St. John Evangelical Lutheran School
under 1 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 41 students 6.5 students per teacher Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Private schools in Aurora, IN
4 schools within 12 miles. 4 of them are on the state’s Choice Scholarship list. Choice Scholarship pays about $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district.
Schools near Aurora
Schools on the official Choice Scholarship list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.
Fiat Classical Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship
✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship Grades PreK-8 227 students 13.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic
Bright Christian School
12 mi ✓ Indiana Choice Scholarship
On the state’s official list Other private schools
What Indiana pays, and what that leaves you
Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship
About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay?
Tuition and fees Choice Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
Choice Scholarship pays between $6,033 and $8,329 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 Aurora) 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 Aurora?
We count 4 within 12 miles of downtown Aurora. Together they enrolled about 268 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. Lawrence Catholic School with 227 students.
Which Aurora private schools take Choice Scholarship?
4 of the 4 schools on this page are on the state’s official Choice Scholarship list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked here appear on the 2026-27 participating schools sheet published by the Indiana Department of Education.
Will Choice Scholarship cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. Choice Scholarship pays about $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district, 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.