Xavier High School
6300 42nd St. Ne, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 593
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Cedar Rapids center
- 4.8 miles
Can you use Students First ESA here?
✓ On the official Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) list
- State list
- Includes this school
- 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: the official list, read October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 42
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by the State of Iowa (state accreditation), per the Iowa Department of Education 2026-27 nonpublic school building directory, address file of September 30, 2026.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 635 to 593, down 42 (7%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (600 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (164)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (122)
- Average a grade
- About 148
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 55 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,240
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Iowa
- 1 day 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
- 14.5 here; median 13.9 at 9 IA secondary schools
- Size in Linn County
- Largest of the 12 schools we list
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.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Xavier High School tuition, and what Students First ESA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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
What would you pay at Xavier High School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Students First ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Students First ESA for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Montessori | PreK-Transitional K | 9 | 2 |
| Andrews Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Isaac Newton Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| St. Pius X Elementary School ✓ | K-5 | 358 | 3 |
| Summit Schools ✓ | PreK-8 | 111 | 4 |
| Lasalle Catholic Middle School ✓ | PreK-8 | 341 | 4 |
| Lasalle Catholic Elementary School ✓ | PreK-4 | 190 | 4 |
| Iccr Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Next Students First ESA date: Open now, until November 15, 2026 (2026-27 half-year ESA application window).
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