Independent & Secular Schools · Broad Ripple, Nora & the Far Northside

The Orchard School

Independent & Secular School serving grades PK-8 in Broad Ripple, Nora & the Far Northside. Not on the 2026-27 Choice list. Funding fit, the record behind it, and what to ask.

Where this comes from. School facts are from the NCES Private School Survey (2023-24, or 2021-22 where a school did not respond) and, for schools missing from it, from state lists. Choice status is IDOE's 2026-27 participating list as downloaded October 28, 2026; SGO status is IDOE's partner list dated October 21, 2026; ESA status is IDOE's August 31, 2026 provider sheet. Indiana does not publish private tuition; confirm it with the school.

Can I use Indiana funding at The Orchard School?

SGO
On IDOE's SGO partner list (Oct 21, 2026): income-based grants can go toward tuition here
444
Students reported to the federal survey (2023-24)

The Orchard School does not appear on IDOE's 2026-27 Choice list as downloaded October 28, 2026, so a Choice Scholarship cannot currently be used here.

A school joins by meeting the accreditation and testing rules and applying through IDOE's LINK Portal; ask the office whether it intends to, and whether it partners with an SGO in the meantime.

It is on IDOE's SGO partner list dated October 21, 2026, so a family within 400% of the free and reduced-price lunch line can apply for a tax-credit scholarship to stack on tuition.

The NCES Private School Survey (2023-24) reports 444 students, 98 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Independent schools set their own aid; without Choice, that aid and any SGO grant are the main ways families here bring tuition down. Its pre-K years sit outside the voucher; On My Way Pre-K and SGO grants (from age four) are the routes there.

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What to ask The Orchard School

  1. Do you plan to join the Choice program for 2027-28?
  2. What is tuition for my child's grade, and what need-based aid do you offer?
  3. Which SGO do you partner with, and what are its income rules?
  4. Do you offer sibling, member or early-payment discounts?

Dates that apply now

  • Nov 1, 2026Choice Scholarship period two opens for 2026-27: students who enroll at a Choice school now can be approved for a half-year award
  • Jan 15, 2027Choice Scholarship period two closes; after this date no new 2026-27 Choice awards are approved
  • Mar 1, 2027Choice Scholarship period one opens for 2027-28 (the window runs to September 1), and the ESA application traditionally opens the same day

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