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 elementary schools in Rapid City, SD
10 in Rapid City or within 12 miles; schools in Rapid City itself count at any distance from downtown. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
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.
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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What South Dakota pays
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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