Christ the King School, Little Rock: EFA, Enrollment & Funding

Where these numbers come from. EFA enrollment, retention, spending and test percentiles are from the 2024-25 Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts Program Annual Report (Arkansas Department of Education with the University of Arkansas Department of Education Reform, October 2025). Enrollment, teachers, grades and affiliation are from the U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey (2023-24 public-use file; 2021-22 where a school did not respond in 2023-24). Tuition is not reported to either, so confirm it with the school.

EFA and Christ the King School

$7,208

Account for 2026-27, per student

275

EFA students here in 2024-25

88%

Of those EFA students stayed at this school for 2025-26

Christ the King School was on the state's list of EFA participating schools for 2024-25. 275 of its roughly 546 students (50%) paid with an Education Freedom Account that year.

That ranks #6 of 40 participating schools in Pulaski and Saline counties by number of EFA students. Its EFA share is close to the local average of 48% across those schools.

Of those EFA students, 100% continued in the program the next school year and 88% stayed at Christ the King School. Statewide, schools kept 84% of their EFA students on average. Students who graduated count as leaving.

On the nationally norm-referenced tests participating schools must give, Christ the King School's EFA students averaged the 63th percentile in math and the 60th in reading, above the national median of 50. Statewide, EFA students averaged the 57th and 59th.

In the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 556 students, 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-teacher ratio of about 13.6:1. It lists memberships in National Catholic Educational Association.

From kindergarten through grade 8, that's 9 school years. At the 2026-27 amount, a child who uses an account every year here would bring about $64,872 in state funding over that span. The amount is set each year, so treat this as a planning number. Pre-K years are not covered; the account starts at kindergarten.

Paying the balance

Catholic schools in the Diocese of Little Rock typically offer parish (participating-parishioner) rates and need-based aid. Ask how the EFA applies to the parish rate and whether diocesan assistance can cover the balance.

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After grade 8: where students can continue

Christ the King School ends at grade 8. These local EFA schools serve grade 9:

Baptist Preparatory School (Little Rock, grades PK-12, about 1 mi)
Central Arkansas Christian School (North Little Rock, grades 6-12, about 3 mi)
Friendship Lab School for Dyslexia (Maumelle, grades 1-9, about 4 mi)
Catholic High School for Boys (Little Rock, grades 9-12, about 4 mi)
Mount St. Mary Academy (Little Rock, grades 9-12, about 4 mi)

Questions to ask the school

How do you bill EFA families: directly through ClassWallet each quarter, or do we pay and get reimbursed?
What is the full cost for my child's grade, including registration, books, uniforms and fees, and what's left after the $7,208 account?
Which discounts and aid apply on top of the account?
Which nationally norm-referenced test do you give, and will you share my child's results?
Do you have openings in pre-K, and does a pre-K seat carry into kindergarten, when the account starts?

Closest private schools

School	Type	Grades	Distance	EFA
Little Rock Montessori School	Montessori	PK-3	0.2 mi	—
Baptist Preparatory School	Baptist	PK-12	0.7 mi	✓
Agape Academy	Christian	PK-2	2.1 mi	✓
The Anthony School	Independent	PK-8	2.7 mi	✓
Little Rock Adventist Academy	Seventh-day Adventist	PK-10	2.8 mi	—
Central Arkansas Christian School	Church of Christ	6-12	3.2 mi	✓

Straight-line distance from federal survey coordinates.