St. Mary Elementary School, Remsen IA: PreK-12, 194 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 194
Students per teacher: 8.9
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
From Remsen center: Under 1 mile

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Can you use Students First ESA here?

Not on the Students First ESA list we read

About the list: How the Students First ESA list works
Applying: The full-year window for 2026-27 ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. A second, half-year window (House File 2754, 2026) runs from 8:00 a.m. October 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 15, 2026, for a $4,074 spring ESA. A student whose full-year application was denied or not completed may apply; a student who received a full-year ESA may not.

Source: Students First ESA official source, read October 26, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 22
Student body: Coeducational
Diocese: Diocese of Sioux City, IA
Boys and girls: 51% boys, 49% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 88%
Setting: Rural

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

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

Largest grade: Grade 3 (22)
Smallest grade: 3 grades (9 each)
Average a grade, high school included: About 14

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,260
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Iowa: 3 days longer than the 177-day median of 180 schools we list
School day, against Iowa: About the median of 7 hours (180 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 8.9 here; median 9.2 at 52 IA combined schools

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.

St. Mary Elementary School tuition, and what Students First ESA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet

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Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account

Award: $8,148 per student for 2026-27
How it varies: Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 11, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. Mary's Grade School - RSM ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				<1
St. Mary's School ✓	PreK-12	195	8.9	Roman Catholic	<1
Gehlen Catholic School ✓	PreK-12	496	12.4	Roman Catholic	9
Spalding Catholic Schools	K-6	26	4.6	Roman Catholic	12
The Classical Academy of Sioux Center ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				12
Orange City Christian School ✓	PreK-8	313	not reported	Calvinist	14
Unity Christian High School ✓	9-12	327	14.5	Calvinist	14

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St. Mary Elementary School

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