Torchbearers Christian Academy
12747 Happy Hill Rd, Dade City, FL 33525Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 96
- Students per teacher
- 9.2
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Dade City center
- 2.8 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
- 12
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 50%
- Setting
- Town
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 83 to 96, up 13 (16%)
- Path
- Held at 83 to 2021-22, then rose
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 (14)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 (2)
- Average a grade
- About 7
- High school grades
- Average 5; lower grades 8
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 182
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,370
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- 2 days longer than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9.2 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Pasco County
- Larger than 26 of 42 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.
Torchbearers Christian Academy tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,250 to $12,950 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 Torchbearers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Pasco Adventist Academy | $8,850 to $12,950 | 2026-27 | 4.6 |
| Zephyrhills Christian Academy | $7,250 | 2026-27 | 6.4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anthony Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 246 | 2 |
| Blazing Stars Montessori School ✓ | PreK-5 | 19 | 2 |
| Thrive Academy ✓ | K-6 | 20 | 4 |
| East Pasco Adventist Academy ✓ | PreK-9 | 74 | 5 |
| Prodigy Academy at Epperson ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 6 | |
| Nest Hockey Academy ✓ | 5-12 | 79 | 6 |
| Zephyrhills Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 367 | 6 |
| Little Peoples Christian Daycare/Academy ✓ | Transitional 1st-11 | 14 | 7 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
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- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
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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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