Immanuel Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 142 students 14.2 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Private schools in Columbus, NE
8 schools in Columbus itself.
Columbus private schools at a glance
Columbus has 8 private schools of its own. In Columbus itself: 4 Catholic and 4 other Christian; 7 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. All of them are co-ed. 2 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 142 students and 12.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
4 Catholic
12.8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Columbus (8)
Schools that give Columbus as their address come first. Closest schools first. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Columbus matches all of those.
Scotus Central Catholic High School
under 1 mi Grades 7-12 375 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 65% to 4-year college
St. Bonaventure Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades K-6 200 students 12.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Columbus Christian School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-6 16 students 8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
St. Isidore Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-6 216 students 12.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Anthony School
1 mi Grades PreK-6 86 students 9.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 29 students 9.7 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades K-8 56 students 14 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Columbus
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Scotus Central Catholic High School | $4,350 to $4,450 | 2026-27 |
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Paying for private school in Nebraska
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Columbus?
8 private schools give Columbus as their address. Together they enrolled about 1,120 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Columbus is Scotus Central Catholic High School with 375 students.
Does Nebraska pay for private school?
No state program pays private school tuition. No Nebraska program pays private school tuition. Voters repealed the state scholarship law in November 2024 (Referendum 435), and lawmakers removed proposed private school scholarship money from the 2026 budget.