Dynamite Montessori, Cave Creek, AZ

Dynamite Montessori is a Montessori private school in Cave Creek, AZ teaching grades PreK-6. It reported 75 students and about 18.8 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-6
Students: 75
Teachers: 4
Students per teacher: 18.8
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Montessori
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
Setting: Suburb

Member of: Association Montessori International

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What Arizona pays, and what that leaves you

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About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures) We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. The formula is 90% of state per-pupil funding. Students with disabilities receive far more.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Cave Creek Montessori	PreK-K	10	3.3	Nonsectarian	<1
Desert Foothills Lutheran Preschool	PreK-K	19	19	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	2
Annunciation Catholic School	K-8	245	15.5	Roman Catholic	3
Carefree Christian Academy	PreK-12	71	6.8	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Breakthrough Academy- East Campus	Transitional 1st-8	80	13.1	Nonsectarian	8
Aldea Montessori	PreK-K	3	3	Nonsectarian	8
Rancho Solano Private School-Greenway Campus	PreK-5	342	10.6	Nonsectarian	8
Brightmont Academy	1-12	26	2.6	Nonsectarian	9

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