The Largest Private Schools
by October 29, 2001 12:00 am 153 views
Listed by 2001 enrollment
Rank — School — 2001 Fall Enrollment —?2000 Fall Enrollment —?1999** Fall Enrollment —?Three-year change — 2001 Annual Tuition — Grades — Superintendent or Director — Year Founded — Affiliations — Web address
?1 —?Shiloh Christian School of Springdale —?874 —?875 —?785 —?11.3% —?$2,060-$3,940# —?Preschool-12 —?Bruce Perkins (pres./CEO) —?1976 —?First Baptist Church —?www.shilohsaints.org
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?2 —?The New School of Fayetteville —?336 —?326 —?342 —?-1.8% —?$5,950-$6,300 —?Preschool-6 —?Bill Mandrell —?1971 —?none —?www.thenewschool.org?
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?3 —?St. Joseph Catholic School of Fayetteville —?302 —?289 —?295 —?2.4% —?$2,050-$3,300 —?K-7 —?Paula Thiessen —?1948 —?Diocese of Little Rock —?www.sjs.fay.ar.us
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?4 —?Fayetteville Christian School —?291 —?267 —?287 —?1.4% —?$1,250 —?Preschool-12 —?Brad Jones —?1978 —?Mission Boulevard Baptist Church —?No Web address
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?5 —?St. Vincent de Paul Catholic School of Rogers —?252 —?260 —?280 —?-10% —?$1,770-$3,450 —?Preschool-7 —?Mike Rockers —?1957 —?Roman Catholic —?No Web address
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?6 —?Ambassadors for Christ Academy of Bentonville —?235 —?N/A —?215 —?9.3% —?N/A —?K-12 —?David Welshenbaugh?—?1996 —?None —?No Web address
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?7 —?Montessori School of Fayetteville —?150 —?165 —?150 —?0.0% —?$4,440 —?Preschool-3 —?Victoria Butler —?1974 —?Montessori Educators International —?No Web address
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?8 —?Salem Lutheran School of Springdale —?140 —?140 —?140 —?0.0% —?$2,700 —?Preschool-5 —?Gerald Kogelmann —?1979 —?Lutheran Church —?No Web address
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?9 —?Walnut Farm Montessori School of Bentonville —?85 —?85 —?90 —?-5.6% —?$3,300-$5,000 —?Preschool-6 —?Maren Schmidt —?1991 —?Montessori NAMTA —?No Web address
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?10 —?Immanuel Christian Academy of Rogers —?80 —?75 —?105 —?-23.8% —?$2,600 —?Preschool-8 —?Jody Bricker —?1975 —?Immanuel Baptist Church —?www.icarogers.org
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?11 —?Bentonville Seventh-day Adventist School —?61 —?51 —?51 —?19.6% —?$1,750 —?K-9 —?Patricia Hall —?1975 —?Seventh-day Adventist Church —?www.bentonvilleadventistschool.com
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?12 —?Oaks Christian Academy Rogers —?25 —?25 —?20 —?25% —?$2,500 —?7-12 —?Carol Nichols —?1992 —?None —?No Web address
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?*Tuition figures do not include fees. **1999 enrollment figures are estimates. N/A: Not available; Ambassadors for Christ Academy would not release its tuition rate. #Shiloh Christian School wouldn’t reveal tuition figures for the current school year, so we used their numbers from 2000-2001.