Gateway Christian School vs. Red Bird Christian School

Gateway Christian School in Middlesboro, KY serves 172 co–ed students from pre–kindergarten through 12th grade in a town setting.

Founded in 2022, the school offers a Baptist–oriented religious education within a regular elementary and secondary program.

The school has a student–teacher ratio of 11:1 with 16 total teachers, supporting an enrollment of 142 K–12 students.

Annual tuition at Gateway Christian School is $5,000, reflecting its affordability in the Middlesboro private school market.

The student population includes approximately 1.5% students of color, indicating limited racial diversity.

Red Bird Mission, a non-profit agency located in the Appalachian mountains of Southeastern Kentucky, empowers individuals and advocated justice by providing educational, health, and community outreach ministries to area low-income residents.

Red Bird Mission and Clinic have been providing ministries in this region of the Appalachian Mountains since 1921.

Today the need remains critical in this isolated, rural distressed area.

Chronic poverty, lack of jobs, poor housing, and rugged mountainous terrain provide obstacles to a fuller life for the residents of this area.

Red Bird Mission and Clinic strives to meet these needs through ministry in five areas Education, Health and Wellness, Community Outreach, Economic Opportunity, and Community Housing Improvement.

The Education ministries are carried out through a K-12 school and an early childhood development program for 3 and 4 year-old children.

These education ministries provide the opportunity for the children and youth of this community to get a quality education in a loving Christian environment empowering these young people with tools that will help them escape this cycle of poverty in which they are exposed to and live in daily.