St. Johns School, Independence, IA

St. Johns School is a Roman Catholic private school in Independence, IA teaching grades K-8. It reported 131 students and about 10.9 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

Can you use Students First ESA here?

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In Iowa an ESA can be used only at an accredited nonpublic school. Schools marked here are on the Iowa Department of Education’s accredited nonpublic school directory for 2026-27, which makes them eligible. The state calls this year’s file preliminary until October.Official Students First ESA source.

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School facts

Grades: K-8
Students: 131
Teachers: 12
Students per teacher: 10.9
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Setting: Town

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. 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.

What Iowa pays, and what that leaves you

IA

Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account

$8,148 per student for 2026-27 Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at St. Johns School?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. John Elementary School ✓					<1
Independence Christian Academy	5	1	1	Pentecostal	<1
St. Athanasius School ✓	PreK-8	75	7.1	Roman Catholic	9
Bosco Catholic School System	PreK-12	299	9.9	Roman Catholic	17
Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph School	K-12	280	13.3	Roman Catholic	17
Don Bosco High School ✓					17
St. Mary School ✓	PreK-6	217	13.6	Roman Catholic	22
Community Lutheran School ✓	PreK-8	38	5.6	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	22

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