Grades PreK-12220 students9.2 students per teacherOther religiousCo-ed21% to 4-year college
Nova Center
6 miGrades K-1248 students6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8143 students14.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (12)
No matching schools.
Grades Ungraded58 students11.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-8207 students12.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-12249 students12.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed25% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8130 students11.7 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Grades PreK-8153 students13.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-851 students11.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-12113 students9.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed0% to 4-year college
St. Regis Academy
11 miGrades PreK-8143 students9.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Lees Summit Academy
11 miGrades K-1298 students9.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed33% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8126 students10.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-1253 students7.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed0% to 4-year college
Independence private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Sunrise Montessori Academy of Independence, 3.9 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Kansas City (7) and Blue Springs (4)
- Students
- about 1,792 in all; the typical school has 130
- Smallest and largest
- Nova Center, 48 students; Plaza Heights Christian Academy, 249 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.6 typical, 6 to 14.3 across 14 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori, 2 special education
- Association members
- 9, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 21% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 44, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic5
- Christian, not Catholic6
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian3
- Not in federal survey1
In IndependenceWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)12
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)13
- High school (9 to 12)6
- K to 12, one school6
In IndependenceWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1499
- 150 to 2994
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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 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 Independence (6)
- Catholic schools in and around Independence (5)
- Private high schools in and around Independence (6)
- Private elementary schools in and around Independence (14)
- Private middle schools in and around Independence (13)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Independence (12)
- All schools in Jackson County
- All schools in Clay County
- Private schools in Blue Springs (7 mi)
- Private schools in Kansas City (11 mi)
- Private schools in Lees Summit (11 mi)
- Private schools in Belton (21 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
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