Pioneer Montessori School
PO Box 1809, Ketchum, ID 83340Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-6
- Students (K-12)
- 104
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Sun Valley center
- 1.7 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
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 27% boys, 73% girls
- Setting
- Town
- 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
- 46 to 104, up 58 (126%)
- Path
- Dipped to 44 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (11)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 and grade 6 (4 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Ungraded classes
- 52 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 167
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,090
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Idaho
- 4 days shorter than the 171-day median of 113 schools we list
- School day, against Idaho
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 6 hours 45 minutes (112 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13 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.
Pioneer Montessori School tuition, and what PCTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $20,900 to $43,000 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Pioneer Montessori School?
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Tuition and fees PCTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Parental Choice Tax Credit; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley Community School-Middle | $38,700 | 2026-27 | 1.0 |
| Sun Valley Community School-Upper | $43,000 | 2026-27 | 1.0 |
| Sun Valley Community School | $20,900 | 2026-27 | 1.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley Community School-Middle | PreK-12 | 397 | 1 |
| Sun Valley Community School-Upper | PreK-12 | 397 | 1 |
| Sun Valley Community School | PreK-12 | 391 | 1 |
| The Sage School | 6-12 | 91 | 11 |
Private schools
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Next PCTC date: January 15, 2027 to March 15, 2027 (Application window for 2026 expenses).
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