Valley Christian Schools
6900 W Galveston St., Chandler, AZ 85226Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2025-26
- From $12,400
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,138
- Students per teacher
- 15.3
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Chandler center
- 6.6 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
- Tuition verified for 2025-26; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 77
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 88%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 916 to 1,138, up 222 (24%)
- Path
- Dipped to 900 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (136)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (57)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 129; lower grades 69
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 181
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,300
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- 1 day longer than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 15.3 here; median 8.9 at 93 AZ combined schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 158 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.
Valley Christian Schools tuition, and what ESA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2025-26
- $12,400
- Grades 6 to 8, 2025-26
- $13,400
- Grades 9 to 12, 2025-26
- $18,400
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Valley Christian Schools's tuition sheet, checked October 2, 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
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Christian High School | $12,400 to $18,400 | 2025-26 | 0.1 |
| St. John Bosco Catholic | $10,989 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Christian High School | K-12 | 1,114 | <1 |
| Brightmont Academy - Chandler | 2-12 | 131 | 1 |
| St. John Bosco Catholic | PreK-8 | 375 | 1 |
| Desert Garden Montessori | PreK-12 | 165 | 2 |
| Tamim Academy Chandler | K-2 | 14 | 3 |
| Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori | PreK-K | 14 | 3 |
| Dayspring Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-K | 23 | 3 |
| A+ Academy Dropout Recovery Program | 12 | 10 | 4 |
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