Case Study: The First Academy achieves $60K annual savings and streamlined online payments with Intellistack

How to Set Up a Simple System for Processing Online Payments

The First Academy is a Christ-centered preparatory school in Orlando serving about 1,400 students (preschool–12th grade). Faced with a paper-based payment system that forced extensive manual data entry, the school experienced inefficiencies, inaccurate records and about $60,000 in annual paper-related costs, creating a risk of major financial loss and diverting staff from other priorities.

By implementing Formstack’s online payment processing with PCI-compliant credit card fields and secure integrations like Authorize.Net, The First Academy launched 400+ digital forms, eliminated manual data entry and created a better payment experience for parents. The school processed more than $100,000 in online payments, minimized financial loss and saved nearly $60,000 in annual expenses.

The First Academy

Tim Nethers

Assistant Creative Director