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St. Patrick School

200 2nd St. Sw, Waukon, IA 52172

PreK-5 grades
162 students
13.5 students per teacher

St. Patrick School is a Roman Catholic private school in Waukon, IA teaching grades PreK-5. It reported 162 students and about 13.5 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey. It is on Iowa’s official Students First ESA list.

Can you use Students First ESA here?

✓ On the official Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) list Confirmed open

The state’s own list includes this school. We last read that list on 2026-09-20. See the official source. Lists change, so confirm with the school before you enroll.

School facts

Grades
PreK-5
Students
162
Teachers
12
Students per teacher
13.5
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Regular
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Setting
Rural

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. Patrick 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.

Other private schools nearby

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Bais Chaya Mushka/Oholei Menachem 13
Northeast Iowa Montessori School PreK-6 23 9.6 Nonsectarian 15
St. Benedict School PreK-8 145 10.4 Roman Catholic 15
Crossroads Academy 1-12 28 5.8 Nonsectarian 16
Ne Iowa Montessori School PreK-7 21 2.9 Nonsectarian 16
St. Teresa of Calcutta School - Calmar 17
Trinity Catholic School K-6 53 10.4 Roman Catholic 31
Notre Dame Catholic School PreK-5 118 12.3 Roman Catholic 33

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