Lighthouse Christian Academy
7771 Mahan Dr, Tallahassee, FL 32309Open, per Google (checked Oct 11, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students (K-12)
- 11
- Students per teacher
- 5.5
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Tallahassee center
- 6.7 miles
Can you use FES / FTC here?
Not on the FES / FTC list we read
- About the list
- How the FES / FTC list works
- 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: FES / FTC official source, read October 8, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 2
- Student body
- All-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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 15 to 11, down 4
- Path
- Fell to 11 in 2021-22, then held
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- 3 grades (3 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 and grade 9 (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 216
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- 36 days longer than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 45 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.5 here; median 12.2 at 82 FL secondary schools
- Size in Leon County
- Tied for smallest of 32
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.
Lighthouse Christian Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,716 to $12,997 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Lighthouse Christian Academy?
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 takes Step Up scholarships (FES and FTC); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Leadership Academy | $12,566 | not stated | 5.3 |
| Community Christian School | $10,716 to $12,997 | 2026-27 | 5.4 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Comforter Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 464 | 5 |
| Common Ground School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 5 | |
| Community Leadership Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 331 | 5 |
| Avant School of Excellence - Tallahassee ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 5 | |
| Tree of Life Tallahassee ✓ | K-12 | 47 | 5 |
| Community Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 371 | 5 |
| Capital Preparatory ✓ | K-12 | 109 | 5 |
| Grassroots Free School ✓ | Ungraded | 34 | 6 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
- All private schools near Tallahassee
- Christian schools in Florida
- Private high schools in Florida
- Private middle schools in Florida
- All-girls schools in Florida
- Private schools in Leon 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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