The Orme School
1000 E Orme School Rd, Mayer, AZ 86333Google profile checked Sep 20, 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 8-12
- Students (K-12)
- 75
- Students per teacher
- 3.6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Cottonwood center
- 22.6 miles
Can you use ESA here?
Arizona publishes no school list
- 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
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 21
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 133 to 75, down 58 (44%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (21)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (7)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 9 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,620
- 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
- 120 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 3.6 here; median 10.8 at 25 AZ secondary schools
- Size in Yavapai County
- Larger than 4 of 11 other schools we list
- 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 Orme School tuition, and what ESA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 The Orme School?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Christian School | PreK-8 | 132 | 15 |
| Az Jr/Sr High School | 7-12 | 50 | 15 |
| Sedona Sky Academy | 6-12 | 31 | 21 |
| Verde Christian Academy | PreK-8 | 184 | 21 |
| Rise Resource Center | K-12 | 58 | 22 |
| Immaculate Conception Catholic School | PreK-8 | 175 | 22 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School | PreK-8 | 111 | 24 |
| Primavera School | PreK-6 | 113 | 25 |
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