The Cape Academy Tuition 2026-27: $12,100

Tuition, 2026-27: $12,100
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 240
Students per teacher: 8
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Cape Coral center: 2.1 miles

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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: $12,100 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award: about $8,779
Left to pay: about $3,321, before fees

Award $8,779 Left to pay $3,321

Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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

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School facts

Teachers: 30
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Special education
Boys and girls: 54% boys, 46% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 30%
Accreditation: NIPSA, COGNIA
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: 104 to 240, up 136 (131%)
Path: Grew in each survey (205 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 6 (28)
Smallest grade: Transitional kindergarten (8)
Across the grades: Classes fill up toward the upper grades
Average a grade, high school included: About 17

The school year

Days in the school year: 182
Length of the school day: 6 hours 25 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,170
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person and hybrid
Library or media center: No
Year, against Florida: 2 days longer than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
School day, against Florida: 35 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 8 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Lee County: Larger than 40 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.

The Cape Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27: $12,100
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $12,100
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27: $12,100
Required fees: $450 a year

Kindergarten to grade 12 total tuition $12,100 (includes before and after care). Book and materials fee $450; registration/application fee $200. Payment dates on the sheet still read 2025-26.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from The Cape Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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 The Cape Academy?

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

Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27), plus required fees.
Award filled in: the 2026-27 FES / FTC award for that grade band.
Change them for your child’s grade.

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Tuition at nearby private schools

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
Center Academy	$14,980	2026-27	1.7
St. Andrew Catholic School	$11,800	2026-27	3.0

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	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Grace Community School of Skyline ✓	PreK-1	15	3	Christian (nondenominational)	1
Center Academy ✓	5-9	11	5.5	Nonsectarian	2
Nicaea Academy of Cape Coral	PreK-1	11	11	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Brighton Academy ✓	PreK-5	25	8.3	Nonsectarian	2
Thrive Academy ✓	K-12	25	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
Cape Coral Christian School ✓	K-12	113	11	Christian (nondenominational)	2
Christian Life Academy ✓	PreK-8	191	13.2	Christian (nondenominational)	2
St. Andrew Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	559	15.1	Roman Catholic	3

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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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