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How Pella Christian High School compares for families

What families should know about Pella Christian High School.

  • ▸ LocallyIA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Ottumwa Christian School, Grand View Christian School, Joshua Christian Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Iowa

85%
admit rate
$11,283
in-state tuition/yr · $33,371 out-of-state
1130–1320
SAT 25–75 · ACT 22–28

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,531/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 288 in 2018 to 253 in 2022 — over 4 years.
-12.2%
Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -3.2%/year, projecting from 2022's 253 students:

2023
245
2025
230
2027
215

≈ 38 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At tuition per student, the 38 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $608,000/year in tuition at risk.

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Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Ottumwa Christian School
Ottumwa
Private 35.4 74 -22.9%
Grand View Christian School
Des Moines
Private 38.8 643 —
Joshua Christian Academy
Des Moines
Private 39.1 175 +42.3%
Ankeny Christian Academy
Ankeny
Private 44.6 429 +46.9%
Hillcrest Academy
Kalona
Private 57.9 64 -22.9%
Hillcrest Academy
Kalona
Private 57.9 64 +6.7%
Dallas Center Christian School
Dallas Center
Private 59.8 26 —
Pathway Christian School
Kalona
Private 61.5 82 —

At a glance

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Pella Christian High School is a private high school in Pella, IA, enrolling 253 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is down 12% from 2018 to 2022.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

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How many students attend Pella Christian High School? Pella Christian High School is a private high school in Pella, IA, enrolling 253 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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