THE
AREA
FOUNDED
GRADE LEVELS
ENROLLMENT
UNIFORMS
% MINORITY STUDENTS
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT OR AFFILIATION
FULL-TIME FACULTY
STUDENT / TEACHER RATIO
ANNUAL OR ANNUALIZED TUITION
% RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID
PRIVATE SCHOOL CHARTS
In creating these charts, we strove to be as inclusive as possible, inviting private schools in St. Louis city; Jefferson, St. Charles, and St. Louis counties; and Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe counties in Illinois to respond to an informational survey. All information is self-reported. These charts should just be considered starting points. If your school is in the St. Louis region and was not included in the charts, please email szak@stlmag.com.
South County
1984
Age 2– Grade 8
225
Yes
8%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
15
12:1
$5,950
70%
St. Charles
1818
Pre-K– Grade 8
220
Yes
15%
Roman Catholic
31
8:1
$6,090– $11,957
12%
Creve Coeur
1979
Pre-K– Grade 6
110
No
15%
Independent
22
8:1
$18,530– $19,525
29%
636-561-7709 / andrewsacademy.com
Lake Saint Louis
2008
K– Grade 6
90
No
29%
Independent
17
8:1
$13,000
14%
ASA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
Hazelwood
1999
6 weeks– Grade 6
85
No
94%
Christian
3
17:1
$5,000$7,800
10%
Chesterfield
2017
Grades 6–8
25
Yes
2%
Catholic, Sacred Heart
4
8:1
$10,200
2%
St. Louis
1957
Age 3– Grade 6
284
No
36%
Christian
20
8:1
$9,680
22%
Creve Coeur
1910
Grades 6–12
837
Yes
18%
Catholic–Marianist
106
9:1
$18,998
43%
Chesterfield
1962
18 Months– Grade 6
148
No
33%
Independent
23
6:1
$6,465– $18,600
22%
Chesterfield
1981
16 Months– Grade 8
170
No
40%
Montessori
16
9:1
$11,200– $18,000
20%
Kirkwood
1973
Infant– Grade 8
660
Yes
12%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
36
16:1
$4,005– $6,970
40%
St. Charles County
1980
Pre-K– Grade 8
423
No
12%
Evangelical Christian
45
10:1
$2,650– $7,850
25%
Town and Country
1978
Grades 1–9
145
No
15%
School for learning disabilities
53
3:1
$33,600
13%
North St. Louis City
1999
Pre-K– Grade 6
185
Yes
94%
Independent
20
8:1
$2,600
100%
O’Fallon, Missouri
2016
Pre-K– Grade 8
11
Yes
0%
Hillsdale College– supported
0
5:1
$7,500
0%
Private Grade Schools ABIDING SAVIOR LUTHERAN SCHOOL 314-892-4408 / aslsonline.org
ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART 636-946-6127 / ash1818.org
ANDREWS ACADEMY-CREVE COEUR 314-878-1883 / andrewsacademy.com
ANDREWS ACADEMY-LAKE ST. LOUIS
314-524-4272 / asachristianacademy.org
BARAT PREPARATORY ACADEMY 636-300-5500 / baratprep.org
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 314-727-4535 / centralschoolstl.org
CHAMINADE COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL 314-993-4400 / chaminade-stl.org
CHESTERFIELD DAY SCHOOL 314-469-6622 / chesterfielddayschool.org
CHESTERFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOL 314-469-7150 / chesterfieldmontessori.org
CHRIST COMMUNITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL 314-822-7774 / ccls-stlouis.org
CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY & PRESCHOOL SCHOOL 636-978-1680 / lwcs.us
CHURCHILL CENTER & SCHOOL 314-997-4343 / churchillstl.org
CITY ACADEMY 314-382-0085 / cityacademyschool.org
THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY DE LAFAYETTE 636-222-3442 / cadlafayette.com
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% MINORITY STUDENTS
FULL-TIME FACULTY
STUDENT / TEACHER RATIO
ANNUAL OR ANNUALIZED TUITION
% RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID
No
25%
Experiential
28
9:1
$18,000
25%
Ladue
1914
Age 3– Grade 6
340
No
30%
Independent
48
7:1
$19,150– $20,550
20%
St. Louis
1998
K– Grade 8
70
No
8%
Christian, nondenominational
8
9:1
$4,500
0%
Creve Coeur
1964
2 Months– K
68
No
15%
Montessori
6
6:1
$7,740– $15,327
18%
314-787-1036 / ccsstl.org
Town and Country
2003
Pre-K– Grade 6
145
Yes
5%
Biblical, relational, integral
7
8:1
$8,100
25%
CROSSPOINT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
Villa Ridge
1990
Pre-K– Grade 8
105
No
5%
Christian
4
6:1
$5,700
17%
Central West End
1974
Grades 7–12
231
No
43%
Independent
26
9:1
$23,600
50%+
O’Fallon, Illinois
2002
K–Grade 8
211
No
9%
Baptist
12
18:1
$4,450
6%
636-272-3220 / fbcacademy.org
O’Fallon, Missouri
1964
K– Grade 6
106
Yes
13%
Baptist
10
15:1
$5,720
0%
FORSYTH SCHOOL
St. Louis
1961
Age 3– Grade 6
365
No
31%
Independent
47
8:1
$13,772– $20,665
26%
Franklin County
1994
Pre-K– Grade 12
69
No
12%
Montessori
15
8:1
$8,475– $18,400
25%
Belleville, Illinois
1983
K–Grade 12
120
Yes
50%
College prep
6
12:1
$5,940
0%
North County
1955
Pre-K– Grade 8
174
Yes
70%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
10
15:1
$4,600
60%
314-919-4700 / greatcircle.org
Webster Groves
1834
K–Grade 8
130
No
45%
Specialized focus: behavioral & autism
28
4:1
$24,500
10%
GREEN PARK LUTHERAN SCHOOL
St. Louis
1961
Pre-K– Grade 8
200
Yes
4%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
13
14:1
$6,850
20%
Olivette
1943
Age 2– Grade 8
120
No
DND
Orthodox Jewish
21
5:1
$10,500– $14,935
50%
Fenton
1999
Grades 7 & 8
21
No
17%
Classical Christian
7
9:1
$9,200
25%
Metro East
1848
Pre-K– Grade 8
154
No
5%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
12
11:1
$3,540
20%
COMMUNITY SCHOOL 314-991-0005 / communityschool.com
CORNERSTONE ACADEMY 314-845-8788 / cornerstoneacademy.com
COUNTRYSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL 314-434-82821 / montessori4children.com
COVENANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
636-742-5380 / crosspointschool.org
CROSSROADS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL 314-367-8085 / crossroadscollegeprep.org
FIRST BAPTIST ACADEMY 618-726-6040 / fbaofallon.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
314-726-4542 / forsythonline.com
THE FULTON SCHOOL 636-458-6688 / tfssa.org
GOVERNOR FRENCH ACADEMY 618-233-7542 / governorfrench.com
GRACE CHAPEL LUTHERAN 314-867-6564 / gracechapelstl.org
GREAT CIRCLE SCHOOL
314-544-4248 / greenparklutheranschool.org
H.F. EPSTEIN HEBREW ACADEMY 314-994-7856 / eha.org
HERITAGE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 636-394-8063 / heritageclassical.org
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL 618-344-3145 / holycross-collinsville.org
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ENROLLMENT 260
GRADE LEVELS Pre-K– Grade 8
314-962-9355 / thecollegeschool.org
FOUNDED 1963
THE COLLEGE SCHOOL
AREA Webster Groves
Private Grade Schools
FOUNDED
GRADE LEVELS
ENROLLMENT
UNIFORMS
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT OR AFFILIATION
FULL-TIME FACULTY
STUDENT / TEACHER RATIO
ANNUAL OR ANNUALIZED TUITION
% RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID
1844
Pre-K– Grade 8
165
Yes
60%
Lutheran
13
13:1
$5,400
10%
St. Charles
1848
Age 2– Grade 8
485
Yes
6%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
35
18:1
$6,080
20%
Richmond Heights
2009
Age 2– Grade 2
108
Yes
25%
Language immersion
12
8:1
$12,600
0%
Ladue
1923
Grades 7–12
619
No
37%
Independent
90
7:1
$28,480
22%
314-434-4349 / kirkdayschool.org
Town and Country
1992
Age 3– Grade 6
295
Yes
18%
Christian
30
8:1
$3,020– $9,120
18%
KIRKWOOD CHILDREN’S HOUSE
Kirkwood
1985
18 Months–K
53
No
15%
Montessori
8
7:1
$8,740– $16,500
24%
Wildwood
2005
Pre-K– Grade 8
140
Yes
7%
Christian
9
9:1
$6,550
15%
Grand Center
1999
Grades 6–8
55
Yes
95%
Catholic
6
9:1
Sliding Scale
91%
St. Louis
2016
Grades 7–9
22
No
10%
Montessori
3
6:1
$10,000
30%
South City
1999
Grades 5–8
70
Yes
97%
Catholic, Nativity Miguel
6
12:1
$12,000
100%
Ladue
1859
Pre-K– Grade 8
590
No
37%
Independent, nonsectarian
61
8:1
$19,950– $27,300
21%
Weldon Spring
2000
Pre-K– Grade 8
356
Yes
5%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
17
13:1
$6,725
15%
Metro East
1971
Pre-K– Grade 6
90
No
15%
Montessori (AMI)
8
12:1
$5,500– $7,775
10%
Webster Groves
1956
Pre-K– Grade 8
93
No
22%
Independent, special education
17
10:1
$29,000
50%+
Madison County
1974
Pre-K– Grade 12
106
No
5%
Christian
13
15:1
$3,324
0%
Grand Center
2014
15 Months– Grade 6
55
No
20%
AMI–accredited Montessori
6
15:1
$8,910
13%
Central West End
1969
Age 3– Grade 6
313
No
45%
Multiple intelligences
40
8:1
$14,141– $19,930
40%
Florissant
1962
K–Grade 6
137
No
70%
Christian
11
17:1
$7,500
20%
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN DAY SCHOOL 314-993-5004 / immanueldayschool.org
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN SCHOOL 636-946-0051 / immanuelstcharles.org
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLHOUSE 314-874-0715 / internationalschoolhouse.com
JOHN BURROUGHS SCHOOL 314-993-4040 / jburroughs.org
KIRK DAY SCHOOL
314-966-2030 / kirkwoodchildrenshouse.com
LIVING WATER ACADEMY 636-324-7220 / livingwateracademy.com
LOYOLA ACADEMY OF ST. LOUIS 314-531-9091 / loyolaacademy.org
MAP ST. LOUIS 314-884-1637 / mapstlouis.org
MARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 314-771-7674 / marianmiddleschool.org
MARY INSTITUTE AND ST. LOUIS COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (MICDS) 314-993-5100 / discovery.micds.org
MESSIAH LUTHERAN SCHOOL 636-329-1096 / mlslions.org
METRO EAST MONTESSORI SCHOOL 618-931-2508 / metroeastmontessori.com
MIRIAM SCHOOL 314-968-3893 / miriamstl.org
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 618-462-1071 / mvcs-il.org
MONTESSORI LAB SCHOOL 314-833-5330 / montessorilabschool.org
NEW CITY SCHOOL 314-361-6411 / newcityschool.org
NORTH COUNTY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 314-972-6227 / nccsedu.org
% MINORITY STUDENTS
AREA Olivette
Private Grade Schools
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RAINTREE SCHOOL 314-858-1033 / raintreeschool.org
ROHAN WOODS SCHOOL 314-821-6270 / rohanwoods.org
ROSSMAN SCHOOL 314-434-5877 / rossmanschool.org
SAINT LOUIS PRIORY SCHOOL 314-434-3690 / priory.org
SALEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL 314-353-9242 / slcas.org
SAUL MIROWITZ JEWISH COMMUNITY SCHOOL 314-576-6177 / mirowitz.org
THE SOULARD SCHOOL 314-865-2799 / soulardschool.org
SOUTH CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOL 314-667-4311 / sccommunityschool.org
THE ST. AUSTIN SCHOOL 314-580-2802 / saintaustinschool.org
ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN SCHOOL 636-464-7303 / stjohnsarnold.org
ST. LOUIS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 314-664-3299 / slcacougars.org
ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL 636-938-4432 / stmarkseureka.org
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL 314-822-2771 / stplutheranschool.org
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% RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID
314-842-6846 / providencestl.org
ANNUAL OR ANNUALIZED TUITION
PROVIDENCE CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
STUDENT / TEACHER RATIO
314-434-2100 / principiaschool.org
FULL-TIME FACULTY
PRINCIPIA SCHOOL
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT OR AFFILIATION
636-343-7511 / oursaviorlcs.org
% MINORITY STUDENTS
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH AND SCHOOL
UNIFORMS
314-427-3444 / ourredeemerstl.org
ENROLLMENT
OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL
GRADE LEVELS
636-978-4440 / oakhavenmontessori.net
FOUNDED
OAKHAVEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL
AREA
Private Grade Schools
Dardenne Prairie
2008
Pre-K– Grade 5
74
Yes
10%
Montessori
6
10:1
$7,560– $11,620
26%
Northwest County
1914
Pre-K– Grade 8
80
Yes
30%
Lutheran Elementary School Association
8
10:1
$5,400
95%
Fenton
1964
K–Grade 7
50
Yes
10%
Lutheran
6
8:1
$5,970
20%
West County
1898
Pre-K– Grade 8
158
Yes
17%
Christian Science
13
8:1
$9,760– $14,220
94%
Sappington
1994
Pre-K– Grade 12
120
Yes
8%
Classical Christian
18
10:1
$3,750– $8,100
10%
West County
2006
Age 2–K
86
Yes
325
Reggio Emilia– inspired Forest School
12
7:1
$11,230– $16,900
16%
Kirkwood/ Webster Groves
1937
Age 2– Grade 6
87
No
21%
Independent
12
8:1
$18,900
32%
Creve Coeur
1917
Pre-K– Grade 6
227
No
42%
Independent
28
8:1
$20,400 (includes lunch)
13%
Creve Coeur
1956
Grades 7–12
410
No
19%
Catholic, Benedictine
DND
7:1
$24,125
30%
Affton
1911
Age 2– Grade 8
217
Yes
2%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
12
12:1
$6,425
35%
Creve Coeur
2012
K–Grade 8
185
No
17%
Jewish
24
8:1
$15,560
40%
Soulard
2004
Pre-K– Grade 5
130
No
20%
Progressive
15
9:1
$9,225
75%
South City
2010
Pre-K– Grade 8
164
No
20%
Charlotte Mason philosophy
10
12:1
$1,935– $6,550
64%
Town and Country
2011
Pre-K– Grade 8
91
Yes
DND
Classical, Catholic
9
10:1
$6,790– $7,290
30%
Arnold
1848
Pre-K– Grade 8
200
Yes
8%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
14
14:1
$6,157
55%
South City
1952
K–Grade 12
75
Yes
50%
Christian, nondenominational
10
10:1
$4,000
40%
West County
1982
Infant– Grade 8
165
Yes
1%
Lutheran
12
12:1
$2,390– $5,360
20%
Des Peres
1849
K–Grade 8
170
Yes
10%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
14
12:1
$2,440– $7,050
14%
Private Grade Schools
AREA
FOUNDED
GRADE LEVELS
ENROLLMENT
UNIFORMS
% MINORITY STUDENTS
SCHOOL OF THOUGHT OR AFFILIATION
FULL-TIME FACULTY
STUDENT / TEACHER RATIO
ANNUAL OR ANNUALIZED TUITION
% RECEIVING FINANCIAL AID
THE ST. MICHAEL SCHOOL OF CLAYTON
Clayton
1969
3 Months– Grade 8
150
No
15%
Reggio Emilia
30
6:1
$17,100– $17,700
29%
Shaw
1978
K–Grade 8
150
Yes
65%
Christian
11
15:1
$5,000
60%
West County
1972
Pre-K– Grade 8
200
No
15%
Christian
12
16:1
$2,375– $8,085
10%
314-638-6700 / vcacademy.org
Jefferson County
1974
K–Grade 8
70
No
3%
Christian
12
9:1
$4,400
20%
VILLA DI MARIA MONTESSORI
Kirkwood
1967
Age 2– Grade 12
185
No
13%
Association Montessori Internationale
6
14:1
$6,183– $9,854
15%
Frontenac
1929
Age 3– Grade 12
207
Yes
15%
Catholic, Network of Sacred Heart Schools
67
8:1
$6,450$21,485
25%
West County
1833
Pre-K– Grade 8
201
Yes
15%
Catholic
26
11:1
$15,985– $18,565
N/A
Webster Groves
1993
Pre-K– Grade 8
77
No
21%
Waldorf
10
10:1
$13,810
52%
Town and Country
1976
Grades 7–8
265
Yes
19%
Christian
22
11:1
$17,350
20%
Creve Coeur
1952
Grades 6–12
136
No
30%
Independent, nonsectarian
60
7:1
$26,925
30%
Clayton
1913
Age 3– Grade 6
160
No
35%
Independent
25
7:1
$19,900
35%
St. Louis Hills
1974
Pre-K– Grade 8
192
Yes
25%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
14
16:1
$5,850
50%
St. Charles County
1851
18 Months– Grade 8
570
Yes
2%
Lutheran
26
14:1
$5,600
5%
Belleville, Illinois
1857
Age 2– Grade 8
304
No
12%
Lutheran Church– Missouri Synod
20
18:1
$3,850– $5,150
20%
314-721-4422 / stmichaelschool.org
TOWER GROVE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 314-776-6473 / tgca.info
TWIN OAKS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 636-861-1901 / twinoakschristianschool.org
VICTORY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
314-822-2601 / villadimaria.org
VILLA DUCHESNE AND OAK HILL SCHOOL 314-432-2021 / vdoh.org
VISITATION ACADEMY 314-625-9100 / visitationacademy.org
THE WALDORF SCHOOL OF ST. LOUIS 314-962-2129 / waldorfstl.org
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 314-997-2900 / wcastl.org
WHITFIELD SCHOOL 314-434-5141 / whitfieldschool.org
WILSON SCHOOL 314-725-4999 / wilsonschool.com
WORD OF LIFE LUTHERAN SCHOOL 314-832-1244 / wordoflifeschool.net
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL 636-441-7424 / zioharvester.org
ZION LUTHERAN SCHOOL BELLEVILLE 618-234-0275 / zionschoolbelleville.org
THE FINE PRINT By marking “NA,” the school is stating that the category is “not applicable”; “DND” means “does not disclose”; “int’l” is an abbreviation for “international.”
Grade Schools 1. Because of space constraints, SLM is unable to include parish elementary schools in the Archdiocese of St. Louis or the Metro East. 2. Some grade schools also have high schools, but for the purposes of this chart we asked that administrators only include information that pertains up to grade 8.
3. Some schools list only grades 6–8. In most cases, these are schools that incorporate middle school grades into their high schools. We included their middle school students on this chart and their high school students on the next chart. 4. *Only reflects grades 7 and 8.
Private High Schools 1. These charts include schools with students enrolled in grades 9–12. 2. Some schools in these charts also include middle and elementary school grades.
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