Character Community Services
PO Box 1621, Cross City, FL 32628Checked against the official list (read October 8, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 2-12
- Students (K-12)
- 17
- Students per teacher
- 8.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
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
School facts
- Teachers
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 71% boys, 29% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 0%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 19 to 17, down 2
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 and grade 12 (4 each)
- Smallest grade
- 4 grades (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 3; lower grades 1
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Classes, 2023-24
- Virtual
- 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
- Students per teacher
- 8.5 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
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.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Character Community Services tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
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 Character Community Services?
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 still takes Step Up scholarships (FES and FTC) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie County Learning Academy ✓ | K-12 | 85 | 8 |
| Riverside Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 268 | 13 |
| Esther's School Bell ✓ | K-12 | 49 | 18 |
| First Place Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 133 | 19 |
| Lighthouse Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 111 | 30 |
| Creekside Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 81 | 31 |
| First Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 393 | 34 |
| Suwannee River Ridge Technical High School | 12 | 212 | 35 |
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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