Lighthouse Christian Academy
8593 Hiwassee St. Nw, Charleston, TN 37310From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 5-7
- Students (K-12)
- Fewer than 10
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Cleveland center
- 9.1 miles
Can you use EFS here?
Not on the EFS list we read
- About the list
- How the EFS list works
- Applying
- For 2026-27, renewals opened December 9, 2025 and new applications opened January 13, 2026. The window closed February 6, 2026 at 4 p.m. Central, the department’s applications page and its February 20, 2026 announcement say; its 2026-27 FAQ, dated December 22, 2025 and not updated since, still gives January 30, 2026. Dates for 2027-28 are not posted yet.
Source: EFS official source, dated August 24, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Setting
- Rural
- Accreditation, state list
- Approved in Tennessee through membership in ACE (Category IV, the church-related school category), per the Tennessee Department of Education approved list of non-public schools, updated September 10, 2026. This is approval, not accreditation.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Tennessee
- Same as the median of the 372 private schools we list
- School day, against Tennessee
- About the median of 7 hours (373 schools we list)
How it compares
- Size in Bradley County
- Smallest of the 12 schools we list
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Lighthouse Christian Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Lighthouse Christian Academy?
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Tuition and fees EFS pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Freedom Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candies Creek Academy | PreK-10 | 80 | 5 |
| Ludic Spectrum Center | Ungraded | 18 | 5 |
| Faith Haven Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-5 | 47 | 6 |
| Tennessee Christian Preparatory School ✓ | PreK-12 | 158 | 7 |
| Valley Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-10 | 108 | 8 |
| Bowman Hills School | K-8 | 90 | 8 |
| United Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 37 | 9 |
| The Montessori School of Cleveland | PreK-8 | 50 | 10 |
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