Ces Academy of Lakeland
615 Old Polk City Rd, Lakeland, FL 33809Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 202
- Students per teacher
- 15.5
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Lakeland center
- 5.3 miles
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
School facts
- Teachers
- 13
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 70% boys, 30% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 0%
- Accreditation
- COGNIA
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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 and grade 7 (25 each)
- Smallest grade
- 3 grades (11 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 16
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private 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
- 15.5 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Polk County
- Larger than 56 of 77 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.
Ces Academy of Lakeland tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,350 to $10,100 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Ces Academy of Lakeland?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Christian Academy | $9,350 | 2026-27 | 0.8 |
| St. Anthony Catholic School | $10,045 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
| Victory Christian Academy | $10,100 | not stated | 4.3 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 409 | <1 |
| Avengers Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 58 | <1 |
| St. Anthony Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 172 | 2 |
| Sparrow Academy ✓ | 3-12 | 76 | 3 |
| Victory Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 698 | 4 |
| Head of the Class Learning Center ✓ | PreK-7 | 85 | 5 |
| Lakes Church Academy ✓ | PreK-10 | 315 | 5 |
| Principles of Faith Academy ✓ | K-12 | 29 | 5 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
- All private schools near Lakeland
- Christian schools in Florida
- Private high schools in Florida
- Private elementary schools in Florida
- Private middle schools in Florida
- Private schools with kindergarten in Florida
- Private schools in Polk County
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
- All Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships 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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