First Lutheran School (Benton)
under 1 mi✓ Education Freedom Account
Private schools in Benton, AR
3 schools in Benton itself and 4 more within 12 miles. 6 of them are on the state’s EFA list. EFA pays $7,208 per student for 2026-27.
Order: schools on the official EFA list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Benton (3)
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✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-877 students7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades K-1125 students3.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (4)
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✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-12322 students12.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed50% to 4-year college
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✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-1060 students6.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
Benton private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- First Lutheran School (Benton), under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Bryant (2)
- Students
- about 484 in all; the typical school has 77
- Smallest and largest
- Saline County Christian Academy, 25 students; Arkansas Christian Ac, 322 students
- Students per teacher
- 7 typical, 3.2 to 12.9 across 4 schools
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 4, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic3
- Not in federal survey3
In BentonWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)3
- Elementary (K to 5)4
- Middle (6 to 8)4
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school1
In BentonWithin 12 mi
- Benton area86%
- All of Arkansas81%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts schools, list read October 26, 2026, checked November 4, 2026.
- Award and rules: Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
What Arkansas pays
- Program
- Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts, education savings account
- Award
- $7,208 per student for 2026-27
- Also
- $8,011 for students who previously held a Succeed Scholarship, paid in four quarterly payments of $2,002.75.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Benton (3)
- Private high schools in and around Benton (3)
- Private elementary schools in and around Benton (4)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Benton (3)
- All schools in Saline County
- All schools in Pulaski County
- Private schools in Little Rock (16 mi)
- Private schools in North Little Rock (24 mi)
- Private schools in Hot Springs (28 mi)
- Private schools in Jacksonville (33 mi)
- Private schools in Conway (35 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts schools
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