St. John Evangelical Lutheran School
under 1 mi ✓ Wisconsin Private School Choice (Statewide, Special Needs Scholarship) Grades PreK-8 72 students 10.3 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Waterloo, WI
6 in Waterloo or within 12 miles. 1 is on the state’s WI Choice list. 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.
Holy Family School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-7 23 students 5.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 203 students 16.9 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
St. Jerome School
10 mi Grades K-8 104 students 8.4 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 73 students 12.2 students per teacher Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Co-ed
Grades PreK-8 319 students 13.3 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
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What Wisconsin pays
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, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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