First Academy
1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1019 students3.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Christian schools in Lake City, FL
10 in Lake City or within 6 miles; schools in Lake City itself count at any distance from downtown. 9 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Protestant and nondenominational Christian schools, going by the affiliation each school gave the federal survey (for schools new since then in Florida, the state’s private school directory).
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12142 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12358 students9.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed37% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12185 students7.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1263 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12190 students14.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed20% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-669 students7.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12231 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed25% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-711 students5.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-1212 students12 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Christian schools near Lake City by the numbers
- Where
- all 10 in Lake City
- Students
- about 1,280 in all; the typical school has 142
- Smallest and largest
- Joy Explosion Christian Academy, 11 students; New Generation School, 358 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.8 typical, 3.4 to 14.6 across 7 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- To a 4-year college
- 37% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Kingdom Culture Academy $8,050
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)4
- Elementary (K to 5)10
- Middle (6 to 8)10
- High school (9 to 12)8
- K to 12, one school7
- Under 503
- 50 to 1493
- 150 to 2993
- 300 to 5991
- Christian schools here90%
- All of Florida87%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools, list read October 8, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, official page, read October 8, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 1, 2026.
Keep looking
- All private schools near Lake City
- Private high schools in Lake City
- Private elementary schools in Lake City
- Private schools with pre-K in Lake City
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- Christian schools in Jennings (40 mi)
- Christian schools in Middleburg (45 mi)
- Christian schools in Orange Park (56 mi)
- Christian schools in Williston (56 mi)
- Christian schools in Green Cove Springs (59 mi)
- Christian schools across Florida
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