Hope Lutheran School
2071 12th St., Idaho Falls, ID 83404Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $5,450
- Grades
- PreK-7
- Students (K-12)
- 45
- Students per teacher
- 6.9
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
- From Idaho Falls center
- 2.1 miles
Can you use PCTC here?
Idaho publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the PCTC list works
- Applying
- The next window is January 15 to March 15, 2027.
Source: PCTC official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- PCTC’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
- 10
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 60% boys, 40% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Classical and Christian Schools
- 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
- 33 to 45, up 12 (36%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (38 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 144
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 4 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and hybrid
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Idaho
- 27 days shorter than the 171-day median of 113 schools we list
- School day, against Idaho
- 85 minutes longer than the median of 6 hours 45 minutes (112 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.9 here; median 10.3 at 45 ID elementary 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.
Hope Lutheran School tuition, and what PCTC pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $5,450
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $5,650
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Hope Lutheran School's website, checked October 1, 2026.
Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Refundable tax credit
- Award
- Up to $5,000 per student
- How it varies
- Up to $7,500 for a student with a qualifying disability. It follows the tax year, so 2026 expenses are claimed in early 2027.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Hope Lutheran School?
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Tuition and fees PCTC 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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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Childrens Academy | PreK-Transitional K | 5 | <1 |
| Snake River Montessori School | PreK-6 | 62 | 1 |
| Holy Rosary Catholic School | PreK-5 | 79 | 2 |
| Watersprings School | PreK-12 | 364 | 2 |
| Little Peoples Academy | PreK-K | 24 | 2 |
| Lighthouse Montessori School | PreK-3 | 35 | 4 |
Private schools
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- Lutheran schools in Idaho
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- Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit: amount and eligibility
Next PCTC date: January 15, 2027 to March 15, 2027 (Application window for 2026 expenses).
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