Gilead Christian School-Elementary
220 S Main St., Mount Gilead, OH 43338Checked against the official list (read October 26, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 178
- Students per teacher
- 10.4
- Affiliation
- Friends
- From Marion center
- 15.9 miles
Can you use EdChoice here?
✓ On the official Ohio Scholarships (EdChoice, Jon Peterson) list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The 2026-27 EdChoice application period runs February 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027. Applications submitted after October 14, 2026 get a prorated award, so apply by October 14 for the full amount. The school submits the application.
Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet
School facts
- Teachers
- 21
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 33%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 154 to 178, up 24 (16%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (23)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 10; lower grades 15
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 174
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Ohio
- 1 day shorter than the 175-day median of 868 schools we list
- School day, against Ohio
- 25 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 35 minutes (876 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10.4 here; median 8.4 at 174 OH 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.
Gilead Christian School-Elementary tuition, and what EdChoice pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
Ohio EdChoice Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- $6,166 for grades K-8, $8,408 for grades 9-12
- How it varies
- Families at or below 450% of the poverty level ($148,500 for a family of four) get the full amount. Above that it is scaled down.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Gilead Christian School-Elementary?
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Tuition and fees EdChoice pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Pay rule
- Families with verified income at or below 200% of the poverty guidelines do not pay the tuition left after EdChoice; families above that may owe the difference. Schools may still charge fees.
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes EdChoice for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilead Christian School, Junior Senior High | PreK-12 | 175 | 2 |
| Rhema Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 8 | |
| St. Joseph ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 13 | |
| Berean Christian Academy ✓ | K-8 | not reported | 15 |
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