Grace Community Schools

What Grace Community Schools does

Grace Community School is a private, nonprofit Christian school operating across multiple campuses in Tyler and Lindale, Texas, serving East Texas families from infancy through twelfth grade. The school runs Early Education (infants to age 4), Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten, Elementary (Grades 1-4), Middle School (Grades 5-8), and High School (Grades 9-12), plus Grace University, a flexible hybrid K-8 model. Specialized offerings include the Academic Success Center, which supports roughly 161 students (nearly 20% of K-12 enrollment) with learning differences such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, autism, and Down syndrome; College Guidance; Grace Arts; and Grace Athletics (20 sports, 56 teams). Outcomes include a 100% college acceptance rate for seniors, with the Class of 2026 earning over $9.18 million in scholarship offers.

The school generates revenue primarily through tuition, supplemented by participation in the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program (225 families enrolled), charitable donations, and foundation grants (including a local foundation grant funding the Illuminate Network). It enrolls families through a direct-to-consumer motion: online inquiry forms, campus tours across all programs, open houses, and community events, supported by thought-leadership content including Jay's Blog, its Spotify podcast, and Grace Magazine. The technology stack is limited to an external Student Information System (myGCS, powered by Facts Management) for family portal access, with no proprietary technology products.

Strategically, the school is in an expansion phase: it launched a Mother's Day Out program, is executing a capital expansion master plan targeting 100 students per grade, opened the Grace University hybrid channel, and launched the Illuminate Network to support and plant new Christian schools across East Texas. Leadership is anchored by Dr. Jay Ferguson, Head of School for nearly 25 years.

Name

Grace Community Schools

Legal name

Grace Community School

Website

https://gracetyler.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Grace Community School is a private nonprofit Christian school in Tyler and Lindale, Texas, serving East Texas families from infancy through 12th grade with integrated faith-based academics, an Academic Success Center for learning differences, athletics, and arts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Christian Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Private christian education
• K-12 faith-based schooling
• Early childhood education
• College preparatory programs
• Learning differences support

Headquarters

HQ city

Hattiesburg, Mississippi

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue is generated primarily through tuition payments from families. The school also participates in the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program, with 225 families eligible for TEFA funding in the current year.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grace Community School is a private Christian school providing a fully integrated, faith-based education for students from 8 weeks old through 12th grade. Core offerings include age-based grade programs (Early Education, Junior Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle School, and High School), a hybrid K-8 Grace University program, an Academic Success Center for students with learning differences, College Guidance, Fine Arts, and an Athletics program operating 20 sports across 56 teams across multiple campuses in Tyler and Lindale, Texas.

Product overview

Grace Community School is a private Christian school offering a fully integrated Christ-centered approach from early education through twelfth grade. The school's product portfolio includes age-based grade programs (Early Education, Junior Kindergarten through High School), the hybrid Grace University program (K-8), the Academic Success Center for students with learning differences, College Guidance services, Fine Arts, and Athletics. The institution serves students in East Texas across multiple campuses including Tyler and Lindale locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grace University: A flexible hybrid model for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, combining at-home learning with on-campus community experiences.

Products and services

• Early Education Program Christ-centered child care and learning program for students from 8 weeks through age four, providing nurturing care and faith-integrated early learning at the Tyler and Lindale campuses.
• Junior Kindergarten & Kindergarten Active learning environment for children ages 4-5 where students learn about Jesus and prepare for their academic journey at Grace Community School.
• Elementary School (Grades 1-4) Foundational education program equipping students to master core subjects, thrive socially, and develop a biblical worldview at the Lower Campus.
• Middle School (Grades 5-8) Supportive learning culture where students discover God-given talents and grow spiritually and academically at the Upper Campus.
• High School (Grades 9-12) College-preparatory program where students define future goals, prepare for college, and follow God's calling while making lifelong memories; 100% college acceptance rate and Class of 2026 received over $9.1M in scholarship offers.
• Grace University (K-8 Hybrid) Flexible hybrid model for students in kindergarten through eighth grade combining at-home learning with on-campus community experiences using a classically-informed Christ-centered approach. Located at 3105 University Blvd., Tyler, TX.
• Academic Success Center Specialized academic support program serving students with learning differences including dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and Down syndrome; supports 161 students (nearly 20% of K-12 enrollment) with over a dozen trained teachers, and ASC students match or exceed national norms for neurotypical students on MAP assessments.
• College Guidance College counseling services matching student strengths with colleges and supporting the application process.
• Grace Arts (Fine Arts Program) Fine arts program including creative arts, drama, and music, taught as worship to develop God-given talents across elementary, middle school, and high school levels.
• Grace Athletics Athletics program offering 20 sports across 56 teams, with Cougar teams competing in TAPPS divisions including track (8 district championships in 9 years) and junior high swim team (88% of swims resulting in personal best times).

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of seniors have college acceptance
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Illuminate Network (formerly Promise Academy staff)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Sarah Cumming, formerly of Promise Academy, was hired with grant funding from a local foundation to launch the Illuminate Network. This network aims to expand Grace's mission by coming alongside Christian schools in other East Texas towns to provide intellectual capital and resources, and to help plant new Christian schools.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Brook Hill School: Private Christian K-12 school located in Bullard, Texas (Tyler metro), serving a similar East Texas demographic with a college-prep, faith-based mission. Direct local competitor for tuition-paying Christian families.
• Bishop T.K. Gorman Catholic School: Catholic K-12 school in Tyler, Texas, with comparable athletics, faith integration, and college-prep outcomes. Overlaps with Grace in the East Texas private-faith-based school market.
• The Covenant School: Private Christian school in Dallas offering college-preparatory education with a biblical worldview. Closely comparable on mission, curriculum approach, and target family profile.
• All Saints Episcopal School: Private faith-based K-12 school in Tyler, Texas, offering a similar college-preparatory program with smaller-class-size positioning. Competes head-to-head with Grace for East Texas private school families.
• Legacy Christian Academy: Private Christian K-12 school in Frisco, Texas, with a similar faith-integrated college-prep mission, athletics programs, and small-class-size positioning. Comparable on academic outcomes and student services.

Broad incumbents

• Prestonwood Christian Academy: Large private Christian K-12 school in Plano, Texas, with extensive athletics, fine arts, and a Christ-centered curriculum. A scaled regional incumbent demonstrating the upper bound of the Grace operating model.
• Great Hearts Academies: Multi-state network of classical, charter K-12 academies with rigorous college-prep curricula. Comparable to Grace on academic rigor and classical-leaning pedagogy, though operates a different funding model.
• Trinity Christian Academy: Multi-campus private Christian school system in Texas with elementary through high school programs, athletics, and arts. Useful as a comparable for Grace's multi-campus operating model.
• Responsive Education Solutions: Texas-based charter school network serving K-12 students with classical and hybrid models. Useful peer for understanding the Texas private/public-choice competitive landscape that Grace competes within via TEFA.

Emerging players

• Founders Classical Academy: Texas-based charter network offering a classical, hybrid-friendly K-12 model that closely parallels Grace University's approach. Relevant peer for the hybrid/home-school cohort Grace University targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/gracetylergcs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grace-community-schools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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