Riverwalk Christian Academy
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-740 students10 students per teacherChurch of GodCo-ed
Christian schools in Sanford, FL
12 in Sanford or within 6 miles; schools in Sanford itself count at any distance from downtown. 10 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 K-950 students10 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Liberty Christian School
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12202 studentsBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1260 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 6-12207 students8.8 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed91% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-5187 students9.7 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-6125 students11.4 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-548 studentsAssembly of GodCo-ed
The Rock Academy
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12126 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-842 students6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-KEpiscopalEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Christian schools near Sanford by the numbers
- Where
- 9 in Sanford, 3 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 1,087 in all; the typical school has 125
- Smallest and largest
- Riverwalk Christian Academy, 40 students; Holy Cross Lutheran Academy Upper School, 207 students
- Students per teacher
- 10 typical, 5.5 to 11.4 across 8 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)8
- Elementary (K to 5)11
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school3
- Under 503
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2993
- Christian schools here83%
- 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.
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