Ottumwa Christian School (2026-27 Profile)

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Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 89 students
Yearly Tuition: $2,450
Average class size: 6 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

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School Facts

Religious Affiliation

Christian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Ottumwa Christian School
Pre-K	14
Kind	6
1	7
2	10
3	9
4	9
5	4
6	9
7	6
8	3
9	3
10	5
11	3
12	1

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Year Founded

1996

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Student Body

Total Students

89 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

17%

State avg.: 16%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

9 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

6 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$2,450

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Tuition Notes

Registration & Academic Fees not included in tuition. Tuition can be paid in lump sum or 9 monthly payments by ACH draft. Tuition subject to change.

Admissions Director

P. Eklund, Principal

Admissions Associate

V. Pickett, Office Mgr.

Application URL

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Sports

Total Sports Offered

1 sport

Sports

Basketball

School Notes

Ottumwa Christian School "Where the Heart of Education is the Education of the Heart." O.C.S. exists to help Christian parents fulfill their God-given responsibility in bringing up their children in the nurture and admonition of our Lord Jesus.
The purpose of OCS is to glorify and magnify the name of our Lord through all activities and functions of the school.
We are fully committed to a Christ-centered, Bible-based instructional program implemented by well-trained and well-qualified born-again teachers who have dedicated their lives to serving the Lord in the OCS classrooms.

Ottumwa Christian School "Where the Heart of Education is the Education of the Heart." O.C.S. exists to help Christian parents fulfill their God-given responsibility in bringing up their children in the nurture and admonition of our Lord Jesus.
The purpose of OCS is to glorify and magnify the name of our Lord through all activities and functions of the school.
We are fully committed to a Christ-centered, Bible-based instructional program implemented by well-trained and well-qualified born-again teachers who have dedicated their lives to serving the Lord in the OCS classrooms.

Source: Verified school update

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Ottumwa Christian School's tuition is approximately $2,450 for private students.

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Ottumwa Christian School offers 1 interscholastic sports: Basketball.

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The application deadline for Ottumwa Christian School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Did You Know?

The average private school tuition in Iowa is $7,557 for elementary schools and $10,188 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Iowa is 91% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).