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COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL → Cambridge Prep Academy → Covenant Community School → Behavioral Learning Academy → New Generation School → BELMONT ACADEMY → UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL → Faith Academy →📋 At a glance
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How First Academy compares for families
What families should know about First Academy.
- ▸ LocallyFL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL, Cambridge Prep Academy, Covenant Community School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +36.8%/year, projecting from 2022's 28 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL LAKE CITY |
Public | 8.8 | 1,710 | -1.6% |
| Cambridge Prep Academy Lake City |
Private | 9.4 | 141 | +12.8% |
| Covenant Community School Lake City |
Private | 9.5 | 134 | +21.8% |
| Behavioral Learning Academy Lake City |
Private | 10.1 | 8 | — |
| New Generation School Lake City |
Private | 10.1 | 268 | +17.5% |
| BELMONT ACADEMY LAKE CITY |
Public · charter | 11.3 | 227 | +20.7% |
| UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL LAKE BUTLER |
Public | 11.3 | 606 | -4.6% |
| Faith Academy Lake City |
Private | 11.4 | 26 | — |