The Way Academy
105 E Baker St., Minneola, FL 34715Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students (K-12)
- 19
- Students per teacher
- 6.3
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Clermont center
- 3.7 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 3
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 8 (8)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- 4 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
- 6.3 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Lake County
- Larger than 2 of 43 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
The Way Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Way 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Behavior Edu and Lifeskills Academy ✓ | PreK-9 | 61 | <1 |
| Abels Academy | PreK-9 | 61 | <1 |
| Citrus Heights Academy ✓ | K-12 | 64 | <1 |
| Montessori Bilingual Academy ✓ | PreK-3 | 49 | <1 |
| Wesley Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 293 | 2 |
| The Potter's Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| South Lake Montessori School ✓ | PreK-7 | 43 | 2 |
| River Academy ✓ | K-12 | 10 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).
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