Metro-East Lutheran High Schl

What Metro-East Lutheran High Schl does

Metro-East Lutheran High School (MELHS) is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory high school operating from a single campus at 6305 Center Grove Road in Edwardsville, Illinois. The institution serves families in the greater Edwardsville and Madison County, Illinois area seeking a Christ-centered secondary education, with an explicit Lutheran/Christian mission that places Jesus Christ at the center of its academic, extracurricular, and community programming. Core offerings include a college-preparatory academic curriculum, counseling, tutoring (delivered through Varsity Tutors), athletics programs, and fine arts programs covering theatre, band, choir, and art. Student outcomes reported by the school include a 96% college enrollment rate for graduates, a 15:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and an average ACT score of 24.6 (four points above the Illinois state average). Approximately 15 employees support the operation.

Name

Metro-East Lutheran High Schl

Legal name

Metro-East Lutheran High School

Website

https://melhs.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Metro-East Lutheran High School is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory Lutheran high school in Edwardsville, Illinois, serving area families with a Christ-centered education, 15:1 student-teacher ratio, and reported 96% graduate college enrollment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAC

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

Keywords

• Private Christian education
• College-preparatory schooling
• Secondary education services
• Faith-based high school
• Private school tuition

Headquarters

HQ city

Edwardsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: As a private high school, MELHS generates revenue primarily through tuition charged to families. The school also offers tuition assistance through the FACTS Grant and Aid program.
2. Donations and Fundraising: The school receives donations through various support channels including the Knight Stewards parent organization, Fine Arts Boosters, and direct giving via PayPal. The Knight Stewards has provided over $100,000 toward school improvements over 9 years.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Metro-East Lutheran High School provides a private, co-educational, college-preparatory high school education in a Christ-centered environment. Core offerings include a rigorous academic curriculum, counseling, tutoring, athletics programs, and fine arts programs (theatre, band, choir, art). The school serves high school-aged students in the Edwardsville, Illinois area, supported by an administrative platform (FACTS FamilyPortal) and tuition assistance processing (FACTS Grant and Aid).

Product overview

Metro-East Lutheran High School is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory high school that provides a Christ-centered education focused on academic excellence and spiritual growth. The school's core offerings include academic curriculum, counseling services, tutoring, athletics programs, and fine arts programs (theatre, band, choir, art). The institution supports students through various administrative platforms including FACTS FamilyPortal for grades/assignments and FACTS Grant and Aid for tuition assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• College-preparatory high school education
• Summer athletics camps
• Fine Arts program (theatre, band, choir, art)
• Counseling and tutoring services

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% of graduates enrolled in college
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FACTS Grant and AidsupportingOthersThird-party tuition assistance and financial aid management service used by MELHS to help families apply for and manage tuition assistance. Supports the school's mission of making Christian education accessible.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Westminster Christian Academy: A Christian (non-denominational) college-preparatory school in the St. Louis metro. Competes with MELHS for families prioritizing faith-integrated, college-prep secondary education in the bi-state region.
• Faith Lutheran High School: A Lutheran college-preparatory high school in Las Vegas, NV. Comparable in denomination and mission; useful benchmark for MELHS's small-school Lutheran model at a different scale.
• Lutheran High School North: A Lutheran high school in the St. Louis metro that competes for the same Lutheran-family segment of college-prep students. Closest denominational and geographic peer to MELHS in the bi-state region.
• Concordia Lutheran High School: A Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod college-preparatory high school (locations include Tomball, TX and Fort Wayne, IN). Comparable in denomination, size, and college-prep mission, even though geographically distant.
• Lutheran High School South: A Lutheran, college-preparatory high school in the St. Louis metro (affiliated with the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod). Direct peer in denomination, mission, and college-prep focus, and overlaps MELHS's regional draw from across the river.
• Saint Louis University High School: A prestigious Jesuit Catholic college-preparatory high school in St. Louis. Larger and more selective, but draws from a similar regional pool of families seeking rigorous, values-based secondary education.

Regional players

• Edwardsville High School: The local public high school in Edwardsville, IL. Primary non-private alternative for families in MELHS's immediate market and the school's most direct competitive substitute on price.
• Marquette Catholic High School: A Catholic, college-preparatory high school in Alton, IL, just minutes from Edwardsville. Direct regional competitor for faith-oriented, college-bound families in the same metro area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/metro-east-lutheran-high-schl

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