Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools
50 13 St., Sioux City, IA 51103Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,510
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Sioux City center
- 1.2 miles
Can you use Students First ESA here?
Not on the Students First ESA list we read
- About the list
- How the Students First ESA list works
- Applying
- The full-year window for 2026-27 ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. A second, half-year window (House File 2754, 2026) runs from 8:00 a.m. October 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 15, 2026, for a $4,074 spring ESA. A student whose full-year application was denied or not completed may apply; a student who received a full-year ESA may not.
Source: Students First ESA official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 117
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Sioux City, IA
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 84%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 1,496 to 1,510, up 14 (1%)
- Path
- Dipped to 1,447 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (147)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (92)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 116
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,340
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Iowa
- 1 day longer than the 177-day median of 180 schools we list
- School day, against Iowa
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (180 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13 here; median 9.2 at 52 IA combined schools
- Size in Woodbury County
- Largest of the 9 schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools tuition, and what Students First ESA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
- Award
- $8,148 per student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 11, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Heelan Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 527 | <1 |
| Cathedral Dual Language Academy ✓ | PreK-4 | 67 | <1 |
| St. Pauls Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-5 | 28 | <1 |
| Holy Cross Blessed Sacrament School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Mater Dei Sch Immaculate Conception Center ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Mater Dei School ✓ | PreK-4 | 130 | 3 |
| Sacred Heart School ✓ | PreK-8 | 333 | 3 |
| Holy Cross St. Michael School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
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