Destiny Leadership Academy, Ocala FL: K-5, 39 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: K-5
Students (K-12): 39
Students per teacher: 11.5
Affiliation: Christian (nondenominational)
From Ocala center: 4.1 miles

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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.

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School facts

Teachers: 4
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Special program emphasis
Boys and girls: 62% boys, 38% girls
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

2021-22 to 2023-24: 13 to 39, up 26

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 4 (12)
Smallest grade: Kindergarten (3)
Average a grade: About 7

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 6 hours 20 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: Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
School day, against Florida: 40 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: 11.5 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
Size in Marion County: Larger than 7 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.
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.

Destiny Leadership Academy 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 Destiny Leadership Academy?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
The Reading Clinic School ✓	K-8	29	not reported	Nonsectarian	<1
New Horizon Academy for Exceptional Students ✓	7-11	6	2.3	Nonsectarian	2
Victory Academy Ocala ✓	PreK-8	100	7.2	Other religious	3
First Assembly Christian School & Daycare ✓	PreK-12	444	12.4	Assembly of God	3
Generation Alive Christian Academy of the P ✓	PreK-12	6	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Dr. D. D. Brown Christian Academy of Hope ✓	K-12	37	9.2	Pentecostal	4
Ambleside Ocala ✓	K-12	201	10.9	Christian (nondenominational)	4
Shiloh SDA School ✓	K-8	61	12.2	Seventh-Day Adventist	4

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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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