Bell Shoals Academy
6414 Golf and Sea Blvd, Apollo Beach, FL 33572Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-Transitional K
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Apollo Beach center
- Under 1 mile
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.
School facts
- Teachers
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Early childhood
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,330
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- 3 days shorter than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Bell Shoals Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
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 Bell Shoals Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Step Up scholarships (FES and FTC); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore Montessori School at Waterset | PreK-K | 20 | 2 |
| Southshore Montessori II ✓ | 1-6 | 81 | 2 |
| First Baptist of East Bay / East Bay Christian ✓ | PreK-12 | 122 | 4 |
| Prodigy Academy at Creekside ✓ | PreK-5 | 16 | 4 |
| Livingstone Academy Riverview | 3-8 | 75 | 4 |
| South Bay Academy ✓ | K-10 | not reported | 4 |
| Extraordinary Student Education | 2-9 | 6 | 4 |
| Ruskin Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 300 | 5 |
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).
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