Lighthouse Christian Academy
130 Maple Dr N, Hendersonville, TN 37075Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 4,316
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Hendersonville center
- Under 1 mile
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
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 12%
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 5,001 to 4,316, down 685 (14%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (653)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (53)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 629; lower grades 200
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 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 Sumner County
- Largest of the 8 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.
Lighthouse Christian Academy tuition, and what EFS pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,200 to $21,000 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Lighthouse Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope John Paul II Preparatory School | $15,600 to $21,000 | 2026-27 | 3.9 |
| Metro Christian Academy | $6,200 to $6,500 | 2026-27 | 6.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primrose School of Hendersonville ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Hendersonville Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 169 | 1 |
| Montessori Teacher Training Center for TN/Ncme | PreK-5 | 17 | 2 |
| Hendresonville Montessori Academy | PreK-7 | 20 | 2 |
| Hendersonville Bible Kindergarten | PreK-K | 5 | 2 |
| Pope John Paul II Preparatory School ✓ | 6-12 | 733 | 4 |
| Family Christian Academy | K-11 | 20 | 5 |
| Metro Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 238 | 6 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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