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Best Minnesota Private Schools Belonging to Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) (2025)

For the 2025 school year, there are 17 private schools belonging to Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) serving 9,742 students in Minnesota. You can also find more schools membership associations in Minnesota.

The private schools belonging to Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) in Minnesota include The Blake School (Middle School, grades 6-8), The Blake School Early Learning Center, and The Blake School/Upper School.

The average tuition cost is $27,214, which is higher than the Minnesota private school average tuition cost of $10,219.

59% of private schools belonging to Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS) in Minnesota are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Episcopal).

Mounds Park Academy Photo - Mounds Park Academy is a PreK-12 independent private school on 32 acres in Saint Paul, Minnesota that has offered a rigorous, college-preparatory experience since 1982. Here, students gain deep, comprehensive content knowledge to prepare them to forever dream big and do right.

The Blake School Early Learning Center Photo - Students in grades PK-2 attend school at Blake's Early Learning Center in Hopkins, Minn.

Groves Academy Photo - Groves Academy is a renowned place of learning that nurtures and encourages brilliance within students with learning challenges. We understand the emotional pain that results when a child is struggling to learn. Our goal is to empower students entering 1st-12th grades to gain the skills and confidence they need to achieve lasting success.

Amos and Celia Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School Photo

Lake Country School Photo - Lake Country School

Visitation School Photo - Upper School Biology students utilize the Visitation 60 acre campus for research

Breck School Photo - Breck students participate in commencement 2024.

The Blake School (Middle School, grades 6-8) Photo - Educators at the Middle School, located on Blake's Hopkins campus, help some 340 students continue to thrive as they enter adolescence.

City of Lakes Waldorf School Photo - At City of Lakes Waldorf School, our teachers strive to see and recognize each one of our students, greeting them each morning individually, and working with them over multiple years to build on their unique strengths and meet their individual challenges, giving them the tools they need to thrive.

Shattuck-st. Marys School Photo - The Whitney Arch welcomes visitors to the upper school campus

Saint John's Preparatory School Photo - Graduation, convocation, and monthly mass are held at the Abbey Church on the campus we share with Saint John's University.

The Blake School/Upper School Photo - Blake's Upper School grades 9-12 campus.

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