Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School
1800 S Kolb Rd, Tucson, AZ 85710Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 213
- Students per teacher
- 15.3
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Tucson center
- 3.6 miles
Can you use ESA here?
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- About the list
- How the ESA list works
- Applying
- Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.
Source: ESA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 15
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Tucson, AZ
- Boys and girls
- 39% boys, 61% girls
- 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
- 337 to 213, down 124 (37%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (283 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (36)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (16)
- Average a grade
- About 24
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,290
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Arizona
- Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 15.3 here; median 11.6 at 132 AZ elementary schools
- Size in Pima County
- Larger than 26 of 43 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.
- 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.
Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School tuition, and what ESA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $11,600 to $15,600 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- How it varies
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School?
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Augustine Catholic High School | $14,250 | 2026-27 | 2.2 |
| St. Michael's Parish Day School | $14,175 to $14,825 | 2026-27 | 2.2 |
| Desert Christian School | $11,600 to $15,600 | 2026-27 | 2.6 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Life Academy | K-8 | 110 | 1 |
| The Abbie School | 2-12 | 83 | 2 |
| St. Augustine Catholic High School | 9-12 | 276 | 2 |
| St. Michael's Parish Day School | PreK-8 | 306 | 2 |
| Casa Ninos School of Montessori - East Campus | PreK-3 | 37 | 2 |
| Desert Christian School | PreK-12 | 503 | 3 |
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | K-12 | 225 | 3 |
| Calvery Chapel Christian School | K-12 | 230 | 3 |
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