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Private schools in South Bend, IN

39 schools within 12 miles. 27 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 South Bend

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 39 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
St. Thomas More Academy ✓ K-12 198 7.9 Roman Catholic <1
River Montessori High School ✓ 9-12 43 5.4 Nonsectarian <1
Trinity School at Greenlawn ✓ <1
Our Lady of Hungary School ✓ PreK-8 185 15.4 Roman Catholic <1
St. Matthew Cathedral School ✓ PreK-8 320 15.2 Roman Catholic 1
Good Shepherd Montessori School ✓ PreK-8 148 9.8 Roman Catholic 1
St. Joseph High School ✓ 9-12 849 15.9 Roman Catholic 1
Holy Cross Elementary School ✓ PreK-8 348 16 Roman Catholic 2
Yeshiva of South Bend ✓ 9-12 37 5.9 Jewish 2
St. Anthony de Padua School ✓ PreK-8 207 17.4 Roman Catholic 2
South Bend Junior Academy ✓ K-8 42 10.5 Seventh-Day Adventist 2
Michiana Christian Academy ✓ K-8 59 6 Church of Christ 3
New Vision Christian Academy ✓ 3
Marian High School ✓ 9-12 735 13.4 Roman Catholic 3
The Willows Academy ✓ 3
South Bend Hebrew Day School ✓ PreK-8 164 5.3 Jewish 3
Bais Yaakov High School of Indiana ✓ 9-12 34 6.7 Jewish 3
Corpus Christi School ✓ PreK-8 157 9.9 Roman Catholic 4
Community Baptist Christian School ✓ PreK-12 217 13.6 Baptist 4
International Soccer Academy of America ✓ 4
Christ the King School ✓ PreK-8 443 14.8 Roman Catholic 4
The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes ✓ PreK-8 142 13 Nonsectarian 5
Covenant Christian School ✓ PreK-8 226 13.2 Christian (nondenominational) 5
Resurrection Lutheran Academy ✓ PreK-8 87 9.9 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 6
St. Pius X Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 561 17.4 Roman Catholic 7
Queen of Peace School ✓ PreK-8 112 5.1 Roman Catholic 7
Trinity Lutheran School ✓ PreK-8 279 13.1 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 11
Depaul Academy 9-12 23 5.8 Nonsectarian <1
St. Joseph Grade School PreK-8 424 15.7 Roman Catholic <1
St. Adalbert Catholic School PreK-8 200 18.2 Roman Catholic 2
The Stanley Clark School PreK-8 307 6 Nonsectarian 2
Early Childhood Develop Center PreK-K 24 24 Nonsectarian 3
St. John the Baptist Catholic School PreK-8 111 11.1 Roman Catholic 3
Power in Praise Crusade Ministries PreK-12 41 4.1 Christian (nondenominational) 3
Mishawaka Catholic School PreK-8 267 12.1 Roman Catholic 4
Holy Family Elementary School PreK-8 271 11.8 Roman Catholic 4
Mishawaka Catholic School PreK-8 271 12.3 Roman Catholic 4
Peace Lutheran School PreK-5 5 5 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 5
Correct. K-12 214 12.4 Christian (nondenominational) 6

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 South Bend) 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 South Bend?

We count 39 within 12 miles of downtown South Bend. Together they enrolled about 7,751 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is St. Joseph High School with 849 students.

Which South Bend private schools take Choice Scholarship?

27 of the 39 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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