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Online School for Santa Fe Families | Forest Trail Academy
Your family’s schedule doesn’t fit a standard school bell, and in Santa Fe, that’s more the rule than the exception. Whether you’re a gallery owner on Canyon Road, a state employee at the Roundhouse, a remote tech worker who relocated for the high-desert lifestyle, or a family rooted in the Pueblo or Hispano traditions of northern New Mexico, Forest Trail Academy gives your child a fully accredited K-12 education that moves on your terms.
Why Santa Fe Families Choose FTA
Santa Fe runs on its own rhythm. Tourism professionals at La Fonda and El Rey Court work weekends and holidays. Artists and gallery owners at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and the hundreds of Canyon Road studios keep irregular hours that shift with the season. State government families near the New Mexico State Capitol deal with session schedules, travel, and policy work that bleeds into family time. Traditional families with ties to the nearby Pueblos, Tesuque, Pojoaque, Nambé, often want academic credentials that open national doors without cutting ties to cultural obligations at home. FTA fits all of it because there are no fixed class times and no mandatory login windows: your student works when your family actually has bandwidth.
The growing tech and remote-worker community that’s made Santa Fe one of New Mexico’s most in-demand zip codes faces its own version of this: parents who moved here from Austin or Denver for the lifestyle, whose kids left behind schools and friend groups, and who need a stable academic home that doesn’t reset every time a contract changes. FTA’s open enrollment means a student from a Santa Fe Hills neighborhood can start this week, not next September. And because FTA is fully online and nationally recognized, a diploma earned here is accepted by the University of New Mexico, New Mexico State, Santa Fe Community College, and universities across the country, no asterisks, no questions.
What You Get
- Cognia Accreditation: Your FTA diploma is accepted by all universities near Santa Fe and nationwide.
- No Fixed Class Times: Study before training, after your shift, on weekends.
- Open Enrollment: Start any week, no waiting for September.
- Same School Through Every Change: Military PCS, relocations, and life changes don’t interrupt enrollment.
Getting Started from Santa Fe
- Call 800-890-6269 or submit an inquiry online
- Submit transcripts from your Santa Fe-area school
- Start coursework within days, no waiting
Questions?
Is FTA’s diploma recognized near Santa Fe?
Yes, our Cognia-accredited diploma is accepted by all New Mexico universities and 1,000+ colleges nationally.
Can we enroll mid-year from Santa Fe?
Yes, open enrollment, start any week.
Part of the New Mexico FTA Community
Santa Fe families are part of FTA’s larger New Mexico community. Learn more about FTA for all New Mexico students →
Online High School in Santa Fe, Grades 9 to 12
Most Santa Fe families who search for online school are looking for high school. Forest Trail Academy’s online high school program for grades 9 through 12 carries the full graduation-requirement sequence, Advanced Placement courses, and NCAA-approved core courses for student athletes. Enrollment is open year-round, so a student can start any week rather than waiting for a semester.
Students in Santa Fe who are behind on credits can use online credit recovery to make up individual courses without repeating a year. Families moving mid-year can follow the sequence on our switch schools mid-year page. Tuition runs $3,069 to $4,269 per year depending on grade level, with monthly payment plans from $236 for elementary, $286 for middle school, and $336 for high school, plus a one-time $225 registration fee. See the tuition page for the full breakdown.
Programs Available to Santa Fe Families
All Forest Trail Academy programs are fully online, self-paced, and open for enrollment year-round.
