EFA and Bentonville SDA School
Bentonville SDA School was not on the state's 2024-25 list of EFA participating schools, and it is not on the current list either. Schools can apply to participate each year, so ask whether it has applied. Until it does, an Education Freedom Account can't pay its tuition, though a homeschool or hybrid family may still use the account for other approved expenses.
In the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 29 students, 3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-teacher ratio of about 9.7:1. It lists memberships in Seventh-day Adventist (General Conference).
From kindergarten through grade 8, that's 9 school years. At the 2026-27 amount, a child who uses an account every year here would bring about $64,872 in state funding over that span. The amount is set each year, so treat this as a planning number. Pre-K years are not covered; the account starts at kindergarten.
Paying the balance
Church schools often offer member, sibling and staff discounts. Ask whether they still apply when part of the bill is paid from an EFA, and which fees (books, uniforms, technology) the school invoices through ClassWallet.
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After grade 8: where students can continue
Bentonville SDA School ends at grade 8. These local EFA schools serve grade 9:
- Providence Classical Christian Academy (Rogers, grades K-12, about 5 mi)
- Life Way Christian School (Centerton, grades PK-12, about 6 mi)
- Shiloh Christian School (Springdale, grades K-12, about 13 mi)
- Prism North America (Fayetteville, grades PK-12, about 17 mi)
- The New School (Fayetteville, grades PK-12, about 18 mi)
Questions to ask the school
- Have you applied to participate in the Education Freedom Account program?
- How do you bill EFA families: directly through ClassWallet each quarter, or do we pay and get reimbursed?
- What is the full cost for my child's grade, including registration, books, uniforms and fees, and what's left after the $7,208 account?
- Which discounts and aid apply on top of the account?
- Which nationally norm-referenced test do you give, and will you share my child's results?
- Do you have openings in pre-K, and does a pre-K seat carry into kindergarten, when the account starts?
Closest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | EFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Farm Montessori School | Montessori | PK-4 | 2.3 mi | ✓ |
| Larson's Language Center | Other religious | PK-5 | 2.7 mi | — |
| Bentonville Christian Academy | Church of Christ | PK-8 | 2.8 mi | ✓ |
| St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School | Catholic | PK-8 | 3.1 mi | ✓ |
| Providence Classical Christian Academy | Christian | K-12 | 4.6 mi | ✓ |
| Gospel Light Christian School | Baptist | K-8 | 4.9 mi | — |
Straight-line distance from federal survey coordinates.