Sonshine Christian Academy
12925 Palm Beach Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33905Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $8,000
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 397
- Students per teacher
- 22.8
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Fort Myers center
- 7.9 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
- Tuition
- $8,000 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $8,779
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $8,779 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 5, 2026.
- Award: Step Up For Students, 2026-27 scholarship amounts by district (FTC and FES-EO), read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 19
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 91%
- Accreditation
- CGACS
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 270 to 397, up 127 (47%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (40)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 (15)
- Average a grade
- About 31
- High school grades
- Average 23; lower grades 34
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private 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
- 22.8 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Lee County
- Larger than 44 of 49 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.
- 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.
Sonshine Christian Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $8,000
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $8,000
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $8,000
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Sonshine Christian Academy's website, checked October 5, 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 Sonshine Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 FES / FTC award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millennium Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 25 | <1 |
| Crossroads Baptist Academy ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 2 |
| Gunnery Road Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 130 | 5 |
| Classical Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 167 | 6 |
| Grace Community School of Lehigh ✓ | PreK-12 | 13 | 7 |
| Rock Christian Academy ✓ | 1-12 | 16 | 7 |
| New Life Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 62 | 7 |
| Apostolic Revival Center Christian School ✓ | PreK-5 | 26 | 7 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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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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