Bethel Christian School is a private Pre-kindergarten - 12 Christian school located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school was founded in 1965 by Dr. Jack and Florine Martin. As of 2012, Bethel had one hundred forty-six students, from one hundred four families. One hundred two students are white, twenty-one are black, three are Hispanic, and one is American Indian. Thirty-six are in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, fifty-nine in grades 1–6, and thirty-four in grades 7-12.