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Private schools in Gary, IN

45 schools within 12 miles. 29 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 Gary

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

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 45 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Ambassador Christian Academy ✓ K-8 184 12.9 Christian (nondenominational) <1
My Safari Preparatory Academy ✓ PreK-K 6 6 Nonsectarian <1
Life Christian Steam Academy ✓ K-5 44 11 Christian (nondenominational) <1
Andrean High School ✓ 9-12 455 13.5 Roman Catholic 2
Montessori Academy in the Oaks ✓ PreK-3 22 11 Nonsectarian 3
Knighten's Educational Center ✓ 4
St. Mary School ✓ PreK-8 193 17.5 Roman Catholic 4
Calumet Christian School ✓ K-12 191 11.9 Christian (nondenominational) 4
Forest Ridge Academy ✓ PreK-8 157 5.7 Nonsectarian 5
Bible Baptist School ✓ K-10 26 5.2 Baptist 5
Trinity Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 54 8.2 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 5
Highland Christian School ✓ PreK-8 531 14.2 Calvinist 6
Our Lady of Grace School ✓ PreK-8 144 14 Roman Catholic 6
Morning Star Academy ✓ PreK-8 66 8.2 Assembly of God 7
Hammond Baptist High School ✓ PreK-12 265 13.9 Baptist 7
Portage Christian School ✓ 7
St. Thomas More School ✓ PreK-8 468 16 Roman Catholic 8
Saint Mary Catholic Comm School ✓ 9
St. Paul's Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 157 10.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 9
Trinity Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 166 12.4 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 9
St. Stanislaus School ✓ PreK-8 157 12.8 Roman Catholic 9
St. John Evangelist School ✓ PreK-8 371 14.3 Roman Catholic 9
Crown Point Christian School ✓ PreK-8 837 15.8 Christian (nondenominational) 9
Bishop Noll Institute ✓ 10
Northwest Adventist Christian School ✓ K-8 11 11 Seventh-Day Adventist 10
Montessori Childrens Schoolhouse ✓ PreK-8 93 11.6 Nonsectarian 10
Hammond Riverside Christian School ✓ 10
Emmanuel Baptist Academy ✓ PreK-12 82 11.5 Baptist 10
St. Casimir School ✓ PreK-8 340 19.1 Roman Catholic 11
Ascension Lutheran Christian School K-5 52 17.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) <1
My Safari Preparatory Academy Georgia St. Campus PreK-K 5 5 Nonsectarian 1
Repairer of the Breach Ministries (D211) PreK-12 35 7 Other religious 2
Happy Days Child Care Center K-Transitional K 15 15 Nonsectarian 4
Happy Days Learning Center K 8 8 Nonsectarian 4
Aquinas Catholic Community School PreK-8 212 17.2 Roman Catholic 4
Montessori Academy of Nwi PreK-K 3 1 Nonsectarian 5
Happydays Childcare Inc Dba Happy Days Highland PreK-5 20 20 Nonsectarian 6
St. Michael Catholic School PreK-8 202 11.2 Roman Catholic 7
Indiana Horizon Academy PreK-8 145 8.3 Islamic 8
St. John Bosco Elementary School PreK-8 226 15.3 Roman Catholic 8
Nativity of Our Savior/Diocese PreK-8 163 14.7 Roman Catholic 9
Plum Creek Christian Academy PreK-12 243 13.5 Baptist 9
Plum Creek Christian Academy PreK-12 242 13.6 Baptist 9
Providence Christian Academy PreK-10 53 7.6 Presbyterian 11
Protestant Reformed/Heritage Christian Schools K-12 217 10.8 Calvinist 12

What Indiana pays, and what that leaves you

IN
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?

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.

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

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Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Gary?

We count 45 within 12 miles of downtown Gary. Together they enrolled about 6,861 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Crown Point Christian School with 837 students.

Which Gary private schools take Choice Scholarship?

29 of the 45 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.

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