Esther's School Bell
1079 Kushmer St., Bell, FL 32619Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 49
- Students per teacher
- 7.4
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
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
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 50 to 49, down 1 (2%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 (10)
- Smallest grade
- 3 grades (1 each)
- Average a grade
- About 4
- High school grades
- Average 3; lower grades 4
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 185
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,110
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person, virtual and hybrid
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- 5 days longer than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.4 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.
Esther's School Bell tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,325 to $11,855 a year, published by 2 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 Esther's School Bell?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Christian Academy | $9,325 to $9,625 | 2026-27 | 16.3 |
| Bhaktivedanta Academy | $11,855 | 2026-27 | 23.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 268 | 10 |
| First Place Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 133 | 10 |
| Dixie County Learning Academy ✓ | K-12 | 85 | 13 |
| First Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 393 | 16 |
| Living Springs Academy ✓ | K-8 | 46 | 17 |
| Character Community Services ✓ | 2-12 | 17 | 18 |
| Gainesville Potter'shouse Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 24 | |
| Bhaktivedanta Academy ✓ | PreK-10 | 109 | 24 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
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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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