Bethlehem Lutheran School
7545 N 650 E, Ossian, IN 46777Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 55
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
- From Decatur center
- 9.2 miles
Can you use Choice Scholarship here?
Not on the Choice Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Choice Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The school files the application for you. The main period runs March 1 to September 1, and a half-year period runs November 1 to January 15.
Source: Choice Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Setting
- Rural
- Accreditation, state list
- Accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education (full state accreditation), per the Indiana Department of Education 2025-26 school directory, file dated March 23, 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
- 41 to 55, up 14 (34%)
- Path
- Dipped to 36 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (10)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,070
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Indiana
- 2 days shorter than the 180-day median of 526 schools we list
- School day, against Indiana
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10 here; median 12.5 at 335 IN 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.
Bethlehem Lutheran School tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
- How it varies
- These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Bethlehem Lutheran School?
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Tuition and fees Choice Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Choice Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Aloysius School | PreK-8 | 53 | 7 |
| St. Aloysius Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 53 | 7 |
| Kingdom Academy of Bluffton ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 8 | |
| St. Joseph Hessen Cassel Catholic School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 9 | |
| Zion Lutheran School | PreK-8 | 75 | 9 |
| Wesleyan Heritage Academy | 3-12 | 11 | 9 |
| St. Joseph School ✓ | K-8 | 248 | 9 |
| Three Oaks Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 70 | 10 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Indiana Choice Scholarship: amount and eligibility
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Next Choice Scholarship date: Open now, until January 15, 2027 (Half-year application period (spring semester); the school files for you).
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