Dallas Center Christian School, Dallas Center IA: 1-11

Tuition: Not published
Grades: 1-11
Students (K-12): 13
Students per teacher: 6.5
Affiliation: Brethren
From West Des Moines center: 14.2 miles

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Can you use Students First ESA here?

Not on the Students First ESA list we read

About the list: How the Students First ESA list works
Applying: The full-year window for 2026-27 ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. A second, half-year window (House File 2754, 2026) runs from 8:00 a.m. October 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 15, 2026, for a $4,074 spring ESA. A student whose full-year application was denied or not completed may apply; a student who received a full-year ESA may not.

Source: Students First ESA official source, read October 26, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 2
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 62% boys, 38% girls
Setting: Rural

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: 14 to 13, down 1
Path: Peaked at 26 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: 3 grades (2 each)
Smallest grade: 7 grades (1 each)
Average a grade, high school included: About 1

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,260
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Iowa: 3 days longer than the 177-day median of 180 schools we list
School day, against Iowa: About the median of 7 hours (180 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 6.5 here; median 9.2 at 52 IA combined 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.

Dallas Center Christian School tuition, and what Students First ESA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet

IA

Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account

Award: $8,148 per student for 2026-27
How it varies: Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 11, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Bridges Outdoor School - Dallas Center ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				1
Des Moines Christian Elementary School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				10
Des Moines Christian Secondary School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				10
Acorns & Oaks Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				11
St. Francis of Assisi School ✓	PreK-8	680	15.5	Roman Catholic	12
St. Patrick School ✓	PreK-8	93	8.4	Roman Catholic	12
Woodward Academy	6-12	147	16.3	Nonsectarian	12
Montessori Children's House	PreK-2	13	6.5	Nonsectarian	13

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Next Students First ESA date: Open now, until November 15, 2026 (2026-27 half-year ESA application window).

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