Building Bridges Academy, Silver Springs FL: 6-9

Tuition: Not published
Grades: 6-9
Students (K-12): 56
Students per teacher: 10.4
Affiliation: Baptist
From Belleview center: 12.6 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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. Check the school’s website

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School facts

Teachers: 8
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 61% boys, 39% girls
Accreditation: CGACS
Setting: Rural

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

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Students and school year

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 6 (16)
Smallest grade: Grade 7 (12)
Average a grade: About 14

The school year

Days in the school year: 175
Length of the school day: 6 hours 45 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,180
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Florida: 5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
School day, against Florida: 15 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: 10.4 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Marion County: Larger than 11 of 36 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.

Building Bridges Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

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 Building Bridges Academy?

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

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Shores Assembly of God the Elijah School ✓	K-6	65	not reported	Assembly of God	8
Ember Academy ✓	1-8	67	not reported	Nonsectarian	8
Wings of Faith Academy ✓	PreK-2	42	not reported	Church of God	8
Ocala Adventist Academy ✓	K-8	27	8.7	Seventh-Day Adventist	10
St. Pauls Christian School ✓	PreK-K	7	7	Methodist	10
Crossroads Academy ✓	3-12	114	7.9	Nonsectarian	10
Ambleside Magnolia ✓	K-3	42	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	10
Ocala Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	559	18	Baptist	10

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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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Building Bridges Academy

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