Riverside Christian School, Trenton FL: Accepts FES and FTC

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 268
Students per teacher: 17.9
Affiliation: Baptist

All school facts and where they come from

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

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School facts

Teachers: 15
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 57% boys, 43% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 50%
Accreditation: CGACS
Setting: Rural

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: 134 to 268, up 134 (100%)
Path: Grew in each survey (162 in 2021-22)

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

Largest grade: Grade 5 (27)
Smallest grade: Grade 8 (14)
Average a grade, high school included: About 21

The school year

Days in the school year: 175
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,230
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Library or media center: Yes
Year, against Florida: 5 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

Students per teacher: 17.9 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools

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.

Riverside Christian School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet

FL

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 Riverside Christian School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms FES / FTC award (lowest) Children

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Dixie County Learning Academy ✓	K-12	85	28.3	Nonsectarian	5
First Place Academy ✓	PreK-12	133	not reported	Baptist	6
Esther's School Bell ✓	K-12	49	7.4	Christian (nondenominational)	10
Character Community Services ✓	2-12	17	8.5	Nonsectarian	13

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Keep looking

Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).

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