The school at a glance
First Christian Academy provides a K–8 Christian option in DeFuniak Springs with a published annual tuition and a relatively short fee list. Families should not interpret the website's high-school discussion as an operating grades 9–12 program: the home page describes that expansion as exploratory. Middle-school technology and any required placement testing add to the base cost. The tuition page identifies Florida scholarship pathways, while its parent-directed option should be kept distinct from full-time private-school enrollment. The printed twelve-month schedule also has endpoints that need clarification, so ask for the number and dates of actual installments. This profile is useful for a family seeking a smaller-city alternative with a transparent starting price. Before committing, confirm the child's seat, all fees, transportation arrangements and any scholarship balance, then plan separately for the transition after eighth grade.
Sub-$10,000 base tuition and explicit fees make a Panhandle K–8 candidate worth comparing.
PUBLISHED COSTS · 2026-2027
Tuition is the starting point.
| Grade / rate conditions | Published amount |
|---|---|
| K–8 | $9,800 |
Annual base tuition unless expressly labeled otherwise; no aid deducted.
Grade, family-size, parish, program, and eligibility labels are part of each price. Do not sort or compare an unqualified minimum; family totals and conditional contributions are not individual sticker tuition.
Required fees
- Application
- amount: 50
- Enrollment
- amount: 200
- Placement testing if required
- amount: 100
- Grades 6–8 technology lease
- amount: 100
Additional costs to ask about
Not verified. Ask the school for a current written breakdown.
School aid & discounts
- Named state scholarship routes published; $100 discount for annual payment; school-funded need-based aid unknown.
State scholarship participation
- program
- Florida FTC / FES
- status
- school lists FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA; PEP only for homeschool umbrella, not full-time route
- independently verified in state directory
- Not independently verified
- notes
- School participation, family eligibility, actual award and school admission are separate. No award or net cost is guaranteed.
- official lookup url
- https://web09.fldoe.org/PrivateSchoolDirectory/
Deadlines
- Annual-payment discount
- date: 2026-08-01; status: past
What still needs checking
- Twelve-month plan lists June 2026–June 2027; reconcile installment count.
- School labels PEP as FES-PEP; do not adopt this as official program nomenclature.
- Current grade-level seat availability and individualized aid award are unknown.
- School-level state-directory participation has not been independently matched; confirm before relying on state funds.
- Unlisted costs are unknown, not zero.
- Optional costs not verified.
- Public contact email not transcribed/verified; use official website or listed phone.
CHECK THE ORIGINAL INFORMATION
Sources & verification
- Official school tuition / admissions informationtuition, mandatory_fees, financial_aid where described, contact where displayed
- Home and grade programsoperating K–8 grades, exploratory high-school expansion
Checked 2026-10-07. Prices and availability can change. This profile is a researched starting point, not an endorsement or an aid determination.