St. Teresa Elementary School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 238 students 11.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private schools in Lincoln, NE
21 schools in Lincoln itself.
Lincoln private schools at a glance
Lincoln has 21 private schools of its own. In Lincoln itself: 8 Catholic, 10 other Christian and 3 nonsectarian; 19 teach elementary grades and 5 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 179 students and 13 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
8 Catholic
13 students per teacher, typical
6 in a school association
78% of graduates to a 4-year college, typical high school
Private schools in Lincoln (21)
Schools that give Lincoln as their address, at any distance from downtown, 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 Lincoln matches all of those.
Grades K-5 174 students 15 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades K Nonsectarian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 138 students 9.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 6-12 321 students 13 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed 75% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-5 95 students 12.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Pius X High School
2 mi Grades 9-12 1,068 students 11.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 78% to 4-year college
College View Academy
3 mi Grades K-12 233 students 14.2 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 76 students 15.2 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades K-8 76 students 15.2 students per teacher Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Co-ed
Grades K-8 23 students 11.5 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 299 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Joseph School
3 mi Grades PreK-8 414 students 13.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 179 students 14.9 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-12 221 students 9.2 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 25% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8 260 students 13 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades K-5 82 students 11.2 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 402 students 17.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 312 students 15.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades 2-12 15 students 2.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special education Co-ed
Private schools
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Private school tuition near Lincoln
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pius X High School | $7,400 | 2026-27 |
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Paying for private school in Nebraska
No state program pays private school tuition. What Nebraska families can use instead.
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- Christian schools in and around Lincoln (10)
- Catholic schools in and around Lincoln (8)
- Private high schools in and around Lincoln (5)
- Private elementary schools in and around Lincoln (19)
- Private middle schools in and around Lincoln (14)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Lincoln (18)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Lincoln (12)
- Lutheran schools in and around Lincoln (7)
- All schools in Lancaster County
- Private schools in Fremont (45 mi)
- Private schools in Bellevue (45 mi)
- School choice in Nebraska: what is available
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Lincoln?
21 private schools give Lincoln as their address. Together they enrolled about 4,643 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Lincoln is Pius X High School with 1,068 students.
Does Nebraska pay for private school?
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.