Trinity Lutheran School
under 1 mi ✓ Wyoming Steamboat Legacy ESA Grades PreK-6 37 students 10.9 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Private schools in Riverton, WY
4 schools within 12 miles. 4 of them are on the state’s Steamboat Legacy ESA list. Steamboat Legacy ESA pays $7,000 per student per year.
Schools near Riverton
Schools on the official Steamboat Legacy ESA list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
St. Margaret Catholic School
under 1 mi ✓ Wyoming Steamboat Legacy ESA Grades PreK-5 49 students 8.8 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Western Heritage Lutheran Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Wyoming Steamboat Legacy ESA
Smart-Start Montessori Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Wyoming Steamboat Legacy ESA Grades PreK-Transitional K 9 students 4.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori
On the state’s official list Other private schools
What Wyoming pays, and what that leaves you
Wyoming Steamboat Legacy Scholarship Education savings account
$7,000 per student per year Deposited in four quarterly payments of $1,750, starting in early September.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-21. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay?
Tuition and fees Steamboat Legacy ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
We filled in the standard Steamboat Legacy ESA amount. Change it if your award letter says something different. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.
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 Riverton) 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 Riverton?
We count 4 within 12 miles of downtown Riverton. Together they enrolled about 95 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. Margaret Catholic School with 49 students.
Which Riverton private schools take Steamboat Legacy ESA?
4 of the 4 schools on this page are on the state’s official Steamboat Legacy ESA list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the Wyoming Department of Education list of registered schools dated August 25, 2026. We list Wyoming schools that serve kindergarten and up. The state list also carries preschools and out of state online schools, which we leave out.
Will Steamboat Legacy ESA cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Steamboat Legacy ESA pays $7,000 per student per year, 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.