The Orchard School
615 W 64th St., Indianapolis, IN 46260Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 444
- Students per teacher
- 4.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Indianapolis center
- 6.6 miles
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
- 98
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 516 to 444, down 72 (14%)
- Path
- Dipped to 402 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 (63)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (32)
- Average a grade
- About 49
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 154
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,130
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Indiana
- 26 days shorter than the 180-day median of 526 schools we list
- School day, against Indiana
- 20 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (527 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.5 here; median 12.5 at 335 IN elementary schools
- Size in Marion County
- Larger than 59 of 72 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.
The Orchard School tuition, and what Choice Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,600 to $29,590 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
Indiana Choice Scholarship Scholarship
- 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 The Orchard School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Choice Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Choice Scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School | $10,600 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
| Park Tudor School | $27,660 to $29,590 | 2026-27 | 1.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis ✓ | PreK-8 | 66 | <1 |
| Sycamore School | PreK-8 | 366 | 1 |
| A Children's Habitat Montessori School | PreK-5 | 42 | 1 |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 410 | 1 |
| St. Monica Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 322 | 1 |
| The Childrens House | PreK-8 | 43 | 2 |
| Park Tudor School | PreK-12 | 956 | 2 |
| St. Luke Catholic School ✓ | K | 57 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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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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