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Lake Mary Preparatory School

650 Rantoul Ln, Lake Mary, FL 32746Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $17,520
Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
567
Students per teacher
10.7
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Lake Mary center
1.4 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
$17,520 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $8,377
Left to pay
about $9,143, before fees

School facts

Teachers
53
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
48% boys, 52% girls
Go on to a 4-year college
80%
Accreditation
FCIS, COGNIA
Setting
Suburb

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

478 2019-20 459 2021-22 567 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
478 to 567, up 89 (19%)
Path
Dipped to 459 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level

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

40 PK 32 TK 32 K 32 T1 32 1 32 2 32 3 32 4 32 5 45 6 42 7 48 8 44 9 48 10 42 11 42 12
Largest grade
Grade 8 and grade 10 (48 each)
Smallest grade
8 grades (32 each)
Average a grade, high school included
About 38

The school year

Days in the school year
185
Length of the school day
6 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,200
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Florida
5 days longer 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

This school 10.7 FL median 10
Students per teacher
This school 567 County median 116
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
10.7 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Seminole County
Larger than 51 of 57 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 30% Hispanic 30% Black 20% Asian 20% Two or more races 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Lake Mary Preparatory School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
$17,520
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$20,800
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$21,680

An annual fee of $950 to $1,650 is added depending on grade, and new students pay a one-time $1,300 fee.

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

Tuition from Lake Mary Preparatory School's website, checked October 5, 2026.

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 Lake Mary Preparatory School?

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  • Award filled in: the 2026-27 FES / FTC award for that grade band.
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Other private schools nearby

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St. Peter's Episcopal Preschool & KindergartenPreK-K115.5Episcopal2
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Starchild Academy Lake Mary ✓PreK-51048.7Nonsectarian2
Monarch Montessori of Lake Mary ✓PreK-6322.1Nonsectarian2
Live Oak Montessori School ✓PreK-5175.7Nonsectarian2
Trinity Simone Christian Preparatory Acad. ✓K-1260not reportedChristian (nondenominational)2
Holy Cross Lutheran Academy Upper School ✓6-122078.8Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)2

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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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