Top Florida Private Schools

For the 2021 school year, there are 2,625 top private schools in Florida, serving 415,965 students.
The average private school tuition is $7,785 for elementary schools and $9,899 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 86% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 44% and the student:teacher ratio is 11:1.
58% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Roman Catholic).
There are 65 Blue Ribbon schools, 15 all-girls schools, 26 all-boys schools, 186 Montessori schools, 453 schools offering summer programs and 1,620 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Top Florida Private Schools by County (2021)

Popular cities: Miami (354 schools), Jacksonville (146 schools), Orlando (142 schools), Fort Lauderdale (135 schools), Tampa (107 schools).
  • County
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • Alachua County
    32 Schools
    5,350 Students
    22% Minority
  • Baker County
    1 Schools
    69 Students
    - Minority
  • Bay County
    14 Schools
    1,268 Students
    45% Minority
  • Bradford County
    5 Schools
    744 Students
    12% Minority
  • Brevard County
    87 Schools
    10,008 Students
    32% Minority
  • Broward County
    257 Schools
    50,966 Students
    42% Minority
  • Charlotte County
    11 Schools
    1,103 Students
    26% Minority
  • Citrus County
    7 Schools
    1,248 Students
    14% Minority
  • Clay County
    24 Schools
    2,686 Students
    11% Minority
  • Collier County
    34 Schools
    5,817 Students
    13% Minority
  • Columbia County
    11 Schools
    972 Students
    22% Minority
  • Desoto County
    2 Schools
    126 Students
    36% Minority
  • Dixie County
    2 Schools
    98 Students
    51% Minority
  • Duval County
    161 Schools
    27,437 Students
    38% Minority
  • Escambia County
    33 Schools
    5,868 Students
    35% Minority
  • Flagler County
    6 Schools
    1,258 Students
    29% Minority
  • Franklin County
    2 Schools
    58 Students
    22% Minority
  • Gadsden County
    3 Schools
    569 Students
    24% Minority
  • Gilchrist County
    2 Schools
    196 Students
    6% Minority
  • Glades County
    1 Schools
    31 Students
    95% Minority
  • Gulf County
    1 Schools
    4 Students
    29% Minority
  • Hamilton County
    5 Schools
    341 Students
    44% Minority
  • Hardee County
    4 Schools
    70 Students
    32% Minority
  • Hendry County
    5 Schools
    506 Students
    42% Minority
  • Hernando County
    14 Schools
    2,104 Students
    20% Minority
  • Highlands County
    10 Schools
    981 Students
    44% Minority
  • Hillsborough County
    162 Schools
    26,130 Students
    37% Minority
  • Holmes County
    2 Schools
    80 Students
    4% Minority
  • Indian River County
    13 Schools
    1,818 Students
    16% Minority
  • Jackson County
    4 Schools
    301 Students
    29% Minority
  • Jefferson County
    1 Schools
    331 Students
    5% Minority
  • Lafayette County
    1 Schools
    103 Students
    3% Minority
  • Lake County
    41 Schools
    5,861 Students
    38% Minority
  • Lee County
    52 Schools
    7,660 Students
    23% Minority
  • Leon County
    44 Schools
    5,818 Students
    31% Minority
  • Levy County
    3 Schools
    268 Students
    18% Minority
  • Liberty County
    2 Schools
    72 Students
    67% Minority
  • Madison County
    4 Schools
    358 Students
    35% Minority
  • Manatee County
    40 Schools
    4,651 Students
    29% Minority
  • Marion County
    38 Schools
    5,606 Students
    32% Minority
  • Martin County
    10 Schools
    1,856 Students
    26% Minority
  • Miami-dade County
    539 Schools
    87,301 Students
    79% Minority
  • Monroe County
    7 Schools
    686 Students
    30% Minority
  • Nassau County
    9 Schools
    924 Students
    6% Minority
  • Okaloosa County
    12 Schools
    1,836 Students
    22% Minority
  • Okeechobee County
    5 Schools
    541 Students
    19% Minority
  • Orange County
    214 Schools
    35,496 Students
    51% Minority
  • Osceola County
    41 Schools
    6,894 Students
    82% Minority
  • Palm Beach County
    147 Schools
    29,318 Students
    29% Minority
  • Pasco County
    39 Schools
    4,410 Students
    31% Minority
  • Pinellas County
    121 Schools
    19,929 Students
    21% Minority
  • Polk County
    69 Schools
    10,124 Students
    32% Minority
  • Putnam County
    8 Schools
    804 Students
    20% Minority
  • Santa Rosa County
    7 Schools
    1,388 Students
    20% Minority
  • Sarasota County
    41 Schools
    5,964 Students
    11% Minority
  • Seminole County
    67 Schools
    10,255 Students
    34% Minority
  • St. Johns County
    31 Schools
    3,563 Students
    14% Minority
  • St. Lucie County
    28 Schools
    5,296 Students
    49% Minority
  • Sumter County
    2 Schools
    85 Students
    57% Minority
  • Suwannee County
    6 Schools
    580 Students
    21% Minority
  • Taylor County
    3 Schools
    334 Students
    6% Minority
  • Union County
    1 Schools
    37 Students
    - Minority
  • Volusia County
    60 Schools
    7,761 Students
    37% Minority
  • Wakulla County
    2 Schools
    198 Students
    9% Minority
  • Walton County
    10 Schools
    513 Students
    8% Minority
  • Washington County
    3 Schools
    375 Students
    17% Minority
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