Bethel Christian Academy
3001 Hamill Rd, Hixson, TN 37343Open, per Google (checked Oct 11, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 28
- Students per teacher
- 4.7
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Chattanooga center
- 5.0 miles
Can you use EFS here?
Not on the EFS list we read
- About the list
- How the EFS list works
- Applying
- For 2026-27, renewals opened December 9, 2025 and new applications opened January 13, 2026. The window closed February 6, 2026 at 4 p.m. Central, the department’s applications page and its February 20, 2026 announcement say; its 2026-27 FAQ, dated December 22, 2025 and not updated since, still gives January 30, 2026. Dates for 2027-28 are not posted yet.
Source: EFS official source, dated August 24, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 39% boys, 61% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 33%
- Setting
- City
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by Cognia (Tennessee Category III), per the Tennessee Department of Education approved list of non-public schools, updated September 10, 2026.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- 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
- 25 to 28, up 3 (12%)
- Path
- Dipped to 21 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 and grade 11 (6 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (1)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 4
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 182
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,330
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Tennessee
- 2 days longer than the 180-day median of 372 schools we list
- School day, against Tennessee
- 20 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (373 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.7 here; median 8.8 at 171 TN combined schools
- Size in Hamilton County
- Larger than 1 of 28 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.
Bethel Christian Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $11,000 to $20,000 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Bethel Christian Academy?
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Tuition and fees EFS pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jude School | $11,000 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
| The Bright School | $20,000 | 2026-27 | 5.3 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berean Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| St. Jude School ✓ | PreK-8 | 285 | 3 |
| St. Peters Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-5 | 181 | 3 |
| Point Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| The Bright School ✓ | PreK-5 | 278 | 5 |
| Signal Mountain Christian School | K-5 | 99 | 6 |
| Avondale Seventh Day Adventist School ✓ | K-8 | 51 | 6 |
| Hickory Valley Christian School ✓ | PreK-5 | 68 | 6 |
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