St. Thomas Aquinas, Avondale, AZ

St. Thomas Aquinas is a Roman Catholic private school in Avondale, AZ teaching grades PreK-8. It reported 458 students and about 14.5 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades: PreK-8
Students: 458
Teachers: 36
Students per teacher: 14.5
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Regular
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Setting: Suburb

Member of: National Catholic Educational Association

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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Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account

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.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
John Paul II Catholic High School	9-12	370	13.2	Roman Catholic	<1
St. Peter's Episcopal Montessori School	PreK-4	36	12	Episcopal	<1
The Goddard School	PreK-K	13	13	Nonsectarian	<1
Trinity Lutheran School	PreK-8	233	14.9	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)	1
Victory Autism Academy	K-12	316	9	Nonsectarian	2
St. John Vianney Catholic School	PreK-8	387	18.5	Roman Catholic	3
Palm Valley Montessori School	K-5	33	5.7	Nonsectarian	4
West Valley Christain School	PreK-8	351	15.2	Christian (nondenominational)	4

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