Arkansas Childrens University
400 E Hwy 43, Harrison, AR 72601From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-4
- Students (K-12)
- 16
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Harrison center
- Under 1 mile
Can you use EFA here?
Not on the EFA list we read
- About the list
- How the EFA list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 application and renewal period ran March 9 to June 1, 2026, through the state’s FACTS application portal. Applications filed after June 29, 2026 may be reviewed later only if funding allows. The Arkansas Department of Education says the 2027-28 application will open in March 2027; exact dates are not posted yet.
Source: EFA official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 62% boys, 38% girls
- Setting
- Town
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 15 to 16, up 1
- Path
- Peaked at 18 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 4 (4 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (2)
- Average a grade
- About 3
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 156
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,140
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 4 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Arkansas
- 22 days shorter than the 178-day median of 114 schools we list
- School day, against Arkansas
- 20 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (114 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8 here; median 9.7 at 39 AR elementary schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Arkansas Childrens University tuition, and what EFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
- Award
- $7,208 per student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- $8,011 for students who previously held a Succeed Scholarship, paid in four quarterly payments of $2,002.75.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Arkansas Childrens University?
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Tuition and fees EFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Freedom Account; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Christian School | 2-11 | 22 | <1 |
| Crestline Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Harrison Seventh-Day Adventist School ✓ | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Harrison SDA School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
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