Lees Summit Academy
under 1 miGrades K-1298 students9.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed33% to 4-year college
Private schools in Lees Summit, MO
4 schools in Lees Summit itself and 26 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 Lees Summit (4)
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Grades PreK-121,135 students12.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed52% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-826 students10 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (26)
No matching schools.
Grades PreK-12332 students11.7 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8143 students9.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8130 students11.7 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-12249 students12.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed25% to 4-year college
Bethel Academy
8 miGrades Ungraded58 students11.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades K-2Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades PreK-8207 students12.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-12117 students7.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed60% to 4-year college
Teleios Academy
10 miGrades PreK-8143 students14.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8434 students10.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-965 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
Whitefield Academy
11 miGrades PreK-12227 students9.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed85% to 4-year college
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-Transitional 1stUnder 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
The Daniel Academy
11 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 8-1238 students9.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Nova Center
11 miGrades K-1248 students6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-12228 students16.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed36% to 4-year college
Kansas City Academy
12 miGrades 6-1280 students5.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
The Barstow School
12 miGrades PreK-12714 students11.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed98% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-558 students5.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Lees Summit private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Lees Summit Academy, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Kansas City (14), Blue Springs (4), Belton (3) and Independence (3)
- Students
- about 5,589 in all; the typical school has 143
- Smallest and largest
- Summit View Adventist School, 26 students; Summit Christian Academy, 1,135 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 typical, 2.6 to 16.8 across 27 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori, 3 special education
- Association members
- 12, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 60% of graduates at the typical high school (14 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 34, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic5
- Christian, not Catholic12
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian10
- Not in federal survey2
In Lees SummitWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)20
- Elementary (K to 5)24
- Middle (6 to 8)21
- High school (9 to 12)15
- K to 12, one school11
In Lees SummitWithin 12 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 14911
- 150 to 2995
- 300 to 5993
- 600 or more2
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 4 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 Lees Summit
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Daniel Academy | $5,750 to $6,225 | 2025-26 |
| Academy Montessori Internationale | $12,480 | 2026-27 |
| Summit Christian Academy | $13,550 to $16,400 | 2026-27 |
| Kansas City Academy | $17,400 to $18,300 | 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.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Lees Summit (12)
- Catholic schools in and around Lees Summit (5)
- Montessori schools in and around Lees Summit (3)
- Special education schools in and around Lees Summit (3)
- Private high schools in and around Lees Summit (15)
- Private elementary schools in and around Lees Summit (24)
- Private middle schools in and around Lees Summit (21)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Lees Summit (20)
- Lutheran schools in and around Lees Summit (3)
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