St. Mary-Basha Catholic School
200 W Galveston St., Chandler, AZ 85225Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $9,865
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 366
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Chandler center
- 2.2 miles
Can you use ESA here?
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- About the list
- How the ESA list works
- Applying
- Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.
Source: ESA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- ESA’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
- 33
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Phoenix, AZ
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 432 to 366, down 66 (15%)
- Path
- Dipped to 357 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (51)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (31)
- Average a grade
- About 41
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,320
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 20 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.9 here; median 11.6 at 132 AZ elementary schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 133 of 160 other 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.
St. Mary-Basha Catholic School tuition, and what ESA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $9,865
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $9,865
Tuition from St. Mary-Basha Catholic School's website, checked October 5, 2026.
Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- How it varies
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at St. Mary-Basha Catholic School?
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Vistas Center for Education | PreK-6 | 327 | <1 |
| Caritas Academy | K-9 | 118 | <1 |
| East Valley JCC | PreK-K | 7 | <1 |
| St. Dominic Savio Academy | K-12 | 30 | 1 |
| Hope Christian Academy | PreK-8 | 136 | 2 |
| Seton Catholic Preparatory | 9-12 | 559 | 2 |
| Bella Montessori Preschool | PreK-3 | 12 | 2 |
| Wilkins Learning Center | PreK-Transitional 1st | 11 | 3 |
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