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Bethany Christian School

1100 Dorchester Ave, West Melbourne, FL 32904Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
199
Students per teacher
11.7
Affiliation
Baptist
From West Melbourne center
2.1 miles

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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.

What you would pay here

Net cost
Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page

School facts

Teachers
17
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
67% boys, 33% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
100%
Accreditation
FACCS
Setting
Suburb

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

156 2019-20 157 2021-22 199 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
156 to 199, up 43 (28%)
Path
Grew in each survey (157 in 2021-22)

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

64 PK 21 K 21 1 20 2 23 3 16 4 23 5 13 6 15 7 14 8 14 9 8 10 3 11 8 12
Largest grade
Grade 3 and grade 5 (23 each)
Smallest grade
Grade 11 (3)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades
Average 8; lower grades 18

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,260
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Florida
Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
School day, against Florida
About the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 11.7 FL median 10
Students per teacher
This school 199 County median 65
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
11.7 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Brevard County
Larger than 68 of 80 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 47% Black 23% Hispanic 17% Two or more races 13%

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

Bethany Christian School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$10,710 to $24,630 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Bethany Christian School?

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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

Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy$18,290 to $24,6302026-271.0
Our Lady of Lourdes School$10,7102026-271.6
Melbourne Central Catholic High School$15,8702026-271.7

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Florida Preparatory Academy ✓6-121336.9Nonsectarian<1
Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy ✓PreK-12915not reportedEpiscopal1
New Hope Lutheran Academy ✓K-87412.8Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod1
Our Lady of Lourdes School ✓PreK-825511.7Roman Catholic2
Space Coast Discovery ✓PreK-6639Nonsectarian2
Melbourne Central Catholic High School ✓9-1243711.4Roman Catholic2
RFM Christian Academy ✓K-12438.6Other religious2
Bright Horizons Academy ✓PreK-8946.1Islamic2

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

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