Sunlight Christian Academy
477 SW Cashmere Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- $12,415
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 376
- Students per teacher
- 16.4
- Affiliation
- Calvinist
- From Port St. Lucie center
- 2.1 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
- Tuition verified for an unstated year; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 24
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 45% boys, 55% girls
- Accreditation
- CSF
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 144 to 376, up 232 (161%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (230 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten and grade 1 (60 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (19)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,320
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 20 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 16.4 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in St. Lucie County
- Larger than 30 of 34 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.
Sunlight Christian Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Grades K to 5
- $12,415
- Grades 6 to 8
- $12,415
- Grades 9 to 12
- $12,415
Tuition from Sunlight 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
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Christian Academy of St. Lucie County ✓ | PreK-12 | 95 | 2 |
| Little Hands Academy and Preschool ✓ | PreK-3 | 16 | 2 |
| Exceptional Academy for Differently-Abled Learners ✓ | K-8 | 48 | 2 |
| Dalton Learning Center & Academy ✓ | K-6 | 135 | 3 |
| Ivy League Academy ✓ | K-8 | 120 | 3 |
| Christ Lutheran School ✓ | K-12 | 123 | 3 |
| Permission To Succeed Education Center ✓ | K-12 | 78 | 3 |
| Calvary Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-10 | 401 | 4 |
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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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