Rapid City Catholic School System
under 1 mi Grades PreK-12 650 students 12.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed 92% to 4-year college
Private schools in Rapid City, SD
10 schools in Rapid City itself. Partners in Education scholarships average about $2,457 (2025-26).
Rapid City private schools at a glance
Rapid City has 10 private schools of its own. In Rapid City itself: 2 Catholic, 4 other Christian, 3 nonsectarian and 1 of other faiths; 10 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 2 are Montessori. All of them are co-ed. The typical school has about 128 students and 12.2 per teacher (2023-24 federal survey).
2 Catholic
12.2 students per teacher, typical
5 in a school association
Private schools in Rapid City (10)
Schools that give Rapid City as their address, at any distance from downtown, come first. Closest schools first. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Rapid City matches all of those.
Grades K-8 127 students 12.8 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades K-8 128 students 11 students per teacher Other religious Co-ed
Zion Lutheran School
3 mi Grades PreK-5 135 students 14.8 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) Co-ed
Grades PreK-5 186 students 10.9 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed
Grades K-8 18 students 9 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-6 45 students 9 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-5 14 students 14 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Grades K-5 285 students 12.6 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-7 26 students 3.7 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed
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Private school tuition near Rapid City
We verified published tuition at one of these schools so far. Each figure comes from the school’s own website, and we link it on the school’s page. Ask the others for their full-year price.
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Creekside Christian School | $6,000 to $6,600 | 2026-27 |
Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band the school publishes. How private school tuition compares by state.
What South Dakota pays, and what that leaves you
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
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- Christian schools in and around Rapid City (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Rapid City (10)
- Private middle schools in and around Rapid City (6)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Rapid City (5)
- All schools in Pennington County
- South Dakota Partners in Education Tax Credit Program: amount and eligibility
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Rapid City?
10 private schools give Rapid City as their address. Together they enrolled about 1,614 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Rapid City is Rapid City Catholic School System with 650 students.
Which Rapid City private schools take Partners in Education?
The state does not publish a school list. South Dakota Partners in Education, a scholarship organization, lists its 49 partner schools on its website.
Will Partners in Education cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Partners in Education scholarships average about $2,457 (2025-26), and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.