Esm Lutheran School
1123 Union St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 379
- Students per teacher
- 17.3
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
- From Fort Wayne center
- 1.1 miles
Can you use Choice Scholarship here?
Not on the Choice Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Choice Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The school files the application for you. The main period runs March 1 to September 1, and a half-year period runs November 1 to January 15.
Source: Choice Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 28
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten and grade 6 (46 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (32)
- Average a grade
- About 42
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Indiana
- Same as the median of the 526 private schools we list
- School day, against Indiana
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 17.3 here; median 12.5 at 335 IN elementary schools
- Size in Allen County
- Larger than 41 of 50 other 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Esm Lutheran School tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
- How it varies
- These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Esm Lutheran School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Choice Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Choice Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel-St. Michael School ✓ | PreK-8 | 379 | <1 |
| Alyssum Montessori School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| St. Paul's Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 126 | <1 |
| St. Joseph Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 152 | <1 |
| Most Precious Blood Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 181 | 1 |
| Queen of Angels School ✓ | PreK-8 | 132 | 2 |
| Redeemer Classical School | 1-10 | 45 | 2 |
| St. John the Baptist ✓ | PreK-8 | 301 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next Choice Scholarship date: Open now, until January 15, 2027 (Half-year application period (spring semester); the school files for you).
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