Thaden School
2 mi✓ Education Freedom Account
Private schools in Bentonville, AR
5 schools in Bentonville itself and 6 more within 12 miles. 10 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 Bentonville (5)
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✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-829 students9.7 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-455 students10 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
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Nearby, within 12 miles (6)
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✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-12507 students13.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed89% to 4-year college
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✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades K-12578 students15 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed84% to 4-year college
✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-8356 students15.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
First Academy
6 mi✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-5114 students9 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Grades K-825 students5 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Bentonville private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Thaden School, 1.5 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Rogers (4)
- Students
- about 1,664 in all; the typical school has 114
- Smallest and largest
- Gospel Light Christian School, 25 students; Providence Classical Christian Academy, 578 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 typical, 5 to 15.2 across 7 schools
- Not taught in Bentonville itself
- high school (nearest: Life Way Christian School, Centerton, 3.2 mi)
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 16, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Bentonville
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic5
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey4
In BentonvilleWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)7
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)2
- K to 12, one school2
In BentonvilleWithin 12 mi
- Under 502
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2990
- 300 to 5993
- Bentonville area91%
- 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.
- Tuition for 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Bentonville
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Life Way Christian School | $9,390 to $10,155 | 2026-27 |
| St. Vincent de Paul School | $10,553 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
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 Bentonville (5)
- Private elementary schools in and around Bentonville (7)
- Private middle schools in and around Bentonville (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Bentonville (5)
- All schools in Benton County
- Private schools in Rogers (5 mi)
- Private schools in Fayetteville (20 mi)
- Private schools in Siloam Springs (20 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts schools
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