How the funding fits
$7,105–$10,540
Every Arizona K-12 student can open an Empowerment Scholarship Account. For the grades Mesa Christian Academy serves, ADE's latest chart gives $4,718–$6,205 (K) and $7,105–$10,540 (grades 1-12); that chart is labeled 2025-26 (ADE estimate; the 2026-27 chart isn't posted yet), and the exact figure depends on grade and the funding formula for the school the child would otherwise attend. The account can pay tuition at a qualified private school that is set up as a ClassWallet vendor. The state keeps no list of schools that take ESA payments, so ask Mesa Christian Academy directly.
Takes STO scholarships from: ACSTO, APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona (per each STO's published school list, Oct 2026). Each STO decides its own awards, so apply to every one on this list that fits; appearing on a list is not a promise of money. Remember that a child on an ESA contract cannot take an STO scholarship that same year, so this is a choice, not an extra.
Many Valley Christian schools discount tuition for members of the sponsoring church and work with ACSTO or AZTO; ask which of those STOs its families use.
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What the records show
The U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24) shows the school reporting 28 students, 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 5.7:1 student-teacher ratio and grades K-12, with a Christian (no specific denomination) religious orientation.
Questions for your visit
- Are you a ClassWallet vendor, and will you bill our ESA directly each quarter?
- What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees can the ESA cover?
- Which STOs do your families use, and when do their applications open?
- Do you offer parishioner, church-member, sibling or need-based discounts?
- Which Maricopa Community Colleges dual-enrollment courses do you offer, and can the ESA pay for them?
Nearby schools with profiles
- Desert Shadows Montessori: Independent School, grades PK-K, 1.6 mi
- Ignite Learning Academy: Independent School, grades K-12, 1.9 mi · 2 STO lists
- Lumos Arts Academy: Independent School, grades K-12, 2.9 mi · 2 STO lists
- Empower Academy: Independent School, grades 3-12, 3.5 mi
- Pieceful Solutions: Independent School, grades K-12, 4.1 mi · 1 STO lists
- Pilgrim Lutheran School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 5.8 mi · 4 STO lists
We list 26 private schools in Mesa & Apache Junction, and 18 of them are on at least one STO school list.