Grades PreK-8153 students13.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Private schools in Kansas City, MO
42 schools in Kansas City itself. MOScholars pays up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students.
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Private schools in Kansas City (42)
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Grades PreK-12113 students9.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8134 students5.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 9-12415 students11.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed94% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-8126 students10.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-851 students11.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 9-12251 students12 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12544 students8.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-1253 students7.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades 8-1246 students5.4 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed10% to 4-year college
Grades 9-1237 students4.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Grades PreK-8360 students7 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
Grades PreK-8162 students11.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-665 students12.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-121,045 students9.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed99% to 4-year college
Grades K-8447 students12.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 9-12570 students11.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-girls99% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8359 students15.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades K-8604 students8.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-965 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
Grades PreK-8391 students12.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Kansas City Academy
10 miGrades 6-1280 students5.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Gillis Center School
10 miGrades K-863 students5.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Whitefield Academy
11 miGrades PreK-12227 students9.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed85% to 4-year college
St. Regis Academy
12 miGrades PreK-8143 students9.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades 9-12888 students13 students per teacherRoman CatholicAll-boys94% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12332 students11.7 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
The Daniel Academy
13 miGrades PreK-12245 students7.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12539 students9.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades 2-1211 students11 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed95% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-Transitional 1stUnder 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-638 students3.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
The Barstow School
15 miGrades PreK-12714 students11.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed98% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8434 students10.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8142 students11.4 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Grades 9-12118 students10.9 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-558 students5.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades 8-1238 students9.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-521 students5.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Kansas City private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Holy Cross School, 1.7 mi
- Students
- about 10,088 in all; the typical school has 153
- Smallest and largest
- Faith Christian Academy, 11 students; The Pembroke Hill School - Wornall Campus, 1,045 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.5 typical, 2.6 to 15.9 across 40 schools
- Programs
- 5 Montessori, 2 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 1 all-girls and 1 all-boys
- Association members
- 22, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 94% of graduates at the typical high school (18 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 44, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Kansas City
- Catholic17
- Christian, not Catholic11
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian11
- Not in federal survey2
- Pre-K (and up)27
- Elementary (K to 5)31
- Middle (6 to 8)30
- High school (9 to 12)20
- K to 12, one school9
- Under 506
- 50 to 14913
- 150 to 2995
- 300 to 59910
- 600 or more4
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 10 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.
Private school tuition near Kansas City
Lowest$5,750Middle$14,940Highest$24,760
- Kindergarten to grade 5
- $8,500 middle, $5,750 to $24,760 (7 schools)
- Grades 6 to 8
- $8,500 middle, $5,950 to $31,225 (7 schools)
- Grades 9 to 12
- $18,300 middle, $6,225 to $33,015 (5 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Daniel Academy | $5,750 to $6,225 | 2025-26 |
| St. Elizabeth Elementary School | $7,675 | 2026-27 |
| St. Peter's School | $8,295 | 2026-27 |
| Visitation Catholic School | $8,500 | 2026-27 |
| Academy Montessori Internationale | $12,480 | 2026-27 |
| Kansas City Academy | $17,400 to $18,300 | 2026-27 |
| Rockhurst High School | $17,525 | 2026-27 |
| St. Paul's Episcopal Day School | $18,351 to $19,934 | 2026-27 |
| St. Teresa's Academy | $18,750 | 2026-27 |
| The Pembroke Hill School - Wornall Campus | $24,760 to $33,015 | 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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