Gateway Christian Academy, Panama City FL: 1-11, 15 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: 1-11
Students (K-12): 15
Students per teacher: 5
Affiliation: Pentecostal
From Panama City center: 7.8 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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

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School facts

Teachers: 3
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 40% boys, 60% girls
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

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: 3 grades (3 each)
Smallest grade: 4 grades (1 each)
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
Classes, 2023-24: In person
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: 5 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Bay County: Larger than 1 of 14 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.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

Gateway Christian Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

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 Gateway Christian Academy?

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

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Panama City Trilingual School ✓	PreK-9	116	8.1	Nonsectarian	2
Saint Andrews Bay STEM Academy ✓	8-12	58	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
Holy Nativity Episcopal School	PreK-8	243	7.2	Episcopal	2
Square Pegs Learning Center ✓	PreK-12	38	not reported	Nonsectarian	3
Eagle Nest Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	30	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Kaleidoscope School of Discovery ✓	K-12	159	14.3	Nonsectarian	4
Bacot Academy ✓	K-12	35	5	Christian (nondenominational)	4
St. John Catholic Academy ✓	PreK-8	136	11.3	Roman Catholic	4

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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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