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Private schools in Menasha, WI

33 schools within 12 miles. 21 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 Menasha

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

3 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 33 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Neenah Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 173 11.8 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 3
Riverview Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 132 13.1 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 3
Xavier High School ✓ 9-12 457 13.7 Roman Catholic 3
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 97 14.9 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 3
St. Mary Catholic High School ✓ 9-12 272 11.1 Roman Catholic 4
St. Paul Lutheran School ✓ K-8 145 12.7 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 4
Holy Spirit School ✓ PreK-8 201 12.3 Roman Catholic 5
Xavier Elementary: McDonald Street ✓ 5
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System ✓ PreK-12 1,280 15 Roman Catholic 5
Xavier Elementary: Marquette Street ✓ 5
Xavier Middle School ✓ 6
Mount Olive Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 280 15.5 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 6
Saint John Grade School ✓ 7
Celebration Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 67 9.1 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 7
Fox Valley Lutheran High School ✓ 9-12 745 13.5 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Catholic School ✓ 9
St. Peter Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 297 17.1 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 10
Saint Peter Lutheran School - Freedom ✓ 10
St. Edward School ✓ PreK-5 40 4.8 Roman Catholic 10
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception School ✓ PreK-8 156 11.9 Roman Catholic 10
Valley Christian School ✓ PreK-12 702 15.5 Christian (nondenominational) 12
St. Mary Elementary School PreK-5 79 8.4 Roman Catholic 2
Trinity Lutheran School PreK-8 48 6.2 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 2
New Hope Christian School PreK-8 200 14.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 3
Neenah Lutheran School Adams St. Campus PreK-8 173 11.8 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 3
St. Mary Catholic Middle School PreK-12 850 8.2 Roman Catholic 3
St. Gabriel Elementary School PreK-5 131 11.9 Roman Catholic 4
Freedomproject Academy K-12 972 14.8 Christian (nondenominational) 5
Wood Violet Montessori Llc PreK-K 4 2 Nonsectarian 5
Fox Valley Montessori Academy PreK-K 6 6 Nonsectarian 5
St. John Nepomucene School PreK-8 173 9.4 Roman Catholic 7
St. John-Sacred Heart School PreK-7 24 7.3 Roman Catholic 8
Immanuel Lutheran School PreK-8 292 16.2 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 9

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 Menasha) 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 Menasha?

We count 33 within 12 miles of downtown Menasha. Together they enrolled about 7,996 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. Francis Xavier Catholic School System with 1,280 students.

Which Menasha private schools take WI Choice?

21 of the 33 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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