Fireflies Academy
3890 Tampa Rd Ste 304, Palm Harbor, FL 34684Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 4-10
- Students (K-12)
- Fewer than 10
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Palm Harbor center
- 3.2 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. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 1
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,080
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Size in Pinellas County
- Larger than 3 of 108 other schools we list
- 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.
Fireflies Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
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 Fireflies Academy?
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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Learning Center ✓ | 2-11 | 15 | 2 |
| Center Academy-Palm Harbor ✓ | 4-12 | 64 | 2 |
| Palm Harbor Montessori Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 104 | 2 |
| Spring Valley School ✓ | Ungraded | 43 | 2 |
| Waldorf School of Tampa Bay | PreK-8 | 76 | 3 |
| Suncoast Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-8 | not reported | 3 |
| Westlake Christian School ✓ | K-8 | 535 | 3 |
| Invictus Academy Tampa Bay | 6-11 | 20 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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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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