Holy Cross Lutheran Academy Upper School
100 Aero Ln, Sanford, FL 32771Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 207
- Students per teacher
- 8.8
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
- From Sanford center
- 2.6 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
- 25
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 91%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- Grade 7 (45)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (9)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 25; lower grades 36
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 55 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- 3 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
- 8.8 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Seminole County
- Larger than 41 of 57 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.
Holy Cross Lutheran Academy Upper School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 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 Holy Cross Lutheran Academy Upper School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas More Academy ✓ | K-12 | 94 | 1 |
| Central FL Academy Sanford ✓ | K-12 | 70 | 2 |
| Lake Mary Preparatory School ✓ | PreK-12 | 567 | 2 |
| Riverwalk Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-7 | 40 | 2 |
| All Souls Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 197 | 3 |
| Holy Cross Lutheran Academy ✓ | PreK-5 | 187 | 3 |
| St. Peter's Episcopal Preschool & Kindergarten | PreK-K | 11 | 3 |
| City Church Academy ✓ | PreK-6 | 125 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
- All private schools near Sanford
- Christian schools in Florida
- Private high schools in Florida
- Private middle schools in Florida
- Lutheran schools in Florida
- Private schools in Seminole County
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
- All Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools
Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).
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