The Classical Academy

What The Classical Academy does

The Classical Academy is a private K-12 classical Christian school located on the northeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in 2016 by a former educator and mother of five, the school operates a hybrid "university-schedule" model in which students attend campus-based instruction 2-3 days per week and complete the remainder of their coursework at home under parental supervision. The school serves families seeking a classical Christian education across four academic divisions (Primer, Grammar School, Logic School, and Rhetoric School), supplemented by Fine Arts, athletics, a House Program, and college advising. It is described as Indiana's only accredited K-12 university-schedule private school, with accreditation held through classicalchristian.org (ACCS), and it is independently governed by a board of directors with no parent company or outside equity backing disclosed.

The institution generates revenue primarily through recurring tuition payments from enrolled families, supplemented by a one-time application fee of $154.80. Tuition levels are not publicly disclosed. The school also participates in Indiana's Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) program, through which donors can receive 50% Indiana state tax credits; over $18.5 million in tax credits is made available statewide each school year for non-public school donors. Admissions are conducted through a comprehensive application with family interviews, and the school caps enrollment per class with active waitlists. There is no proprietary technology, software platform, or mobile application — the school relies on third-party tools such as Gradelink for the parent portal and Printify for branded merchandise.

Leadership includes Head of School Rachael Oren and Assistant Dean of Upper School Nathanael Jenkins, with the school employing approximately 95 staff. Go-to-market is community-driven: prospective families are reached via regular Info Nights, school tours, the school's website, Facebook, and word-of-mouth within the classical Christian education community. The school has outgrown its current facilities and has launched a Growth Initiative campaign to fund a permanent campus with Socratic-style classrooms, music rooms, and science laboratories.

Name

The Classical Academy

Legal name

The Classical Academy

Website

https://the-classical-academy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Classical Academy is an Indianapolis-based, accredited K-12 classical Christian private school serving northeast Indianapolis families through a university-schedule (2-3 campus days plus home days) hybrid model that combines professional instruction with parental co-teaching.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical Education K–12 Schools (EDAJABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Classical Christian education
• K-12 private school
• Hybrid homeschool model
• University schedule school
• Classical education curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition: The school generates revenue primarily through tuition payments from families. The university-schedule model offers a cost-effective alternative to traditional five-day private schools while maintaining professional teachers and curriculum.
2. SGO Scholarship Program: The Scholarship Granting Organization (SGO) program enables donors to receive 50% Indiana state tax credits while providing scholarship funding for families. Over $18.5 million in tax credits is made available each school year for Indiana non-public school donors.
3. Application Fees: One-time application processing fee of $154.80 ($150 application fee plus $4.80 credit card processing).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Classical Academy delivers K-12 classical Christian education through a university-schedule (hybrid) private school model. Students attend campus instruction 2-3 days per week with professional teachers and complete the remainder of their studies at home under parental supervision. The program spans four academic divisions (Primer, Grammar School, Logic School, Rhetoric School) and integrates a Christian worldview throughout the classical liberal arts curriculum.

Product overview

The Classical Academy is a classical, Christian, K-12 university-schedule private school offering a collaborative educational model. The school operates a 2-3 day campus schedule where students attend classroom instruction while the remaining days involve home-based learning under parent tutelage. The institution provides academic programs across four school divisions (Primer, Grammar School, Logic School, Rhetoric School) along with Fine Arts and Virtue education. Students receive professional teacher instruction combined with parental co-teaching using a unified curriculum. The program emphasizes classical education methodology, Christian worldview integration, and community learning while maintaining flexibility for family schedules. No specific named product modules, digital platforms, or software-as-a-service offerings were identified in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-12 Classical Christian Education Program
• Fine Arts Program
• Virtue Education Program
• Athletics Program
• Extracurricular Activities
• College Advising
• SGO Scholarship Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Society for Classical LearningminorOthersNate Jenkins, Assistant Dean of Upper School, completed classical school administrative training through the Society for Classical Learning. This is a training/certification relationship rather than a commercial partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Great Hearts Academies: Network of classical charter schools operating across multiple states. Comparable classical liberal-arts curriculum and university-model aspirations, though delivered in a full-time charter format rather than the university's 2-3 day hybrid model.
• Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School: Indianapolis private Catholic college-prep school competing for similar faith-oriented families, though with a Jesuit Catholic identity versus TCA's classical Christian orientation and a five-day schedule.
• Park Tudor School: Established Indianapolis private K-12 school competing for the same northeast-side Indianapolis families, but offering a traditional five-day model at a higher tuition point.

Others

• University Model Schools International (UMSI): Association and consulting resource that supports the proliferation of university-model K-12 schools. Relevant as the broader ecosystem of schools adopting the 2-3 day hybrid model in which TCA operates.
• Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS): Accrediting body that grants the accreditation held by TCA. The ACCS member directory catalogs comparable classical Christian schools across the U.S., making it the most direct ecosystem reference point for TCA's peer set.

Direct peers

• Classical Conversations: National classical Christian education community with homeschool co-op and campus programs. Closely comparable to The Classical Academy in classical methodology, Christian worldview integration, and parent-co-teaching model.
• Sequitur School of Classical Education: Classical Christian K-8 school in Oregon operating a similar university-schedule hybrid model with parental co-teaching and on-campus days. Highly comparable operating model though smaller and without high-school grades.

Regional players

• Cypress Classical Conversations: Local Classical Conversations communities in the Indianapolis area offer a parent-led classical homeschool alternative that overlaps with TCA's target families, though without accreditation or on-campus professional instruction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheClassicalAcademyIndy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-classical-academy

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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