Blue Jay Academy of South Daytona
PO Box 39164, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33339Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 77
- Students per teacher
- 6.3
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Deland 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
- 13
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 56% boys, 44% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (32)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 and grade 6 (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 6
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,140
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- 5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.3 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Volusia County
- Larger than 27 of 59 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Blue Jay Academy of South Daytona 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 Blue Jay Academy of South Daytona?
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Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Jay Academy West Volusia ✓ | PreK-12 | 73 | <1 |
| Deland Preparatory Academy ✓ | 5-12 | 101 | <1 |
| Children's House Montessori School ✓ | PreK-5 | 41 | <1 |
| St. Barnabas Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-8 | 356 | 1 |
| St. Peter Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 218 | 1 |
| T.O.P Academy ✓ | 1-8 | 15 | 1 |
| Casa Montessori ✓ | PreK-9 | 81 | 2 |
| Stetson Baptist Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 184 | 2 |
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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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