Freedom School, Live Oak FL: K-12, 23 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 23
Students per teacher: 14.4
Affiliation: Baptist
From Live Oak center: 2.4 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: 2
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Alternative
Boys and girls: 39% boys, 61% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 20%
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: 35 to 23, down 12 (34%)
Path: Fell in each survey (27 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: 3 grades (3 each)
Smallest grade: 4 grades (1 each)
Across the grades: Classes fill up toward the upper grades
Average a grade, high school included: About 2

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 6 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,170
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: Virtual
Library or media center: No
Year, against Florida: Same as the median of the 1,903 private 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: 14.4 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Suwannee County: Larger than 2 of 7 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.

Freedom School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet

FL

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 Freedom School?

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Learning Center of Live Oak ✓	K-10	13	4.3	Nonsectarian	<1
Holy Cross Christian Academy ✓	K-12	169	9.9	Christian (nondenominational)	<1
Melody Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	180	9.5	Christian (nondenominational)	<1
Westwood Christian School ✓	PreK-12	235	10.7	Baptist	2
Tabernacle Baptist School ✓	K-12	27	6.8	Baptist	2
Longwings Academy ✓	PreK-12	7	not reported	Nonsectarian	9
Fsyr Donald Ralph Cooke School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				10
Behavioral Learning Academy ✓	PreK-12	24	6	Nonsectarian	15

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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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