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Plum Creek Christian Academy

1300 Calumet Ave, Dyer, IN 46311Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition
Not published
Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
243
Students per teacher
13.5
Affiliation
Baptist
From Dyer center
Under 1 mile

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Can you use Choice Scholarship here?

Not on the Choice Scholarship list we read
About the list
How the Choice Scholarship list works
Applying
The school files the application for you. The main period runs March 1 to September 1, and a half-year period runs November 1 to January 15.

Source: Choice Scholarship official source, read October 26, 2026.

School facts

Teachers
18
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
83% boys, 17% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
75%
Setting
Suburb
Member of
American Association of Christian Schools

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Students and school year

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

58 PK 46 K 31 1 35 2 32 3 19 4 14 5 12 6 12 7 10 8 11 9 10 10 4 11 7 12
Largest grade
Kindergarten (46)
Smallest grade
Grade 11 (4)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades
Average 8; lower grades 23

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 and half day offered, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
No
Year, against Indiana
Same as the median of the 526 private schools we list
School day, against Indiana
About the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 13.5 IN median 9.8
Students per teacher
This school 243 County median 166
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
13.5 here; median 9.8 at 107 IN combined schools
Size in Lake County
Larger than 24 of 32 other schools we list

Plum Creek Christian Academy tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays

Published tuition
No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Award
About $6,000 to $8,300, set by your home school district
How it varies
These are the state’s 2026-27 estimates. The award is the lesser of that figure or the school’s tuition and fees.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Plum Creek Christian Academy?

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Plum Creek Christian Academy admissions

Deadline
Not given on the admissions page we checked

Every prospective family tours first and receives an enrollment packet; students entering 8th to 11th grade also shadow for a day.

Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Happy Days HighlandPreK-52020Nonsectarian3
Hammond Baptist High School ✓PreK-1226513.9Baptist3
Crescent Light Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
St. Michael Catholic School ✓PreK-820211.2Roman Catholic3
St. Paul's Lutheran School ✓PreK-815710.8Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)3
St. Thomas More School ✓PreK-846816Roman Catholic4
Highland Christian School ✓PreK-853114.2Calvinist4
Our Lady of Grace School ✓PreK-814414Roman Catholic4

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Next Choice Scholarship date: Open now, until January 15, 2027 (Half-year application period (spring semester); the school files for you).

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