The Way Christian Academy
135 Chaffee Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32220Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-1
- Students (K-12)
- 10
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Affiliation
- Pentecostal
- From Jacksonville center
- 11.2 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
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 60% boys, 40% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (8)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
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
- 5 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Duval County
- Larger than 9 of 134 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 Christian Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $11,500 to $14,950 a year, published by 2 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 The Way Christian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Christian Academy | $11,500 to $13,560 | 2026-27 | 3.0 |
| Bishop John J Snyder High School | $14,950 | 2026-27 | 4.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Plank Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 336 | 3 |
| Trinity Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 1,311 | 3 |
| Eunice Christian School | 8-12 | 7 | 3 |
| Jacksonville Christian Academy ✓ | 1-12 | 20 | 3 |
| West Meadows Baptist Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 50 | 3 |
| Heart To Heart Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 53 | 4 |
| Eagles View Academy ✓ | K-12 | 298 | 4 |
| Bishop John J Snyder High School ✓ | 9-12 | 461 | 4 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
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- Private schools in Duval County
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
- All Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships 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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