St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School
under 1 mi Grades 6-12 222 students 9.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 77% to 4-year college
Private schools in Hastings, NE
3 schools in Hastings itself and 1 more within 12 miles.
Hastings private schools at a glance
Hastings has 3 private schools of its own, and 1 more is within 12 miles. They are St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School, St. Michael's Elementary School and Zion Classical Academy. In Hastings itself: 2 Catholic and 1 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school. Counting the 1 nearby, there are 4 in all: 2 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 3 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 194 students and 10.1 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
10.1 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Hastings (3)
Schools that give Hastings as their address come first, then the 1 more within 12 miles. Closest schools first in each group. 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 Hastings matches all of those.
Grades PreK-5 194 students 13.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 55 students 7.1 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Hastings.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Christ Lutheran School
11 mi Grades PreK-8 72 students 10.1 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
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Paying for private school in Nebraska
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Hastings?
3 private schools give Hastings as their address: St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School, St. Michael's Elementary School and Zion Classical Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 4: 3 in Hastings and 1 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 543 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Hastings is St. Cecilia Middle Sch/High School with 222 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.