Q: Isn’t Covenant School a church school?
A: No. Covenant School is a board run Christian school. Students representing over  
    sixty-three different congregations in Huntington and the Tri-State area are represented in 
    our student body.

Q: We have great public schools in Huntington. Why do we need a Christian school?
A: We have some fine public schools in Huntington and the Tri-State. However, state schools 
    are prohibited from teaching the very principles that make Covenant distinctly different. An 
    alternative school makes a choice possible for those parents who desire it.

Q: Can Covenant School compete academically?
A: Absolutely. Covenant students rank well above the national average on standardized  
     academic achievement tests. We have an impressive list of student  
     accomplishments including a Presidential Scholar, National Merit Scholars and  
     semifinalists, John Marshall Scholars, West Virginia Promise Scholarship, and West 
     Virginia Top of the Mountain Award. Our students have been awarded well over $300,000 
     in academic scholarships.

Q: Isn’t Covenant just for rich kids?
A: Not at all. Obviously, the school has to charge tuition to fund its programs as Covenant  
    receives absolutely no state financial assistance. The school, however, pursues a 
    pro-active program of administering financial aid for families who have specific needs. It is 
    Covenant School’s goal to have 30% of its student body receiving scholarships.

Q: How may a family apply for financial aid?
A: A family must complete a student application with the requisite registration fee before  
    submitting an application for financial aid. After the student application has been received,
    a family may complete an application for financial aid. One portion of the application is  
    processed by an outside company that determines financial need based upon certain
    national models.

    The board appointed financial aid committee will review these results along with additional   
    data from the application to determine the appropriate award if any. Total financial aid
    awarded to families in any one academic year is limited to the available cash balance
    in the scholarship fund at June 30.

Q: Will Covenant hurt our public schools?
A: Families enrolling their children at Covenant select the school because they want a  
    distinctive Christian education. Rather than hurting the community, the school is a benefit  
    in that it provides an alternative for people who desire it. There is no reason why  
    Huntington and the Tri-State cannot continue to have one of the strongest educational  
    systems in the state, one in which the Christian private and public schools each strive  
    together for excellence.

Q: What is so different about Covenant?
A: At Covenant, education is based on a biblical world and life view. Every subject is taught  
    from a distinctively Christian perspective. The overall goal is to teach students how to think 
    biblically and to instill a lifelong hunger for learning.