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Fort Lauderdale, FL Private School Trends (10-Year)

142

Private Schools

+79.7% (+63 schools) 10-yr

33,195

Students

+81.7% (+14,923 students) 10-yr

$14,181

Avg. Tuition

+27.7% (+$3,077) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

50%

Students of Color

+11.1% (+5.0 pp) 10-yr

12:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-7.7% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Fort Lauderdale)

This State (FL)

# Schools

142 Schools

2,773 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Total Schools
2025	143
2024	144
2023	132
2022	119
2021	122
2020	134
2019	120
2018	121
2017	101
2016	70
2015	79

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# Students

33,195 Students

480,420 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	253	182	179
2024	250	175	172
2023	264	179	174
2022	282	185	185
2021	256	178	180
2020	232	166	171
2019	293	176	175
2018	268	173	172
2017	293	186	180
2016	296	181	178
2015	261	166	167

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% Students of Color

50%

48%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	50%	47%	34%
2024	51%	47%	34%
2023	49%	46%	33%
2022	41%	45%	33%
2021	43%	45%	32%
2020	44%	45%	32%
2019	44%	42%	31%
2018	47%	42%	31%
2017	37%	37%	32%
2016	37%	39%	32%
2015	45%	41%	32%

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0.74

0.73

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	0.74	0.73	0.65
2024	0.74	0.73	0.65
2023	0.74	0.73	0.65
2022	0.71	0.72	0.64
2021	0.71	0.72	0.64
2020	0.71	0.72	0.64
2019	0.73	0.71	0.63
2018	0.73	0.71	0.63
2017	0.71	0.69	0.61
2016	0.70	0.68	0.61
2015	0.69	0.68	0.61

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# American Indian Students

173 Students

1,211 Students

% American Indian Students

<1%

# Asian Students

922 Students

13,035 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	3%	3%	5%
2024	3%	3%	5%
2023	3%	4%	5%
2022	3%	3%	4%
2021	4%	3%	4%
2020	4%	3%	4%
2019	4%	3%	4%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	3%	2%	4%
2016	3%	3%	4%
2015	3%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

6,066 Students

90,961 Students

% Hispanic Students

18%

19%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	18%	19%	9%
2024	18%	20%	9%
2023	17%	19%	9%
2022	13%	18%	8%
2021	13%	18%	9%
2020	13%	18%	9%
2019	15%	18%	8%
2018	17%	18%	8%
2017	15%	16%	8%
2016	17%	16%	8%
2015	17%	16%	8%

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# Black Students

4,667 Students

55,341 Students

% Black Students

13%

12%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	14%	12%	7%
2024	13%	12%	7%
2023	12%	11%	8%
2022	11%	11%	7%
2021	12%	11%	7%
2020	13%	12%	8%
2019	12%	10%	7%
2018	12%	10%	7%
2017	10%	9%	7%
2016	9%	9%	7%
2015	11%	9%	8%

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# White Students

12,015 Students

180,771 Students

% White Students

35%

38%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	35%	39%	52%
2024	35%	39%	52%
2023	37%	39%	52%
2022	41%	41%	54%
2021	44%	42%	54%
2020	44%	42%	54%
2019	40%	43%	56%
2018	39%	44%	56%
2017	42%	47%	58%
2016	46%	47%	58%
2015	48%	48%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

34 Students

1,211 Students

% Hawaiian Students

<1%

# Others Students

10,590 Students

130,233 Students

% of Others Students

31%

28%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	29%	27%	26%
2024	30%	26%	26%
2023	30%	27%	25%
2022	32%	27%	25%
2021	27%	26%	25%
2020	26%	25%	24%
2019	28%	26%	24%
2018	28%	25%	23%
2017	29%	26%	22%
2016	24%	25%	22%
2015	20%	24%	21%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

3,280 Teachers

41,820 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	12:1	12:1	11:1
2024	12:1	12:1	11:1
2023	12:1	12:1	11:1
2022	13:1	12:1	11:1
2021	13:1	11:1	11:1
2020	12:1	12:1	12:1
2019	12:1	12:1	12:1
2018	12:1	12:1	12:1
2017	12:1	12:1	12:1
2016	13:1	12:1	12:1
2015	13:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

54%

52%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	54%	51%	55%
2024	53%	51%	54%
2023	52%	51%	54%
2022	50%	50%	54%
2021	49%	50%	54%
2020	44%	49%	54%
2019	44%	48%	53%
2018	45%	47%	53%
2017	43%	46%	53%
2016	51%	47%	52%
2015	52%	46%	52%

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Average Class Size

16 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	16	16	15
2024	16	15	15
2023	16	15	15
2022	16	15	15
2021	16	15	15
2020	16	15	15
2019	16	15	15
2018	16	15	15
2017	16	15	15
2016	17	15	15
2015	16	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

16 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	15	14	13
2024	15	14	12
2023	16	13	11
2022	15	13	11
2021	15	13	11
2020	15	12	11
2019	16	12	11
2018	16	12	11
2017	16	11	10
2016	15	11	10
2015	12	10	10

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Average SAT score

1221

(Out of 1600)

1191

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	1221	1191	1233
2024	1236	1190	1230
2023	1235	1194	1228
2022	1204	1193	1229
2019	1260	1199	1226
2018	1260	1194	1226
2017	1248	1198	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	24	25	26
2024	23	25	26
2023	23	25	26
2022	21	25	26
2019	23	24	25
2018	27	24	25
2017	26	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$14,181

$12,533

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	$15,051	$14,120	$15,012
2024	$14,693	$13,633	$14,622
2023	$14,156	$13,036	$14,057
2022	$13,172	$12,501	$13,504
2021	$12,926	$12,258	$13,232
2020	$12,642	$11,894	$12,915
2019	$12,623	$11,706	$12,656
2018	$12,332	$11,403	$12,363
2017	$12,279	$11,173	$12,049
2016	$12,135	$10,831	$11,633
2015	$11,104	$10,400	$11,174

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Average Summer Program Cost

$727

$636

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2023-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	$598	$595	$1,152
2024	$582	$589	$1,128
2023	$508	$587	$1,156

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Average % on Financial Aid

43%

48%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	41%	47%	34%
2024	35%	46%	34%
2023	33%	45%	34%
2022	38%	44%	33%
2021	38%	42%	33%
2020	31%	41%	32%
2019	33%	41%	31%
2018	29%	37%	30%
2017	30%	36%	30%
2016	32%	34%	29%
2015	29%	32%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,733

$6,322

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	$6,540	$6,131	$7,073
2024	$6,358	$5,922	$6,930
2023	$4,727	$5,401	$6,469
2022	$5,917	$5,252	$6,289
2021	$5,917	$4,799	$6,055
2020	$5,800	$4,597	$5,921
2019	$5,333	$4,489	$5,795
2018	$3,000	$4,153	$5,456
2017	$3,000	$4,108	$5,319
2016	$3,000	$3,814	$5,105
2015	$3,000	$6,007	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$3.25 million

$12.52 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

68%

84%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Lauderdale, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	70%	80%	81%
2024	70%	84%	85%
2023	73%	85%	85%
2022	81%	85%	85%
2021	81%	86%	85%
2020	81%	86%	85%
2019	79%	87%	85%
2018	79%	87%	85%
2017	82%	87%	85%
2016	79%	87%	85%
2015	84%	87%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Fort Lauderdale, FL?

The private schools in Fort Lauderdale, FL include Cardinal Gibbons High School, American Heritage Schools, Broward Campus, and American High School Llc.

How many private schools are located in Fort Lauderdale?

140 private schools are located in Fort Lauderdale.

How much do private schools cost in Fort Lauderdale?

The average tuition cost is $14,181, which is higher than the Florida private school average tuition cost of $12,533.

How diverse are private schools in Fort Lauderdale?

Fort Lauderdale private schools are approximately 50% minority students, which is higher than the Florida private school average of 48%.

What percentage of students in Fort Lauderdale go to private school?

23% of all K-12 students in Fort Lauderdale are educated in private schools (compared to the FL state average of 14%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Fort Lauderdale?

49% of private schools in Fort Lauderdale are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private schools in Fort Lauderdale are often viewed compared to one another?

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