Christian Heritage Academy

What Christian Heritage Academy does

Christian Heritage Academy (CHA) is a private, non-profit Christian day school founded in 1972 in south Oklahoma City and now headquartered in Del City, Oklahoma. Originally established by Sunnyside Baptist Church under Pastor Harry Boydstun, CHA is led since 2025–26 by Headmaster Jeff Schapansky following the retirement of 20-year headmaster Josh Bullard, who himself succeeded founder-headmaster Ralph Bullard (1973–2006). The school is a fully accredited Pre-K through 12th grade institution serving families of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, with an employee base of roughly 90 faculty, administration, and support staff.

CHA's core product is a K-12 academic program built on the Principle Approach — a proprietary biblical-reasoning methodology in which God's Word is the foundation of every subject and students use a structured Notebook Methodology with a 4-R reasoning process (define, reason biblically, relate, respond). The school operates ACSI-accredited academics, an NILD-accredited Discovery Program for students with learning differences, a Dual Credit Program offering up to 42 transferable college credit hours, and ancillary programs in competitive OSSAA athletics, fine arts, missions, and summer camps. International students are served through a dedicated program with its own coordinator and admissions pipeline.

CHA's revenue model is tuition-driven and diversified across multiple funding streams: recurring family tuition (Pre-K through 12th grade tiers, plus higher international tuition) processed via FACTS, tax-deductible donations through the Excellence Funds and Opportunity Scholarship Fund (with 50–75% Oklahoma state tax credits to donors), event revenue (Heritage Gala, Golf Tournament), and parent-organization fundraising (P.U.R.P.O.S.E.). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective families engage via campus tours, student-shadowing days, and a continuous-enrollment framework that auto-renews returning students. The school holds ACSI accreditation and ECFA financial accountability standing, and is positioned to benefit from Oklahoma's Parental Choice Tax Credit and Opportunity Scholarship Fund.

Name

Christian Heritage Academy

Legal name

Christian Heritage Academy

Website

https://cha.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Christian Heritage Academy is a private, non-profit Christian K-12 school founded in 1972 in Del City, Oklahoma, serving Oklahoma City metro families with biblically-integrated education, dual credit courses, competitive athletics, and NILD-accredited learning-difference support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Annual tuition payments from families for Pre-K through 12th grade education. Multiple payment options including monthly, semester, or annual plans. Discounts available for active-duty military and pastoral ministry families.
2. Donations and Gifts: Tax-deductible contributions through Excellence Fund, Academic Excellence Fund, Athletic Excellence Fund, and Professional Development Excellence Fund. Annual Heritage Gala fundraising event.
3. Opportunity Scholarship Fund (OSF): Needs-based tuition scholarships funded through Oklahoma state tax credits. Donors receive 50-75% Oklahoma state tax credits for contributions.
4. Event Revenue: Annual Heritage Gala ticket sales and sponsorships, golf tournament registrations and sponsorships.
5. P.U.R.P.O.S.E. Fundraising: Parent volunteer organization coordinates fundraising events including Fall Festival and Senior Silent Auction.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Christian Heritage Academy is a private Christian school providing Pre-K through 12th grade education grounded in the Principle Approach methodology, which integrates biblical reasoning into every academic subject. The school supplements core academics with Crusader Athletics, fine arts, dual credit college coursework, the NILD-accredited Discovery Program for students with learning differences, summer camps, and mission trips. Families enroll directly with CHA through an admissions office that manages campus tours, continuous enrollment, and international student recruitment.

Product overview

Christian Heritage Academy is a private Christian K-12 school offering a unified educational program built on the Principle Approach methodology. The core academic program (Pre-K through 12th grade) is complemented by specialized offerings including the Discovery Program for learning differences, Crusader Athletics, Fine Arts, Missions Program, and dual credit college courses. Additional services include summer camps, international student support, and the annual RestorED educator conference. The school uses integrated platforms including RenWeb for student information, FACTS for tuition management, and various Google tools for collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Academic Program
• Discovery Program (NILD-accredited)
• Dual Credit Program
• International Student Program
• Summer Camps
• Crusader Athletics
• Fine Arts Program
• Missions Program
• RestorED Conference

Quantifiable outcome

• 23.5 average ACT score over 10 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Foundation for American Christian Education (FACE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeep partnership with FACE in Chesapeake, Virginia. Ralph Bullard received lifetime achievement award. CHA associated with FACE founders Miss Verna Hall and Miss Rosalie Slater for development of Principle Approach methodology. FACE continues to provide counsel to CHA.
• KimrayminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Education - corporate sponsor supporting CHA through partnership program
• Rudy ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Education - corporate sponsor supporting CHA through partnership program
• Hidden Trails Country ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHeritage Gala Benefactor sponsor - corporate sponsor for annual fundraising event
• Broadway Tag AgencyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Education - Platinum sponsor for Heritage Gala
• Innovative Prosthetics and ResearchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Education - Visionary sponsor for Heritage Gala
• Lingo ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in Education - Visionary sponsor for Heritage Gala
• Fairview Baptist Church (Edmond)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry partnership for North Campus established 2008; operated for 4 years before closure
• First Southern Baptist Church of Del CitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal founding church; provided initial facilities; facilitated school building move in 1987-88 with rent-free arrangement and lease-purchase
• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACSI accreditation every 5 years; RestorED conference co-sponsored by ACSI; professional development and CEU credits through ACSI
• Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of RestorED educator conference; provides CEU credits for participants
• ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)coreOthersMember in good standing demonstrating financial accountability and transparency standards for Christian organizations

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Heritage Hall School: Private college-preparatory K-12 school in Oklahoma City, serving families in the same metro as CHA. Comparable in age, mission configuration (faith-informed, athletics + arts), and tier of tuition.
• Westminster School: Private Christian K-12 school in Oklahoma City. Direct competitor for the same faith-affiliated OKC families, with similar NILD-accredited learning differences programming.
• Rockbridge Academy: Classical Christian K-12 school in Annapolis, MD. Comparable in faith-based classical methodology, college-prep focus, and curriculum rigor; closest national analog to CHA's Principle Approach.
• Casady School: Independent PK-12 school in Oklahoma City. Competes for the same premium-paying OKC families and offers comparable college-prep outcomes with athletics and fine arts.
• Providence Academy: Classical Christian K-12 school in Plymouth, MN. Comparable in faith-based classical pedagogy, dual credit / college-prep emphasis, and tuition tier.
• Whitefield Academy: Private Christian K-12 college-preparatory school in Smyrna, GA. Overlaps with CHA in classical Christian methodology, NILD-style learning differences support, and competitiveness of college outcomes.
• Oklahoma Christian School: Christian K-12 school in Edmond, OK (greater OKC metro). Direct overlap in geography, faith-based college-prep mission, and athletics/arts program structure.
• Christian Heritage School (Tyler, TX): Christian K-12 school explicitly named in CHA's data — new Headmaster Jeff Schapansky served there for over two decades. Closest peer in mission, identity, and likely student/family profile.

Others

• Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) accredited schools in OKC metro: ACSI is CHA's primary accreditation body and Part 3 of the survey data confirms CHA accredits with ACSI; while ACSI itself is not a school, peer ACSI-accredited private Christian schools in OKC operate under the same accreditation framework and competitive set.

Broad incumbents

• Great Hearts Academies: Large classical-charter network spanning AZ, TX, and other states. Addresses the same parental demand for classical, college-prep education but at much greater scale and with public/charter funding rather than tuition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chacrusaders
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chacrusaders

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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