Black Hills Montessori School, Rapid City SD: K-5

Black Hills Montessori School is a Montessori private school in Rapid City, SD teaching grades K-5. It reported 14 students and about 14 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades: K-5
Students: 14
Teachers: 1
Students per teacher: 14
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: City

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. The survey counts students in kindergarten to grade 12, not pre-K. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

Black Hills Montessori School tuition, and what Partners in Education pays

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About $2,457 on average (2025-26) The scholarship organization sets amounts. By law the average award may not exceed the state per-student equivalent; we did not verify that dollar figure.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Children's House Montessori	PreK-6	45	9	Nonsectarian	<1
St. Elizabeth Seton School	K-5	285	12.6	Roman Catholic	2
Rapid City Catholic School System	PreK-12	650	12.2	Roman Catholic	3
Zion Lutheran School	PreK-5	135	14.8	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	4
Calvary Christian School	PreK-5	186	10.9	Baptist	4
St. Pauls Lutheran School	K-8	127	12.8	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	5
Creekside Christian School	K-8	128	11	Other religious	6
Rapid City Seventh-Day Adventist Elementary School	K-8	18	9	Seventh-Day Adventist	6

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