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St. Mary's School

312 Seneca St., Storm Lake, IA 50588

6-12 grades
103 students
7.2 students per teacher

St. Mary's School is a Roman Catholic private school in Storm Lake, IA teaching grades 6-12. It reported 103 students and about 7.2 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.

School facts

Grades
6-12
Students
103
Teachers
15
Students per teacher
7.2
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Regular
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Go on to a 4-year college
83%
Setting
Town

Member of: National Catholic Educational Association

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

$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. Mary's School?

We filled in the standard Students First ESA amount. Change it if your award letter says something different. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

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Von Der Becke Academy Corp 1-5 3 1.2 Christian (nondenominational) <1
Pocahontas Catholic Grade School 27
Zion-St. John Lutheran School PreK-8 66 10.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 34
Sacred Heart School K-6 179 17.9 Roman Catholic 35
Iowa Great Lakes Lutheran School K-7 119 13.5 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 36
Danbury Catholic School PreK-6 37 6.3 Roman Catholic 38

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