Faith Christian Academy
13050 Hwy 89, Jay, FL 32565Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 109
- Students per teacher
- 9.1
- Affiliation
- Pentecostal
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
- 12
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 33 to 109, up 76 (230%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (74 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (21)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 9 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 3; lower grades 11
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,070
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person, virtual and hybrid
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- 2 days shorter 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
- 9.1 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Santa Rosa County
- Larger than 3 of 8 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.
Faith Christian Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,600 to $8,000 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 Faith Christian Academy?
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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.E.A.D. Academy Classical School | $8,000 | 2026-27 | 14.9 |
| Santa Rosa Christian School | $6,600 to $6,700 | 2026-27 | 19.8 |
| West Florida Baptist Academy | $7,630 to $7,730 | 2026-27 | 22.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.E.A.D. Academy Classical School ✓ | PreK-12 | 418 | 15 |
| Grow With Us Learning Academy Vi ✓ | K-8 | 6 | 18 |
| Spark Learning Xxii ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 18 | |
| Santa Rosa Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 420 | 20 |
| Blue Ribbon Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 22 | |
| West Florida Baptist Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 621 | 22 |
| Pensacola Learning Academy ✓ | K-12 | 153 | 26 |
| Blessed Star Montessori Christian School ✓ | 1-10 | 22 | 27 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
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- 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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