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Private schools in Appleton, WI

34 schools within 12 miles. 22 of them are on the state’s WI Choice list. WI Choice pays $11,305 a year for grades K to 8 and $13,799 for grades 9 to 12 in 2026-27.

Schools near Appleton

Schools on the official WI Choice list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.

Neenah Lutheran School

8 mi
✓ Wisconsin Private School Choice (Statewide, Special Needs Scholarship) Grades PreK-8 173 students 11.8 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

410 Oak St., Neenah, WI 54956

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On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 34 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Xavier Middle School ✓ <1
Xavier Elementary: McDonald Street ✓ <1
Mount Olive Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 280 15.5 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod <1
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System ✓ PreK-12 1,280 15 Roman Catholic <1
Xavier Elementary: Marquette Street ✓ <1
St. Paul Lutheran School ✓ K-8 145 12.7 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1
Celebration Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 67 9.1 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 2
Riverview Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 132 13.1 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 2
Fox Valley Lutheran High School ✓ 9-12 745 13.5 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 2
Xavier High School ✓ 9-12 457 13.7 Roman Catholic 3
Saint John Grade School ✓ 4
Holy Spirit School ✓ PreK-8 201 12.3 Roman Catholic 4
St. Peter Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 297 17.1 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 4
Saint Peter Lutheran School - Freedom ✓ 4
St. Edward School ✓ PreK-5 40 4.8 Roman Catholic 4
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 97 14.9 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 6
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School ✓ 6
St. Mary Catholic High School ✓ 9-12 272 11.1 Roman Catholic 6
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School ✓ PreK-8 156 11.9 Roman Catholic 8
Neenah Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 173 11.8 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
St. Nicholas Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 106 10.6 Roman Catholic 9
St. Clare Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 81 6.7 Roman Catholic 12
Fox Valley Montessori Academy PreK-K 6 6 Nonsectarian 1
Freedomproject Academy K-12 972 14.8 Christian (nondenominational) 3
Wood Violet Montessori Llc PreK-K 4 2 Nonsectarian 4
St. John Nepomucene School PreK-8 173 9.4 Roman Catholic 4
New Hope Christian School PreK-8 200 14.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 5
St. Mary Elementary School PreK-5 79 8.4 Roman Catholic 6
Trinity Lutheran School PreK-8 48 6.2 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 6
St. Mary Catholic Middle School PreK-12 850 8.2 Roman Catholic 6
Immanuel Lutheran School PreK-8 292 16.2 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
St. Gabriel Elementary School PreK-5 131 11.9 Roman Catholic 8
Neenah Lutheran School Adams St. Campus PreK-8 173 11.8 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
St. John-Sacred Heart School PreK-7 24 7.3 Roman Catholic 10

What Wisconsin pays, and what that leaves you

WI
Wisconsin Private School Choice Programs Scholarship
$11,305 a year for grades K to 8 and $13,799 for grades 9 to 12 in 2026-27 The Special Needs Scholarship is $16,477, a figure the state labels as estimated. Four year old kindergarten is paid at $6,783. The state notes that all 2026-27 amounts can still change by statute.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-21. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay?

WI Choice pays between $11,305 and $13,799 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Appleton) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.

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Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Appleton?

We count 34 within 12 miles of downtown Appleton. Together they enrolled about 7,481 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System with 1,280 students.

Which Appleton private schools take WI Choice?

22 of the 34 schools on this page are on the state’s official WI Choice list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the 2026-27 lists the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction publishes for each program. The badge names every program a school signed up for. The state titles these lists “intent to participate”, and a school must still meet every program requirement to be paid.

Will WI Choice cover the whole tuition bill?

Sometimes, but do not count on it. WI Choice pays $11,305 a year for grades K to 8 and $13,799 for grades 9 to 12 in 2026-27, 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.

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