Arrowhead Christian Academy, Glendale AZ: K-12 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 247
Students per teacher: 16.1
Affiliation: Christian (nondenominational)
From Glendale center: 9.3 miles

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Can you use ESA here?

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Applying: Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.

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What you would pay here

Net cost: Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page

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School facts

Teachers: 24
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 50% boys, 50% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 80%
Setting: City

Member of: American Association of Christian Schools, Association of Christian Schools International

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: 177 to 247, up 70 (40%)
Path: Grew in each survey (213 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 4 (24)
Smallest grade: Grade 11 (9)
Average a grade, high school included: About 19

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours 10 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,290
Kindergarten: Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Arizona: Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
School day, against Arizona: 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 16.1 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
Size in Maricopa County: Larger than 113 of 160 other schools we list

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.

Arrowhead Christian Academy tuition, and what ESA pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)

Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account

Award: About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
How it varies: 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.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Atonement Lutheran	PreK-8	73	10.6	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	<1
Northwest Christian School	PreK-12	1,369	17.3	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Brightmont Academy	1-12	26	2.6	Nonsectarian	3
Gary K. Herberger Young Scholars Academy	7-12	118	11.2	Nonsectarian	4
Bayer Private School	PreK-8	95	7.7	Nonsectarian	4
Emmaus Lutheran School	PreK-8	66	12	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	4
Dream City Christian School, Glendale	PreK-12	561	12	Assembly of God	4
Holy Cross Lutheran School	K-5	5	4.5	Lutheran	5

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