Liberty Christian Academy of Sarasota
8490 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL 34238Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-5
- Students (K-12)
- 33
- Students per teacher
- 6.6
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Sarasota center
- 8.5 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
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 12% boys, 88% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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 2 (8)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (3)
- Average a grade
- About 6
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 178
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,160
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- 2 days shorter 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
- Students per teacher
- 6.6 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Sarasota County
- Larger than 14 of 41 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.
Liberty Christian Academy of Sarasota tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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 Liberty Christian Academy of Sarasota?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roots Nature and Leadership Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 58 | 1 |
| Victory Baptist Academy ✓ | K-12 | 76 | 2 |
| Newgate School ✓ | PreK-12 | 142 | 4 |
| Mangrove School of Sarasota ✓ | PreK-7 | 50 | 4 |
| Saltmeadow School ✓ | 1-12 | 13 | 4 |
| Prew Academy of Sarasota ✓ | 6-12 | 46 | 4 |
| Community Day School ✓ | PreK-8 | 142 | 4 |
| Incarnation Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 164 | 5 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Private schools in Sarasota County
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
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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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