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St. John Evangelist School

9400 Wicker Ave, Saint John, IN 46373Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
$9,400
Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
371
Students per teacher
14.3
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Schererville center
2.9 miles

All school facts and where they come from

Can you use Choice Scholarship here?

✓ On the official Indiana Choice Scholarship list
State list
Includes this school
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: the official list, read October 26, 2026.

What you would pay here

Tuition
$9,400 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $6,033 to $8,329
Left to pay
about $1,071 to $3,367, before fees
How the award is set
The state's Period 1 estimates, set by the student's home school district: the lowest and highest district. The award is the lesser of that amount or tuition and fees.

School facts

Choice Scholarship students
281
Teachers
26
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Gary, IN
Boys and girls
47% boys, 53% girls
Setting
Suburb
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association
Accreditation, state list
Accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education (full state accreditation), per the Indiana Department of Education 2025-26 school directory, file dated March 23, 2026.
Qualified Choice awards (most the state would pay)
$1,837,799
  • Choice Scholarship students and awards: Indiana Department of Education, fall 2025-26 count (counts under 10 are not published). Choice Scholarship annual report

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

308 2019-20 325 2021-22 371 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
308 to 371, up 63 (20%)
Path
Grew in each survey (325 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

70 PK 43 K 41 1 51 2 36 3 48 4 35 5 50 6 32 7 35 8
Largest grade
Grade 2 (51)
Smallest grade
Grade 7 (32)
Average a grade
About 41

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
6 hours 45 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,220
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
15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 14.3 IN median 12.5
Students per teacher
This school 371 County median 166
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
14.3 here; median 12.5 at 335 IN elementary schools
Size in Lake County
Larger than 27 of 32 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 79% Hispanic 12% Asian 4% Two or more races 4% Pacific Islander 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

St. John Evangelist School tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$9,400
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$9,400

The standard K-8 rate is $9,400 per child; active parishioners pay $8,000, and middle school students add an iPad fee.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from St. John Evangelist School's tuition sheet, checked October 5, 2026.

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 St. John Evangelist School?

  • Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
  • Award filled in: the 2026-27 Choice Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
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Other private schools nearby

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Crown Point Christian School ✓PreK-883715.8Christian (nondenominational)2
Providence Christian AcademyPreK-10537.6Presbyterian2
Protestant Reformed/Heritage Christian SchoolsK-1221710.8Calvinist3
Illiana Christian High School ✓9-1254514.2Calvinist3
St. Michael Catholic School ✓PreK-820211.2Roman Catholic3
Hammond Baptist High School ✓PreK-1226513.9Baptist3
Forest Ridge Academy ✓PreK-81575.7Nonsectarian5
Plum Creek Christian AcademyPreK-1224313.5Baptist5

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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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