Our Lady Of The Prairie School (2026-27 Profile)

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Our Lady Of The Prairie School

200 East Church Street Belle Plaine, MN 56011

Tel: (952) 873-6564

Quick Facts (2026-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-6
Enrollment: 42 students
Yearly Tuition: $3,150
Average class size: 7 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-6
Enrollment: 42 students
Yearly Tuition: $3,150
Average class size: 7 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: 鉁�Verified school update

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School Facts

Religious Affiliation

Catholic

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-6

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Our Lady Of The Prairie School
Pre-K	12
Kind	5
1	2
2	7
3	3
4	3
5	5
6	5

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School Motto

An excellent education that reaches the whole child

Student Body

Total Students

42 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

10%

State avg.: 23%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

3 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

14:1

National avg.:

Average Class Size

7 students

Classroom Dress Code

Formal

Uniform

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
State or regional independent school association

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$3,150

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Tuition Notes

1st child- $3,150 2nd child- $2,950 3rd or more children $2,750

Admissions Director

Carolyn Gleason

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School Notes

At Our Lady of the Prairie, we are proud of the excellent education our students receive thanks to our smaller class sizes, multiage environment and dedicated teachers.
OLP staff reaches the whole child, and our test results prove what a difference an OLP education can make.
Students receive enrichment in: Faith instruction daily, Spanish, physical education, art, music, technology, band, and service.

Our Lady of the Prairie Catholic School is dedicated to the spiritual, intellectual, moral, phyical, and academic formation of children. Our school follows the principles of the Roman Catholic faith in a nurturing, multiage environment where all students thrive in the Light of Christ.
Our Lady of the Prairie parish school has celebrated 127 years of education in the Belle Plaine Community. Records indicate that there were a couple of log structure churches in the early days of Belle Plaine. One Catholic church building, which existed in 1861, served 40 German families and 72 Irish families. In 1868, a vote for separation between the German members and the Irish members took place. Reportedly, the Germans wanted Mass in the German language. The German church was built in 1871 and named Sts. Peter and Paul. The early settlers built a parish school in 1878 in conjunction with the German church. Franciscan Sisters, many from Germany, taught in Belle Plaine for nine years. In 1888 a lay teacher from Chicago took over care for the school. There is little information about Sacred Heart church (the Irish church). Beside the mention of the formation of two parishes in 1868, there is one notation in the Historical Society's publication on the History of Belle Plaine that the Archbiship ordered that Sacred Heart and Sts. Peter and Paul parishes be consolidated in 1972 due to a shortage of priests. The consolidated community took the name: Our Lady of the Prairie.

Source: Verified school update

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The average private school tuition in Scott County, MN is $4,434 for elementary schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).