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Rev. Nick Kozel and his wife Caryn opened the first Good Shepherd School & Day Care in January of 1992 at the 991 Chicago Avenue campus.
They opened with eleven students in preschool, and by the fall of 1992 had enough students for a kindergarten class.
Our mission at Good Shepherd School is to instruct children in the Christian faith, provide them with a solid academic foundation, and thereby provide a needed service to our community.
Quick Facts (2025-26)
Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 75 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Motto: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Rev. Nick Kozel and his wife Caryn opened the first Good Shepherd
School & Day Care in January of 1992 at the 991 Chicago Avenue
campus. They opened with eleven students in preschool, and by the
fall of 1992 had enough students for a kindergarten class. Our
mission at Good Shepherd School is to instruct children in the
Christian faith, provide them with a solid academic foundation, and
thereby provide a needed service to our community.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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Quick Facts (2025-26)
Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 75 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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The average private school tuition in Virginia is $15,741 for elementary schools and $18,929 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
