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Catholic schools in Iowa

91 statewide. 55 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.

By city

The 40 largest

School City Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation
Holy Family Catholic Schools Dubuque PreK-12 1,649 13.7 Roman Catholic
Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools Sioux City PreK-12 1,510 13 Roman Catholic
Dowling Catholic High School ✓ West Des Moines 9-12 1,354 14.6 Roman Catholic
Kuemper Catholic Grade School ✓ Carroll PreK-12 1,095 13.4 Roman Catholic
Cedar Valley Catholic School Waterloo PreK-12 733 12.9 Roman Catholic
Cedar Valley Catholic School System Waterloo PreK-12 733 12.9 Roman Catholic
St. Francis of Assisi School ✓ West Des Moines PreK-8 680 15.5 Roman Catholic
St. Albert Catholic Council Bluffs PreK-12 595 14.2 Roman Catholic
Xavier High School ✓ Cedar Rapids 9-12 593 14.5 Roman Catholic
Newman Catholic Elementary School ✓ Mason City K-12 558 13.6 Roman Catholic
St. Edmond Catholic School ✓ Fort Dodge PreK-12 548 10.7 Roman Catholic
Bishop Heelan Catholic High School ✓ Sioux City 9-12 527 13.5 Roman Catholic
Regina Catholic Elementary School Iowa City K-6 509 17 Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School ✓ Dubuque PreK-5 508 32.2 Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School ✓ West Des Moines PreK-8 497 15.7 Roman Catholic
Gehlen Catholic School ✓ Le Mars PreK-12 496 12.4 Roman Catholic
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School Davenport PreK-8 405 14.2 Roman Catholic
Regina Catholic Education Center Jr/Sr High Iowa City 7-12 400 15.6 Roman Catholic
Bishop Garrigan Campus ✓ Algona K-12 399 9.7 Roman Catholic
Notre Dame Elementary School ✓ Burlington PreK-12 395 22.1 Roman Catholic
Burlington Notre Dame Inc Burlington PreK-12 395 8.1 Roman Catholic
St. Pius X Elementary School ✓ Cedar Rapids K-5 358 13.5 Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity ✓ Des Moines PreK-8 358 12.6 Roman Catholic
John F Kennedy Catholic School ✓ Davenport PreK-8 356 16.2 Roman Catholic
St. Anthony Elementary School ✓ Des Moines PreK-8 345 13.9 Roman Catholic
Lasalle Catholic Middle School ✓ Cedar Rapids PreK-8 341 10.1 Roman Catholic
St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic School ✓ Ankeny K-8 336 16.9 Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School ✓ Sioux City PreK-8 333 9 Roman Catholic
Beckman Catholic Jr-Sr High School ✓ Dyersville 7-12 332 13.9 Roman Catholic
St. Edward School ✓ Waterloo K-5 321 11.9 Roman Catholic
Holy Trinity Catholic Elementary West Point PreK-12 319 9.7 Roman Catholic
Regis Middle School ✓ Cedar Rapids 6-8 317 13.8 Roman Catholic
Bosco Catholic School System Gilbertville PreK-12 299 9.9 Roman Catholic
Resurrection Elementary ✓ Dubuque PreK-5 291 17 Roman Catholic
Resurrection School Dubuque PreK-5 290 18.4 Roman Catholic
St. Columbkille School ✓ Dubuque K-5 286 14.2 Roman Catholic
Immaculate Conception-St. Joseph School Gilbertville K-12 280 13.3 Roman Catholic
St. Francis Xavier Elementary School ✓ Dyersville PreK-6 277 11.8 Roman Catholic
Seton Catholic School ✓ Farley K-8 271 12 Roman Catholic
Mater Dei School-Nativity ✓ Sioux City PreK-8 263 26.3 Roman Catholic

Other kinds of school in Iowa

What Iowa pays

IA
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
$8,148 per student for 2026-27 Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.

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