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Covenant Christian School

54790 Fir Rd, Mishawaka, IN 46545Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $9,560
Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
226
Students per teacher
13.2
Affiliation
Christian (nondenominational)
From Mishawaka center
1.7 miles

All school facts and where they come from

Can you use Choice Scholarship here?

✓ On the official Indiana Choice Scholarship list
State list
Includes this school
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: the official list, read October 26, 2026.

What you would pay here

Tuition
$9,560 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $6,033 to $8,329
Left to pay
about $1,231 to $3,527, before fees
How the award is set
The state's Period 1 estimates, set by the student's home school district: the lowest and highest district. The award is the lesser of that amount or tuition and fees.

School facts

Choice Scholarship students
244
Teachers
18
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Special program emphasis
Boys and girls
51% boys, 49% 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.
Qualified Choice awards (most the state would pay)
$1,750,772
  • Choice Scholarship students and awards: Indiana Department of Education, fall 2025-26 count (counts under 10 are not published). Choice Scholarship annual report

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

123 2019-20 226 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
123 to 226, up 103 (84%)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

26 PK 39 K 42 1 37 2 29 3 29 4 24 5 12 6 12 7 2 8
Largest grade
Grade 1 (42)
Smallest grade
Grade 8 (2)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,350
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Indiana
Same as the median of the 526 private schools we list
School day, against Indiana
30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 13.2 IN median 12.5
Students per teacher
This school 226 County median 175
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
13.2 here; median 12.5 at 335 IN elementary schools
Size in St. Joseph County
Larger than 24 of 35 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 64% Hispanic 23% Black 12% Asian under 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Covenant Christian School tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$9,560
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$9,560
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$10,280

Amounts are text, but the program labels are image headers (filenames Tuition-PreK, Tuition-K+8, Tuition-HS): PreK $7,300, K to 8 $9,560, high school $10,280. Curriculum fee $300 traditional or $400 immersion added to tuition; enrollment fee $75 to $125 per student.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from Covenant Christian School's website, checked October 1, 2026.

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 Covenant Christian School?

  • Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
  • Award filled in: the 2026-27 Choice Scholarship award for that grade band (the lower end; yours may be higher).
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Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
The Montessori Academy at Edison Lakes ✓PreK-814213Nonsectarian<1
International Soccer Academy of America ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey1
St. Pius X Catholic School ✓PreK-856117.4Roman Catholic2
Peace Lutheran SchoolPreK-555Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod3
Mishawaka Catholic SchoolPreK-826712.1Roman Catholic3
Correct.K-1221412.4Christian (nondenominational)3
New Vision Christian Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
Power in Praise Crusade MinistriesPreK-12414.1Christian (nondenominational)3

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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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