Grades PreK-1271 students6.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed66% to 4-year college
Private schools in Cave Creek, AZ
4 schools in Cave Creek itself and 4 more within 12 miles. ESA pays about $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures).
Order: nearest first. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Cave Creek (4)
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Grades K-8245 students15.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-675 students18.8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (4)
No matching schools.
Grades PreK-KLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-12641 students16.3 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed90% to 4-year college
Grades K-121,039 students15.7 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed94% to 4-year college
Brightmont Academy
12 miGrades 1-1226 students2.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Cave Creek private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Carefree Christian Academy, 2.7 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Phoenix (2)
- Students
- about 2,097 in all; the typical school has 245
- Smallest and largest
- Brightmont Academy, 26 students; Ridgeline Academy, 1,039 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.7 typical, 2.6 to 19 across 8 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 1 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 5, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 90% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 19, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic3
- Nonsectarian4
In Cave CreekWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)8
- Middle (6 to 8)6
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school3
In Cave CreekWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5990
- 600 or more2
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Tuition for 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Cave Creek
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Annunciation Catholic School | $10,100 to $10,400 | 2026-27 |
| North Valley Christain Academy | $13,459 to $15,529 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Arizona, by city and grade.
What Arizona pays
- Program
- Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- Also
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Keep looking
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- Private high schools in and around Cave Creek (4)
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- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Cave Creek (7)
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