Zion Lutheran School
1012 12th Ave Rd, Nampa, ID 83686Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-7
- Students (K-12)
- 24
- Students per teacher
- 5.5
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
- From Nampa center
- 2.0 miles
Can you use PCTC here?
Idaho publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the PCTC list works
- Applying
- The next window is January 15 to March 15, 2027.
Source: PCTC official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 46% boys, 54% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 37 to 24, down 13 (35%)
- Path
- Peaked at 53 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 4 (5 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 and grade 7 (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 172
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,160
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Idaho
- 1 day longer than the 171-day median of 113 schools we list
- School day, against Idaho
- About the median of 6 hours 45 minutes (112 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.5 here; median 10.3 at 45 ID elementary schools
- Size in Canyon County
- Larger than 1 of 7 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.
Zion Lutheran School tuition, and what PCTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit Refundable tax credit
- Award
- Up to $5,000 per student
- How it varies
- Up to $7,500 for a student with a qualifying disability. It follows the tax year, so 2026 expenses are claimed in early 2027.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Zion Lutheran School?
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Tuition and fees PCTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Parental Choice Tax Credit; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pauls Catholic School | PreK-8 | not reported | <1 |
| Boise Girls Academy-Teen Challenge Pacific Northwest | 6-11 | 16 | <1 |
| Nampa Montessori | PreK-K | 3 | 2 |
| Teaching World | PreK-K | 27 | 2 |
| Calvary Christian School | PreK-12 | 73 | 3 |
| Nampa Christian High School | PreK-12 | 889 | 4 |
| Nampa Christian Schools | PreK-12 | 889 | 4 |
| Gem State Adventist Academy | 9-12 | 83 | 6 |
Private schools
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- All private schools near Nampa
- Christian schools in Idaho
- Private elementary schools in Idaho
- Private middle schools in Idaho
- Private schools with kindergarten in Idaho
- Private schools with pre-K in Idaho
- Lutheran schools in Idaho
- Private schools in Canyon County
- Idaho Parental Choice Tax Credit: amount and eligibility
Next PCTC date: January 15, 2027 to March 15, 2027 (Application window for 2026 expenses).
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