Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools

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The Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS) is an organization that accredits Florida's Christian schools. It holds teachers conventions and annual competitions for its member schools. It is a member of the National Council for Private School Accreditation and is recognized by the Florida Association of Academic Nonpublic Schools. [1] [2]

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Member Schools

SchoolCityCountyEnrollmentLevel
Pensacola Christian Academy PensacolaEscambia2,536Accredited
The King's Academy West Palm BeachPalm Beach1,821Co-accredited
Trinity Christian AcademyJacksonvilleDuval1,531Co-accredited
Evangelical Christian School Fort MyersLee1,368Co-accredited
Florida Christian School MiamiMiami-Dade1,171Co-accredited
Atlantic Christian Academy of the Palm BeachesWest Palm BeachPalm Beach1,013Accredited
Rocky Bayou Christian SchoolNicevilleOkaloosa924Co-accredited
Morningside AcademyPort St LucieSt. Lucie808Co-accredited
West Florida Baptist AcademyMiltonMiami-Dade717Accredited
Orlando Christian Prep OrlandoOrange681Co-accredited
Dade Christian School MiamiMiami-Dade655Co-accredited
First Coast Christian SchoolJacksonvilleDuval643Co-accredited
North Florida Christian School TallahasseeLeon632Co-accredited
Grace Christian SchoolBrandonHillsborough631Participant
Westwood Christian SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade599Co-accredited
Highlands Christian AcademyPompano BeachBroward588Co-accredited
Ocala Christian AcademyOcalaMarion573Accredited
Horeb Christian SchoolHialeahMiami-Dade536Accredited
First Baptist Christian Academy of Palm CoastBunnellFlagler532Accredited
Marcus Pointe Christian SchoolPensacolaEscambia515Participant
Woodland Early Childhood CenterBradentonManatee502Accredited
Liberty Christian Preparatory SchoolTavaresLake492Accredited
Turning Point Christian AcademySt. AugustineSt. Johns468Accredited
Winter Haven Christian School Winter HavenPolk460Co-accredited
Parsons Christian AcademyJacksonvilleDuval449Accredited
Southland ChristianKissimmeeOsceola429Participant
Parkway Christian AcademyLakelandPolk424Participant
Warner Christian AcademySouth DaytonaVolusia420Co-accredited
Altamonte Christian SchoolAltamonte SpringsSeminole418Co-accredited
First Baptist Ruskin Christian SchoolRuskinHillsborough382Accredited
Kingsway Christian AcademyOrlandoOrange374Participant
Spring Hill Christian AcademySpring HillHernando368Accredited
Colonial Christian SchoolHomesteadMiami-Dade357Accredited
Christ Fellowship AcademyMiamiMiami-Dade346Accredited
The Potter's House Christian AcademyJacksonvilleDuval337Co-accredited
Clewiston Christian SchoolClewistonHendry319Co-accredited
Wakulla Christian SchoolCrawfordvilleWakulla319Accredited
Rainbow Christian AcademyMiamiMiami-Dade317Co-accredited
Eagle's View AcademyJacksonvilleDuval312Accredited
Cornerstone Christian SchoolJacksonvilleDuval299Participant
Calvary Christian Academy and PreschoolFort Walton BeachOkaloosa288Co-accredited
NFC AcademyTallahasseeLeon282Co-accredited
Hampden DuBose AcademyZellwoodOrange281Participant
Hillsborough Baptist SchoolSeffnerHillsborough271Participant
First United Methodist Christian SchoolHomesteadMiami-Dade270Accredited
Eastland Christian SchoolOrlandoOrange265Accredited
Landmark Christian SchoolHaines CityPolk264Accredited
Glendale Christian SchoolVero BeachIndian River262Participant
Kingdom AcademyMiamiMiami-Dade261Participant
Bethany Christian SchoolWest MelbourneBrevard260Accredited
Cinco Christian SchoolFort Walton BeachOkaloosa254Participant
Hobe Sound Christian AcademyHobe SoundMartin237Co-accredited
Baymeadows Baptist DayschoolJacksonvilleDuval235Accredited
Gladeview Christian SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade235Accredited
Peniel Baptist AcademyPalatkaPutnam234Co-accredited
First Baptist AcademyCooper CityBroward224Accredited
Elfers Christian SchoolNew Port RicheyPasco222Participant
Cedar Hills Baptist Christian SchoolJacksonvilleDuval215Participant
Regency Christian AcademyOrlandoOrange214Participant
Brush Arbor ChristianOrlandoOrange206Accredited
Inverness Christian AcademyInvernessCitrus206Accredited
Grace Christian Schools of PascoHudsonPasco182Participant
Community Christian AcademyStuartMartin179Accredited
Glades Christian AcademyCoral SpringsBroward179Participant
Classical Christian AcademyNorth Fort MyersLee173Participant
Stetson Baptist Christian SchoolDeLandVolusia173Accredited
King's Christian SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade165Accredited
Calusa Preparatory SchoolMiamiMiami-Dade162Participant
Gunnery Road Christian AcademyLehigh AcresLee159Accredited
Corinth Christian AcademyJenningsHamilton158Participant
Victory Christian AcademyOrlandoOrange157Participant
Rocky Bayou Christian School - CrestviewCrestviewOkaloosa151Participant
Cutler Ridge Christian AcademyMiamiMiami-Dade148Accredited
Palm Beach Christian Academy Lake ParkLake ParkPalm Beach131Accredited
WEE World Child Development CenterPalmettoManatee117Accredited
"Kids Kampus of Cala Hills, Inc."OcalaMarion116Accredited
Victory Christian AcademyOcoeeOrange108Participant
Plantation Baptist Christian SchoolPlantationBroward100Participant
R.J. Hendley Christian Community SchoolRiviera BeachPalm Beach100Participant
Paideia Classical Christian SchoolTampaHillsborough98Participant
Faith Christian AcademySpring HillHernando94Participant
Wee Care Daycare at First Baptist Church of DundeeDundeePolk93Participant
Astatula Christian SchoolAstatulaLake90Participant
The Master's AcademySouthwest RanchesBroward87Accredited
Raintree Christian AcademyNew Port RicheyPasco85Participant
Englewood Christian SchoolEnglewoodSarasota73Participant
Dr. D. D. Brown Christian Academy of HopeOcalaMarion64Participant
East Pointe Christian AcademyJacksonvilleDuval64Accredited
Elfers Christian PreschoolNew Port RicheyPasco62Accredited
First Baptist Christian SchoolApalachicolaFranklin62Participant
A Little Schoolhouse Christian AcademyParrishManatee58Accredited
First Baptist Destin PreschoolDestinOkaloosa58Participant
Millennial Christian SchoolJacksonvilleDuval50Participant
St. Cloud Christian AcademySt. CloudOsceola41Participant
Ebenezer Christian SchoolFlorida CityMiami-Dade40Participant
RJB Christian SchoolOrlandoOrange39Participant
King's Kids of First Baptist Church PalmettoPalmettoManatee29Participant
Edgewood Children's Ranch AcademyOrlandoOrange0Participant
Inspiration AcademyBradentonManatee0Participant
Lighthouse MinistryMiamiMiami-Dade0Participant

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  2. "Directory | Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools". faccs.org. Retrieved 2023-11-20.