How the funding fits
Every Arizona student from kindergarten through 12th grade can open an Empowerment Scholarship Account. The latest ADE chart, labeled 2025-26 (ADE estimate; the 2026-27 chart isn't posted yet), puts the range for the grades Kino Learning Center serves at $7,105–$10,540; where a student lands depends on grade and the public school they would otherwise attend. A qualified private school is paid from the account once it is set up as a ClassWallet vendor, and because the state keeps no list of those schools, ask Kino Learning Center directly before you count on it.
Takes STO scholarships from: APESF, APSTO, IBE (per each STO's published school list, Oct 2026). Each STO decides its own awards, so apply separately to each one and expect no guarantee. Keep in mind that STO aid is the alternative to the ESA: a parent who signs an ESA contract agrees not to take an STO scholarship for that child in the same year.
Independent schools in Tucson set their own aid budgets, which are often the biggest lever for families whose tuition sits above the ESA range.
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From the public records
According to the federal Private School Survey (2023-24), the school had 82 students, 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 6.1:1 student-teacher ratio and grades 3-8.
Questions for your visit
- Is Kino Learning Center set up as a ClassWallet vendor so ESA tuition can be paid directly?
- What does tuition cost for my child's grade, and which required fees can the ESA cover?
- Which STOs do your families apply to, including CTSO or IBE, and what are their dates?
- Do you offer member, parish, sibling or need-based discounts on the remaining balance?
After grade 8: schools nearby that keep going
Kino Learning Center ends at grade 8. These schools serve grade 9 through 12 and are among the closest:
- Immaculate Heart High School: grades 9-12, about 2 mi away · 1 STO lists
- Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Upper School: grades 9-12, about 3 mi away · 5 STO lists
- Salpointe Catholic High School: grades 9-12, about 5 mi away · 4 STO lists
- Veritas Academy of Tucson: grades K-12, about 6 mi away · 4 STO lists
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Grammar: Christian School, grades K-5, 1.5 mi
- Immaculate Heart Academy: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 1.6 mi · 3 STO lists
- St. Andrew's Preschool & Kindergarten: Christian School, grades PK-K, 1.7 mi · 2 STO lists
- Immaculate Heart High School: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 1.8 mi · 1 STO lists
- Ascension Lutheran Preschool: Christian School, grades PK-K, 2.5 mi · 3 STO lists
- Faith Community Academy: Christian School, grades PK-6, 3.5 mi · 4 STO lists
We list 24 private schools in Catalina Foothills & the East Side, and 22 of them are on at least one STO school list.