Abels Academy, Clermont FL: PreK-9 Tuition

Tuition: On the school’s website
Grades: PreK-9
Students (K-12): 61
Students per teacher: 6.1
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Clermont center: 3.1 miles

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Can you use FES / FTC here?

Not on the FES / FTC list we read

About the list: How the FES / FTC list works
Applying: New families can still apply for 2026-27: the Private School Scholarship (FTC and FES-EO) and the Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA) take new applications until November 15, 2026.

Source: FES / FTC official source, read October 8, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 10
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Special education
Boys and girls: 92% boys, 8% girls
Setting: Suburb

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 21 to 61, up 40 (190%)
Path: Grew in each survey (53 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Kindergarten (23)
Smallest grade: Grade 6 and grade 7 (1 each)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 6 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,080
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Florida: Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
School day, against Florida: 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 6.1 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Lake County: Larger than 17 of 43 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

Abels Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition: On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)

FL

Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships Education savings account

Award: About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How it varies: 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.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Abels Academy?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Applied Behavior Edu and Lifeskills Academy ✓	PreK-9	61	5	Nonsectarian	<1
Citrus Heights Academy ✓	K-12	64	9	Church of the Nazarene	<1
Montessori Bilingual Academy ✓	PreK-3	49	not reported	Nonsectarian	<1
The Way Academy ✓	6-8	19	6.3	Christian (nondenominational)	<1
The Potter's Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
River Academy ✓	K-12	10	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Land of Lakes Montessori School ✓	PreK-5	71	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
Wesley Christian Academy ✓	PreK-8	293	not reported	Methodist	2

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Keep looking

Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).

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