Grace Lutheran School
320 Bates Ave Se, Winter Haven, FL 33880Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- From $9,420
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 347
- Students per teacher
- 15.8
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
- From Winter Haven center
- 1.9 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
- Tuition verified for an unstated year; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 22
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Accreditation
- FLGA-LCMS, COGNIA
- 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
- 245 to 347, up 102 (42%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (287 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 and grade 3 (44 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (20)
- Average a grade
- About 39
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,250
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- 2 days shorter than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- About the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 15.8 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Polk County
- Larger than 64 of 77 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.
Grace Lutheran School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Grades K to 5
- $9,420
- Grades 6 to 8
- $9,804
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
Tuition from Grace Lutheran School'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
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Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| It Takes A Village Early Learning Academy ✓ | K-5 | 10 | <1 |
| Ovells Christian Academy ✓ | K-3 | 7 | <1 |
| Winter Haven Montessori ✓ | PreK-4 | 60 | <1 |
| Winter Haven Adventist Academy ✓ | K-11 | 60 | <1 |
| A'kelynn's Angels Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 160 | <1 |
| Beymer United Methodist Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-K | 10 | <1 |
| St. Joseph Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 450 | 1 |
| Valor Christian Leadership Academy ✓ | K-12 | 57 | 1 |
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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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