Beacon Preparatory Academy, Bradenton FL

Can you use FES / FTC here?

✓ On the official Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA) list

State list: Includes this school
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: the official list, read October 8, 2026.

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

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms FES / FTC award (lowest) Children

Ask the school: Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Step Up scholarships (FES and FTC) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Lighthouse Preparatory Christian School	K-11	37	6.4	Christian (nondenominational)	<1
Tabernacle Christian School ✓	K-12	38	6.3	Pentecostal	<1
Spark Alc ✓	K-12	59	10.5	Nonsectarian	2
Visions Preparatory Academy of North River ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				3
West Coast Christian Academy ✓	PreK-11	58	14.5	Seventh-Day Adventist	3
Ces Academy of Bradenton ✓	K-12	114	16.3	Christian (nondenominational)	3
St. Joseph Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	264	13.1	Roman Catholic	3
St. Stephen's Episcopal School	PreK-12	641	8	Episcopal	3

On the program’s official list Other private schools

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