First Assembly Christian School & Daycare Tuition, Ocala FL

Tuition, 2026-27: From $7,208
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 444
Students per teacher: 12.4
Affiliation: Assembly of God
From Ocala center: 2.8 miles

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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

Tuition: $7,208 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
Award: about $7,528
Left to pay: about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees

Award $7,528 Left to pay $0

Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 5, 2026.
Award: Step Up For Students, 2026-27 scholarship amounts by district (FTC and FES-EO), read October 9, 2026.
Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers

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School facts

Teachers: 37
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 52% boys, 48% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 68%
Accreditation: COGNIA, ACTS
Setting: City

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Accreditation: Florida Department of Education private school directory, read October 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 465 to 444, down 21 (5%)
Path: Dipped to 424 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Grade 7 (44)
Smallest grade: Grade 12 (18)
Average a grade: About 34
High school grades: Average 26; lower grades 38

The school year

Days in the school year: 173
Length of the school day: 6 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,120
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Florida: 7 days shorter than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
School day, against Florida: 30 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: 12.4 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Marion County: Larger than 32 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.

First Assembly Christian School & Daycare tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27: $7,270
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $7,270
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27: $7,208
Required fees: $700 a year

Tuition is $7,897 for K5-3rd, $7,270 for 4th-8th, $7,208 for 9th and $7,258 for 10th-12th; initial fees total $700.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from First Assembly Christian School & Daycare's website, checked October 5, 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 First Assembly Christian School & Daycare?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms FES / FTC award (lowest) Children

Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27), plus required fees.
Award filled in: the 2026-27 FES / FTC award for that grade band.
Change them for your child’s grade.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Montessori Preparatory School of Ocala ✓	PreK-5	58	6.4	Nonsectarian	1
New Horizon Academy for Exceptional Students ✓	7-11	6	2.3	Nonsectarian	1
Ambleside Ocala ✓	K-12	201	10.9	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Victory Academy Ocala ✓	PreK-8	100	7.2	Other religious	2
Crossroads Academy ✓	3-12	114	7.9	Nonsectarian	2
Ambleside Magnolia ✓	K-3	42	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Ocala Adventist Academy ✓	K-8	27	8.7	Seventh-Day Adventist	2
Generation Alive Christian Academy of the P ✓	PreK-12	6	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	2

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Keep looking

Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).

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First Assembly Christian School & Daycare

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