Zion Lutheran School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 134 students 16.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Private schools in Kearney, NE
4 schools in Kearney itself.
Kearney private schools at a glance
Kearney has 4 private schools of its own. They are Zion Lutheran School, Catholic High School of Kearney, Kearney Catholic High School and Faith Christian School. In Kearney itself: 2 Catholic and 2 other Christian; 2 teach elementary grades and 2 teach 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 355 students and 14.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
14.8 students per teacher, typical
Private schools in Kearney (4)
Schools that give Kearney 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 Kearney matches all of those.
Catholic High School of Kearney
under 1 mi Grades 6-12 355 students 14.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Kearney Catholic High School
under 1 mi Grades 6-12 355 students 14.7 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 85% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 95 students 8.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) 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 Kearney?
4 private schools give Kearney as their address: Zion Lutheran School, Catholic High School of Kearney, Kearney Catholic High School and Faith Christian School. Together they enrolled about 939 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Kearney is Catholic High School of Kearney with 355 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 Voters repealed the state scholarship law in November 2024 (Referendum 435), and lawmakers removed proposed private school scholarship money from the 2026 budget.