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Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12

502 Franklin St., Bellevue, IA 52031

PreK-12 grades
243 students
12.2 students per teacher

Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12 is a Roman Catholic private school in Bellevue, IA teaching grades PreK-12. It reported 243 students and about 12.2 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

Can you use Students First ESA here?

Not on the Students First ESA list we read

In Iowa an ESA can be used only at an accredited nonpublic school. Schools marked here are on the Iowa Department of Education’s accredited nonpublic school directory for 2026-27, which makes them eligible. The state calls this year’s file preliminary until October.Official Students First ESA source.

School facts

Grades
PreK-12
Students
243
Teachers
20
Students per teacher
12.2
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Regular
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Go on to a 4-year college
64%
Setting
Rural

Member of: National Catholic Educational Association

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What Iowa pays, and what that leaves you

$8,148 per student for 2026-27 Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Marquette Catholic Schools Pk-12?

We filled in the standard Students First ESA amount. Change it if your award letter says something different. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

Other private schools nearby

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Sacred Heart Elementary School PreK-6 123 14.6 Roman Catholic 18
St. Columbkille School K-5 286 14.2 Roman Catholic 20
Golden Elementary Montessori 2-5 5 5 Nonsectarian 20
St. Joseph the Worker School 21
Dubuque Dream Center Academy 22
Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School PreK-5 508 32.2 Roman Catholic 23
Holy Family Catholic Schools PreK-12 1,649 13.7 Roman Catholic 23
Wahlert Catholic High School 23

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