Blake Christian Academy
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-878 students8.7 students per teacherBaptistMontessoriCo-ed
Private schools in Lake Helen, FL
2 schools in Lake Helen itself and 12 more within 6 miles. 13 of them are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Florida’s FES and FTC scholarships average about $8,000, set by county and grade.
Order: schools on the official FES / FTC list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Lake Helen (2)
No matching schools.
Central Florida Academy
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12190 students14.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (12)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-864 students11 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1026 students8.7 students per teacherOther religiousSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12642 students15.1 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed43% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1273 students10.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 5-12101 students16.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed80% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1241 studentsPentecostalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-541 students3.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Aakc Academy
5 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-5Co-ed
T.O.P Academy
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO)Grades 1-815 students7.5 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8218 students13.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8356 students12.2 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
Grades K-1277 students6.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Lake Helen private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Blake Christian Academy, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Deland (6), Deltona (3) and Orange City (2)
- Students
- about 1,922 in all; the typical school has 77
- Smallest and largest
- T.O.P Academy, 15 students; Trinity Christian Academy, 642 students
- Students per teacher
- 11 typical, 3.7 to 16.8 across 12 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 3 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 2, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 80% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 4, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Lake Helen
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic5
- Other faiths1
- Nonsectarian5
- Not in federal survey2
In Lake HelenWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)8
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)12
- High school (9 to 12)7
- K to 12, one school5
In Lake HelenWithin 6 mi
- Under 504
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more1
- Lake Helen area93%
- 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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
What Florida pays
- Program
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, education savings account
- Award
- About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
- Also
- For 2026-27 the table runs from $7,463 (grades 9-12, lowest county) to $12,217 (grades K-3, Monroe County). Students with disabilities average about $10,000 under FES-UA.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Lake Helen (6)
- Special education schools in and around Lake Helen (3)
- Private high schools in and around Lake Helen (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Lake Helen (14)
- Private middle schools in and around Lake Helen (12)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Lake Helen (12)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Lake Helen (8)
- All schools in Volusia County
- Private schools in Deland (4 mi)
- Private schools in Orange City (5 mi)
- Private schools in Deltona (6 mi)
- Private schools in Sanford (14 mi)
- Private schools in Port Orange (16 mi)
- Private schools in Daytona Beach (16 mi)
- Private schools in Lake Mary (17 mi)
- Private schools in New Smyrna Beach (17 mi)
- Private schools in Edgewater (18 mi)
- Private schools in South Daytona (19 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools
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