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Private schools in South Milwaukee, WI

89 schools within 12 miles. 63 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 South Milwaukee

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

Salam School

5 mi
✓ Wisconsin Private School Choice (Milwaukee, Racine, Statewide) Grades PreK-12 985 students 8.9 students per teacher Islamic

4707 S 13th St., Milwaukee, WI 53221

Call (414) 282-0504 School facts

St. Anthony School

7 mi
✓ Wisconsin Private School Choice (Milwaukee, Special Needs Scholarship) Grades PreK-12 1,436 students 17.2 students per teacher Roman Catholic

1747 S 9th St., Milwaukee, WI 53204

Call (414) 384-6612 School facts

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 89 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Guidance Academy ✓ PreK-12 267 13.8 Islamic <1
Divine Mercy School ✓ 1
Grace Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 91 10.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 2
St. Matthew School ✓ PreK-8 199 16.6 Roman Catholic 3
St. Pauls Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 56 11.2 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 3
Badger State Baptist School ✓ PreK-12 161 8.6 Baptist 4
St. Thomas Aquinas Academy ✓ PreK-8 220 16.2 Roman Catholic 5
Salam School ✓ PreK-12 985 8.9 Islamic 5
Our Father's Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 82 13.4 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 5
St. Thomas More High School ✓ 9-12 566 14.6 Roman Catholic 5
Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic School ✓ 5
Saint Roman Parish School ✓ 5
Atlas Preparatory Academy High School ✓ K-12 412 14.7 Nonsectarian 6
Trinity Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 196 17.7 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 6
Saint Lucas Lutheran School ✓ 6
Victory Christian Academy ✓ 6
St. Joseph Academy ✓ PreK-8 389 15 Roman Catholic 6
St. Augustine Preparatory Academy ✓ PreK-12 1,759 14.5 Christian (nondenominational) 6
St. Alphonsus School ✓ PreK-8 120 9.2 Roman Catholic 7
St. Josaphat Parish School ✓ PreK-8 198 16.5 Roman Catholic 7
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School ✓ 7
St. Anthony School ✓ PreK-12 1,436 17.2 Roman Catholic 7
Martin Luther High School ✓ 9-12 676 11.3 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8
Saint Rafael the Archangel School ✓ 8
St. Johns Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 304 15.7 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
St. Gregory the Great School ✓ PreK-8 181 17.4 Roman Catholic 8
Christ-St. Peter Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 236 13.9 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
Nativity Jesuit Academy ✓ PreK-8 232 13.6 Roman Catholic 8
St. Jacobi Evangelical Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 191 18.5 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 8
Cristo Rey Jesuit Milwaukee High School ✓ 9-12 464 15.8 Roman Catholic 8
St. John the Evangelist School ✓ PreK-8 147 13.9 Roman Catholic 9
El Puente High School ✓ 9
St. Mary Parish School ✓ PreK-8 307 11.8 Roman Catholic 9
Grace Christian Academy ✓ K-12 177 10.9 Christian (nondenominational) 10
St. Joan Antida High School ✓ 9-12 209 8.3 Roman Catholic 10
Saint Rose ✓ 10
St. Matthias Parish School ✓ PreK-8 173 13.5 Roman Catholic 10
Journeys Lutheran School ✓ 3-12 100 8.4 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 10
Marquette University High School ✓ 9-12 893 14.5 Roman Catholic 10
Tamarack Waldorf School ✓ PreK-8 191 11.7 Nonsectarian 10
Shalom High ✓ 10
St. Marcus Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 956 18.4 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 10
Hales Corners Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 476 15.1 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 10
Catholic East Elementary ✓ 10
Living Hope Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 132 12 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 11
Clara Mohammed School Inc. ✓ K-12 73 14.6 Islamic 11
Hope Christian School - Via ✓ PreK-8 280 14 Christian (nondenominational) 11
Pius Xi Catholic High School ✓ 11
St. Vincent Pallotti School ✓ PreK-8 173 14.5 Roman Catholic 11
Hope Christian School Prima ✓ 11
Cross Trainers Academy ✓ PreK-12 453 13.1 Christian (nondenominational) 11
Saint Mary Czestochowa ✓ 11
Mt Olive Christian Day School ✓ PreK-8 155 12 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 11
Wisconsin Lutheran High School ✓ 9-12 921 12 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 11
Wisconsin Institute for Torah Study ✓ 9-12 107 30.6 Jewish 11
St. Sebastian School ✓ PreK-8 340 13.7 Roman Catholic 11
St. Coletta Day School of Milwaukee ✓ 5-12 33 16.5 Roman Catholic 11
St. Pauls Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 243 21.3 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 11
Malaika Early Learning Center ✓ PreK-3 68 7.6 Nonsectarian 12
Jo's Learning Academy ✓ 12
Universal Scholars Academy ✓ 12
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 166 15.1 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 12
Trinity Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 212 12.5 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 12
Zion Evangelical Lutheran School PreK-8 83 11.2 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1
Seton Catholic Schools PreK-8 2,624 15.3 Roman Catholic 5
Jubilee Christian School PreK-K 1 0.4 Christian (nondenominational) 6
St. John Paul II Catholic School PreK-8 170 17 Roman Catholic 6
St. Paul Lutheran School PreK-8 102 11.5 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 6
St. Lucas Evangelical Lutheran School PreK-8 148 14.8 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 6
St. Adalbert Elementary School K-8 385 16.7 Roman Catholic 7
St. Sava Orthodox School PreK-8 69 8.1 Other religious 8
St. Martini Lutheran Grade School K-8 158 13.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 8
Notre Dame School of Milwaukee PreK-4 307 16.2 Roman Catholic 8
Transcenter for Youth/El Puente High 9-12 107 15.1 Nonsectarian 9
Notre Dame School of Milwaukee PreK-8 618 15.5 Roman Catholic 9
Indian Community School PreK-8 332 10.1 Nonsectarian 9
The Richardson School Ungraded 33 4.7 Nonsectarian 9
Messmer St. Rose Catholic School PreK-8 285 13.6 Roman Catholic 10
St. Pauls Lutheran School PreK-8 124 10 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 10
St. Rita Catholic School PreK-8 189 17.3 Roman Catholic 10
Messiah Lutheran School PreK-7 19 5.6 Lutheran 11
The Prairie School PreK-12 578 6.8 Nonsectarian 11
St. Charles Education Center 8-12 13 4.6 Nonsectarian 11
St. Philips Lutheran School PreK-8 81 14 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 11
St. Jude the Apostle School PreK-8 351 12.5 Roman Catholic 12
Kradwell School 7-12 45 5.6 Nonsectarian 12
Milwaukee Montessori School PreK-8 206 6 Nonsectarian 12
Children's Workshop K 2 1.5 Nonsectarian 12
Doxa Christian Academy K-6 27 8.2 Christian (nondenominational) 12

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.

Keep looking

Get one email when applications open

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

One email per application window. No calls, no sharing your details.

Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near South Milwaukee?

We count 89 within 12 miles of downtown South Milwaukee. Together they enrolled about 23,463 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Seton Catholic Schools with 2,624 students.

Which South Milwaukee private schools take WI Choice?

63 of the 89 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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