Chrysalis Academy School for Children With Autism
1250 N 77th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85257Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 1-12
- Students (K-12)
- 41
- Students per teacher
- 8.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Scottsdale center
- 15.6 miles
Can you use ESA here?
Arizona publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the ESA list works
- Applying
- Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.
Source: ESA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 78% boys, 22% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 57 to 41, down 16 (28%)
- Path
- Dipped to 35 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (10)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 4
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 192
- Length of the school day
- 5 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,100
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Arizona
- 12 days longer than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 75 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.2 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 34 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.
Chrysalis Academy School for Children With Autism tuition, and what ESA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $12,075 to $33,000 a year, published by 4 private schools nearby. School by school
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
What would you pay at Chrysalis Academy School for Children With Autism?
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School | $12,075 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
| New Way Academy | $33,000 | 2026-27 | 3.4 |
| St. Theresa Catholic School | $15,180 to $15,600 | 2026-27 | 3.6 |
| St. Teresa Catholic School | $15,180 to $15,600 | 2026-27 | 3.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ville de Marie Academy | K-12 | 229 | <1 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School | PreK-8 | 292 | 2 |
| Arcadia Montessori School | K | 7 | 3 |
| New Way Academy | 2-12 | 254 | 3 |
| Giant Campus Academy | 6-12 | 202 | 4 |
| St. Theresa Catholic School | PreK-8 | 331 | 4 |
| St. Teresa Catholic School | PreK-8 | 293 | 4 |
| The Aces-Tempe | 3-12 | 10 | 4 |
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