Bethany School

What Bethany School does

Bethany School is a private, co-educational K-8 Episcopal school located in the Village of Glendale, just north of Cincinnati, Ohio, operating on a 23-acre historic campus shared with the Community of the Transfiguration. Founded in 1898 by the Sisters of the Transfiguration, the school enrolls approximately 165 students with a workforce of about 80 and is positioned as Ohio's only Episcopal school. Its core offering is a comprehensive K-8 academic program built on a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio and class sizes capped at 15, augmented by a Character Counts program, athletics (with 65%+ participation in grades 3-8), over 25 extracurricular activities, international travel, private music lessons, an Extended Day program running 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, an in-house lunch program, Summer Camp, and structured 8th-grade high school placement support (with a reported 100% acceptance rate at top Cincinnati private high schools).

The school's revenue model is tuition-driven, with over 80% of families receiving some form of financial aid sourced through multiple channels: the Andrew Dawson Financial Aid Fund, the Ohio EdChoice Expansion and EdChoice Traditional scholarship programs, and the Ohio Tax Credit Scholarship Program (SGO) administered in partnership with the Ohio Association of Independent Schools. Distribution is conducted through a dedicated in-house admissions office running daily campus tours and regular open houses, supported by a website, organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), and a weekly Bluehawks Blast parent newsletter. Capital reinvestment is evidenced by two LEED Platinum certified academic buildings, geo-exchange wells, and solar panel infrastructure, with a new playground funded by the Society of the Transfiguration scheduled to open in the 2026-2027 school year.

Name

Bethany School

Legal name

Bethany School

Website

https://bethanyschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bethany School is a 125-year-old private K-8 Episcopal school in Glendale (Cincinnati), Ohio, serving roughly 165 students with a 6:1 teacher ratio and class sizes capped at 15, supported by tuition, financial aid, and fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-8 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACABAM

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

Keywords

• Private K-8 education
• Elementary middle school
• Episcopal school tuition
• Student teacher ratio
• Character education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Glendale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Bethany School generates revenue primarily through tuition payments from families. The school offers various financial aid programs including the Andrew Dawson Financial Aid Fund, Ohio EdChoice Expansion scholarships, Ohio EdChoice Traditional scholarships, and the Ohio Tax Credit Scholarship Program (SGO) to help families afford tuition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bethany School is a private, co-educational K-8 Episcopal school in Glendale, Ohio, that delivers a comprehensive elementary and middle school education to approximately 165 students on a 23-acre historic campus. Core offerings include the K-8 academic program with a 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio and class sizes capped at 15, supplemented by extended day care, private music lessons, athletics, extracurricular activities, a lunch program, summer camp, and structured high school preparation.

Product overview

Bethany School offers a single unified educational program for K-8 students, with a comprehensive academic curriculum enhanced by several add-on services and programs. The core K-8 Education Program features small class sizes (6:1 ratio, max 15 students) as its foundation. This is supplemented by the Extended Day Program for before/after-school care, Private Music Lessons (piano, violin, guitar), Athletics, over 25 Extracurricular Activities, Summer Camp, a Lunch Program, High School Preparation Services with 100% acceptance to top schools, and financial support through the Andrew Dawson Financial Aid Fund and Ohio Tax Credit Scholarship Program (SGO).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-8 Education Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% acceptance rate to top private high schools in Cincinnati for 8th graders
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Community of the TransfigurationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1898Bethany School shares its 23-acre historic campus with the Community of the Transfiguration. The school was founded in 1898 by the Sisters of the Transfiguration, an Episcopal religious order of women, and continues to serve their original ministry mission to this day.
• Ohio Association of Independent Schools (OAIS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethany School partners with OAIS to facilitate the Ohio Tax Credit Scholarship Program. OAIS serves as the formal facilitator of all giving through their giving portal and processes contributions on behalf of Bethany School. OAIS consists of 46 member schools throughout Ohio committed to quality independent education.
• Society of the TransfigurationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Society of the Transfiguration (connected to the Community of the Transfiguration) is providing generous funding for Bethany School's new playground construction project. The playground will open for use during the 2026-2027 school year with construction beginning May 2026.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Ohio Association of Independent Schools: Consortium of 46 Ohio independent schools that facilitates Bethany's SGO tax-credit scholarship fundraising and provides shared advocacy, accreditation, and benchmarking — a key ecosystem partner for a small private school.
• St. Xavier High School: Cincinnati-area Catholic college-preparatory high school that is a common downstream destination for K-8 graduates, including those from Bethany's feeder schools; relevant as a destination of Bethany's 100% high-school-acceptance outcome metric.

Direct peers

• The Summit Country Day School: Independent K-12 Catholic school in Cincinnati offering a faith-based, college-preparatory education; directly competes with Bethany for K-8 families who want small, values-driven private education in the metro.
• Cincinnati Country Day School: Independent K-12 private school in Indian Hill, Cincinnati, with a similar college-preparatory orientation, broad enrichment programming, and a comparable tuition-driven model serving Cincinnati families — overlapping directly with Bethany on the K-8 portion and competing for the same family pool.
• The New School: Small independent K-8 school in Cincinnati with a progressive, project-based approach; comparable to Bethany in scale and grade span, and competes for similar Cincinnati families prioritizing individualized education.
• The Children's School: Independent K-8 progressive private school in Cincinnati emphasizing individualized learning and small class sizes; a head-to-head competitor for Cincinnati families seeking a non-traditional private K-8 alternative.
• The Seven Hills School: Independent K-12 private school in Cincinnati with a strong academic reputation and small class sizes; competes for the same Cincinnati families seeking a high-end private K-8 experience and overlaps directly with Bethany through grade 8.

Broad incumbents

• Mariemont City Schools: Highly rated public K-12 district adjacent to Glendale in the Cincinnati metro; competes for the same K-8 families as Bethany through strong public school outcomes, anchoring the local alternative to private tuition.
• Indian Hill School District: Top-ranked public K-12 district in the Cincinnati metro; a frequent alternative for families considering private K-8 options like Bethany due to its strong academic outcomes.

Emerging players

• Springer School and Center: Cincinnati-area private school focused on students with language-based learning differences (dyslexia, ADHD); shares the small-class-size, individualized-attention model and a Cincinnati K-8 footprint, but is differentiated by its learning-differences specialty.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCPWbTsr3NGIhDjCP96i3wsg
• Facebookfacebook.com/BethanySchoolOH
• Instagraminstagram.com/bethany_school/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bethany-school-glendale

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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