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Private schools in Merrillville, IN

42 schools within 12 miles. 25 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 Merrillville

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 42 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Andrean High School ✓ 9-12 455 13.5 Roman Catholic 2
Montessori Academy in the Oaks ✓ PreK-3 22 11 Nonsectarian 3
Forest Ridge Academy ✓ PreK-8 157 5.7 Nonsectarian 3
My Safari Preparatory Academy ✓ PreK-K 6 6 Nonsectarian 4
Ambassador Christian Academy ✓ K-8 184 12.9 Christian (nondenominational) 4
Life Christian Steam Academy ✓ K-5 44 11 Christian (nondenominational) 4
St. Mary School ✓ PreK-8 193 17.5 Roman Catholic 5
Saint Mary Catholic Comm School ✓ 5
Trinity Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 166 12.4 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 5
Calumet Christian School ✓ K-12 191 11.9 Christian (nondenominational) 5
Trinity Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 54 8.2 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 6
Hammond Baptist High School ✓ PreK-12 265 13.9 Baptist 6
Bible Baptist School ✓ K-10 26 5.2 Baptist 7
Crown Point Christian School ✓ PreK-8 837 15.8 Christian (nondenominational) 7
Northwest Adventist Christian School ✓ K-8 11 11 Seventh-Day Adventist 7
Knighten's Educational Center ✓ 7
St. John Evangelist School ✓ PreK-8 371 14.3 Roman Catholic 7
Highland Christian School ✓ PreK-8 531 14.2 Calvinist 7
Our Lady of Grace School ✓ PreK-8 144 14 Roman Catholic 7
Portage Christian School ✓ 8
Morning Star Academy ✓ PreK-8 66 8.2 Assembly of God 9
St. Thomas More School ✓ PreK-8 468 16 Roman Catholic 10
St. Paul's Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 157 10.8 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 10
Emmanuel Baptist Academy ✓ PreK-12 82 11.5 Baptist 11
St. Stanislaus School ✓ PreK-8 157 12.8 Roman Catholic 12
Aquinas Catholic Community School PreK-8 212 17.2 Roman Catholic <1
Happy Days Learning Center K 8 8 Nonsectarian <1
Happy Days Child Care Center K-Transitional K 15 15 Nonsectarian <1
Montessori Academy of Nwi PreK-K 3 1 Nonsectarian 2
Ascension Lutheran Christian School K-5 52 17.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 3
My Safari Preparatory Academy Georgia St. Campus PreK-K 5 5 Nonsectarian 3
Indiana Horizon Academy PreK-8 145 8.3 Islamic 4
Repairer of the Breach Ministries (D211) PreK-12 35 7 Other religious 4
St. Michael Catholic School PreK-8 202 11.2 Roman Catholic 6
Happydays Childcare Inc Dba Happy Days Highland PreK-5 20 20 Nonsectarian 7
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 9
Protestant Reformed/Heritage Christian Schools K-12 217 10.8 Calvinist 10
Illiana Christian High School 9-12 545 14.2 Calvinist 10
Nativity of Our Savior/Diocese PreK-8 163 14.7 Roman Catholic 10
St. John Bosco Elementary School PreK-8 226 15.3 Roman Catholic 10

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.

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 Merrillville) 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 Merrillville?

We count 42 within 12 miles of downtown Merrillville. Together they enrolled about 6,973 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is Crown Point Christian School with 837 students.

Which Merrillville private schools take Choice Scholarship?

25 of the 42 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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