Smith Preparatory Academy
PO Box 521522, Longwood, FL 32752Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 175
- Students per teacher
- 14.1
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Longwood center
- 2.4 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
- 18
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 55% boys, 45% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 60%
- Accreditation
- FCCPSA
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Classical and Christian Schools
- 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.
Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.
Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (21)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (3)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 7; lower grades 16
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 5 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
- No
- Year, against Florida
- 10 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
- 14.1 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Seminole County
- Larger than 35 of 57 other schools we list
- 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.
Smith Preparatory Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,870 to $12,315 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 Smith Preparatory Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School | $12,315 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
| Altamonte Christian School | $9,870 to $10,290 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy High Way ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Cooperative School at Northland | PreK-K | 11 | 1 |
| Destined for Destiny Institute | K-10 | 11 | 1 |
| Revival Fire Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 41 | 2 |
| Advance Learning Academy ✓ | K-12 | 99 | 2 |
| St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 488 | 2 |
| Altamonte Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 391 | 2 |
| Longwood Christian Academy | PreK-6 | 133 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
- All private schools near Longwood
- Christian schools in Florida
- Classical schools in Florida
- Private high schools in Florida
- Private elementary schools in Florida
- Private middle schools in Florida
- Private schools with kindergarten in Florida
- Private schools with pre-K 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).
Run this school? Update this listing for free. School staff: add the official list badge to your website.