EFA and Gospel Light Christian School
Gospel Light Christian 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 25 students, 5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-teacher ratio of about 5.0:1.
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.
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
Gospel Light Christian School ends at grade 8. These local EFA schools serve grade 9:
- Providence Classical Christian Academy (Rogers, grades K-12, about 3 mi)
- Shiloh Christian School (Springdale, grades K-12, about 9 mi)
- Life Way Christian School (Centerton, grades PK-12, about 10 mi)
- Prism North America (Fayetteville, grades PK-12, about 12 mi)
- The New School (Fayetteville, grades PK-12, about 14 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?
Closest private schools
| School | Type | Grades | Distance | EFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School | Catholic | PK-8 | 2.3 mi | ✓ |
| First Academy | Baptist | PK-5 | 2.4 mi | ✓ |
| Larson's Language Center | Other religious | PK-5 | 2.4 mi | — |
| Grace Lutheran Academy | Lutheran (WELS) | K-3 | 2.8 mi | — |
| Providence Classical Christian Academy | Christian | K-12 | 3.2 mi | ✓ |
| Bentonville SDA School | Seventh-day Adventist | PK-8 | 4.9 mi | — |
Straight-line distance from federal survey coordinates.