Grace Christian Academy
1200 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $11,484
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 273
- Students per teacher
- 11.4
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Tempe center
- Under 1 mile
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
- 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
- 33
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 224 to 273, up 49 (22%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (48)
- Smallest grade
- Transitional kindergarten (9)
- Average a grade
- About 27
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- About the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.4 here; median 11.6 at 132 AZ elementary schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 116 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.
Grace Christian Academy tuition, and what ESA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $11,484
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $12,661
Tuition from Grace Christian Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 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
What would you pay at Grace Christian Academy?
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades K to 5, 2026-27).
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- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it takes Empowerment Scholarship Account; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Grace Christian Academy admissions
- Deadline
- Not given on the admissions page we checked
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | $7,500 | 2026-27 | 0.8 |
| Az Aspire Academy | $34,000 | 2026-27 | 1.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel School | PreK-8 | 448 | <1 |
| Accel East Campus | K-12 | 67 | 1 |
| Az Aspire Academy | 1-12 | 288 | 2 |
| Emmanuel Lutheran School | K-8 | 137 | 2 |
| Gethsemane Lutheran School | PreK-Transitional K | 6 | 2 |
| Noor Academy of Arizona | K-8 | 98 | 2 |
| Tempe Montessori School | PreK-5 | 102 | 2 |
| The Aces-Tempe | 3-12 | 10 | 2 |
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