Zion Lutheran School, Rapid City SD: PreK-5 Tuition

Zion Lutheran School is a Lutheran Church private school in Rapid City, SD teaching grades PreK-5. It reported 135 students and about 14.8 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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The state does not publish a school list. South Dakota Partners in Education, a scholarship organization, lists its 49 partner schools on its website. Official Partners in Education source.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-5
Students: 135
Teachers: 11
Students per teacher: 14.8
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Setting: City

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. The survey counts students in kindergarten to grade 12, not pre-K. 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.

Zion Lutheran School tuition, and what Partners in Education pays

Zion Lutheran School publishes its tuition on its own website. See the school’s tuition page (found September 29, 2026). We link it rather than copy the figures, because amounts change each year and differ by grade.

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South Dakota Partners in Education Tax Credit Program Tax-credit scholarship

About $2,457 on average (2025-26) The scholarship organization sets amounts. By law the average award may not exceed the state per-student equivalent; we did not verify that dollar figure.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Zion Lutheran School?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Calvary Christian School	PreK-5	186	10.9	Baptist	<1
Rapid City Catholic School System	PreK-12	650	12.2	Roman Catholic	2
St. Pauls Lutheran School	K-8	127	12.8	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	2
Children's House Montessori	PreK-6	45	9	Nonsectarian	3
Creekside Christian School	K-8	128	11	Other religious	4
Black Hills Montessori School	K-5	14	14	Nonsectarian	4
Rapid City Seventh-Day Adventist Elementary School	K-8	18	9	Seventh-Day Adventist	5
St. Elizabeth Seton School	K-5	285	12.6	Roman Catholic	5

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