Sparrow Academy
8595 Us Highway 98 N, Lakeland, FL 33809Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 3-12
- Students (K-12)
- 76
- Students per teacher
- 5.8
- Affiliation
- Assembly of God
- From Lakeland center
- 7.0 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
- 13
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 0%
- 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
- 58 to 76, up 18 (31%)
- Path
- Dipped to 53 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 5 (12)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 and grade 12 (2 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 3; lower grades 11
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,310
- 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
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.8 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Polk County
- Larger than 30 of 77 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.
Sparrow Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,350 to $10,100 a year, published by 3 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 Sparrow 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. Anthony Catholic School | $10,045 | 2026-27 | 2.0 |
| Excel Christian Academy | $9,350 | 2026-27 | 2.4 |
| Victory Christian Academy | $10,100 | not stated | 5.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Anthony Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 172 | 2 |
| Excel Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 409 | 2 |
| Ces Academy of Lakeland ✓ | K-12 | 202 | 3 |
| Avengers Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 58 | 3 |
| Victory Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 698 | 5 |
| Head of the Class Learning Center ✓ | PreK-7 | 85 | 6 |
| Principles of Faith Academy ✓ | K-12 | 29 | 7 |
| Greater St. Paul Academy ✓ | PreK-9 | 54 | 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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