Desert Christian School
7525 E Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85710Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $11,600
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 503
- Students per teacher
- 10.6
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Tucson center
- 6.2 miles
Can you use ESA here?
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- 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
- ESA’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 52
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 69%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 385 to 503, up 118 (31%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (425 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (67)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (24)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 54; lower grades 32
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 173
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 50 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- 7 days shorter than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 10 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10.6 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
- Size in Pima County
- Larger than 41 of 43 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.
Desert Christian School tuition, and what ESA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $11,600
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $13,600
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $15,600
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Desert Christian School's website, checked October 5, 2026.
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
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Michael's Parish Day School | $14,175 to $14,825 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
| Desert Christian Schools Pk12 | $11,600 to $15,600 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Chapel Christian School | K-12 | 225 | 2 |
| Calvery Chapel Christian School | K-12 | 230 | 2 |
| Family Life Academy | K-8 | 110 | 2 |
| St. Michael's Parish Day School | PreK-8 | 306 | 2 |
| Casa Ninos School of Montessori - East Campus | PreK-3 | 37 | 2 |
| San Pedro Valley Academy | 9-12 | 44 | 2 |
| Tanque Verde Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-K | 13 | 2 |
| Desert Christian Schools Pk12 | PreK-12 | 523 | 2 |
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