Top Ranked Fort Walton Beach Private Preschools (2026-27)

Calvary Christian Academy & Preschool

Gr: PK-12 | 293 students

Avg. class size: 14 students

Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 10

Baptist

535 Clifford Street

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

(850) 862-1414

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St. Mary Catholic School

Gr: PK-8 | 408 students

Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 3

Catholic

110 Robinwood Dr Sw

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

(850) 243-8913

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Beulah Christian Academy

Gr: PK-K | 116 students

Daycare / Preschool (Baptist)

109 Mcgriff St Ne

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

(850) 243-1724

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Cinco Christain School

Gr: PK-5 | 160 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Extracurriculars: 5

Baptist

26 Yacht Club Drive

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

(850) 243-7515

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First United Methodist School

Gr: PK-K | 155 students

Daycare / Preschool (Methodist)

103 1st St Se

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

(850) 243-0431

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Montessori Learning Center

Gr: PK-5 | 127 students

Avg. class size: 12 students

Extracurriculars: 3

Montessori School

28 MIRACLE STRIP PKWY SW STE 2

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

(850) 244-1775

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Fort Walton Beach, Florida Private Schools (Closed)

Infinite Grace Autism Academy

Gr: PK-12 | 14 students

Special Education School

419 Racetrack Rd Nw

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547

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Fort Walton Beach, FL Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

+50.0% (+2 schools) 10-yr

1,259

Students

+53.9% (+441 students) 10-yr

$5,923

Avg. Tuition

+64.5% (+$2,323) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-7.1% (-1 student) 10-yr

31%

Students of Color

+24.0% (+6.0 pp) 10-yr

15:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+15.4% (+2.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

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This State (FL)

# Schools

6 Schools

1,540 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Preschools
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Total Schools
2025	7
2024	7
2023	7
2022	5
2021	5
2020	6
2019	4
2018	5
2017	4
2016	4
2015	4

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# Students

1,259 Students

325,162 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Preschool
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	176	228	191
2024	176	219	187
2023	175	215	185
2022	174	218	188
2021	174	207	184
2020	145	198	179
2019	206	209	182
2018	168	211	181
2017	205	225	183
2016	199	219	181
2015	205	206	173

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% Students of Color

31%

45%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	32%	45%	32%
2024	32%	45%	32%
2023	29%	44%	32%
2022	23%	42%	31%
2021	23%	42%	32%
2020	23%	43%	31%
2019	18%	40%	31%
2018	19%	41%	30%
2017	28%	36%	31%
2016	28%	37%	31%
2015	25%	39%	31%

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0.63

0.71

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	0.64	0.71	0.65
2024	0.64	0.72	0.65
2023	0.64	0.71	0.65
2022	0.62	0.70	0.64
2021	0.62	0.71	0.64
2020	0.62	0.71	0.64
2019	0.59	0.70	0.64
2018	0.60	0.70	0.64
2017	0.50	0.68	0.62
2016	0.50	0.67	0.62
2015	0.55	0.67	0.62

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# American Indian Students

n/a

726 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

16 Students

7,817 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	2%	2%	4%
2024	2%	2%	5%
2023	1%	4%	5%
2022	2%	3%	5%
2021	2%	3%	5%
2020	2%	3%	4%
2019	1%	3%	5%
2018	1%	3%	5%
2017	2%	2%	3%
2016	2%	3%	3%
2015	3%	3%	3%

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# Hispanic Students

82 Students

53,825 Students

% Hispanic Students

17%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	9%	17%	8%
2024	9%	17%	8%
2023	8%	16%	8%
2022	8%	16%	8%
2021	8%	16%	7%
2020	9%	16%	7%
2019	6%	16%	7%
2018	6%	15%	7%
2017	7%	14%	6%
2016	7%	14%	7%
2015	6%	15%	6%

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# Black Students

56 Students

27,595 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	6%	9%	6%
2024	6%	9%	6%
2023	6%	9%	6%
2022	4%	8%	6%
2021	4%	9%	7%
2020	4%	9%	7%
2019	4%	8%	6%
2018	4%	8%	6%
2017	4%	7%	6%
2016	4%	7%	6%
2015	4%	7%	6%

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# White Students

326 Students

119,969 Students

% White Students

34%

37%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	36%	38%	48%
2024	36%	38%	48%
2023	40%	38%	48%
2022	50%	40%	50%
2021	50%	41%	50%
2020	50%	41%	51%
2019	51%	42%	52%
2018	51%	43%	52%
2017	68%	46%	54%
2016	68%	47%	54%
2015	62%	48%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

2 Students

947 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

484 Students

111,000 Students

% of Others Students

50%

35%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	47%	34%	34%
2024	47%	34%	33%
2023	44%	33%	33%
2022	36%	33%	31%
2021	36%	31%	31%
2020	35%	31%	31%
2019	38%	31%	30%
2018	38%	31%	30%
2017	19%	31%	30%
2016	19%	29%	29%
2015	25%	27%	29%

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# Teachers

84 Teachers

27,855 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	15:1	12:1	12:1
2024	15:1	12:1	12:1
2023	16:1	12:1	12:1
2022	13:1	12:1	12:1
2021	13:1	12:1	12:1
2020	12:1	12:1	12:1
2019	14:1	12:1	12:1
2018	12:1	12:1	12:1
2017	13:1	12:1	12:1
2016	13:1	12:1	12:1
2015	13:1	12:1	13:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

50%

48%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	62%	48%	51%
2024	62%	48%	51%
2023	62%	48%	51%
2022	60%	47%	51%
2021	60%	47%	50%
2020	71%	47%	50%
2019	43%	46%	50%
2018	43%	44%	50%
2017	43%	43%	49%
2016	40%	43%	49%
2015	20%	43%	48%

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Average Class Size

13 students

17 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	14	17	16
2024	13	17	16
2023	13	16	16
2022	12	16	16
2021	12	16	16
2020	14	16	16
2019	14	16	16
2018	14	16	16
2017	14	16	16
2016	14	16	16
2015	14	16	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

19 courses

14 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	17	14	11
2024	19	14	10
2023	19	13	10
2022	19	13	10
2021	19	13	10
2020	19	12	10
2019	10	12	10
2018	2	12	9
2017	2	11	9
2016	2	11	9
2015	2	10	9

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Average SAT score

1060

(Out of 1600)

1194

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SAT Score Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	1060	1194	1233
2024	1060	1193	1229
2023	1060	1194	1228
2022	1060	1197	1226
2021	1060	1190	1224
2020	1060	1179	1221

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	23	25	26
2024	23	25	26
2023	23	25	26
2022	23	25	26
2021	23	25	26
2020	23	25	26
2019	24	24	25
2018	24	25	25
2017	24	24	25
2016	25	24	25
2015	25	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$5,923

$13,825

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	$9,743	$14,091	$12,988
2024	$4,657	$10,750	$10,159
2023	$4,657	$9,577	$9,500
2022	$4,657	$9,057	$8,989
2021	$4,657	$8,590	$8,661
2020	$4,657	$8,382	$8,383
2019	$4,483	$8,277	$8,266
2018	$4,483	$7,681	$7,888
2017	$4,125	$7,286	$7,628
2016	$3,600	$7,019	$7,230
2015	$3,600	$6,765	$6,984

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Average Summer Program Cost

$800

$477

Average % on Financial Aid

75%

38%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	75%	37%	31%
2024	75%	36%	30%
2023	75%	36%	30%
2022	40%	35%	29%
2021	40%	36%	29%
2020	40%	36%	29%
2019	40%	35%	28%
2018	40%	31%	27%
2017	36%	31%	26%
2016	36%	29%	25%
2015	30%	27%	24%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$6,350

$5,781

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	$6,350	$5,528	$4,864
2024	$6,350	$5,186	$4,788
2023	$6,350	$4,529	$4,663
2022	$5,677	$4,506	$4,366
2021	$5,677	$4,445	$4,213
2020	$5,677	$4,184	$4,101
2019	$5,677	$4,072	$3,985
2018	$5,677	$3,594	$3,694
2017	$5,677	$3,544	$3,658
2016	$5,677	$3,341	$3,429
2015	$4,880	$3,328	$3,393

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

90%

80%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Fort Walton Beach, FL Avg	Florida (FL)	National
2025	58%	79%	83%
2024	90%	84%	88%
2023	90%	85%	88%
2022	90%	86%	88%
2021	90%	86%	88%
2020	90%	87%	88%
2019	90%	87%	88%
2018	90%	87%	88%
2017	90%	87%	88%
2016	90%	87%	88%
2015	90%	88%	88%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

5 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private preschools in Fort Walton Beach, FL?

The private preschools in Fort Walton Beach, FL include Calvary Christian Academy & Preschool and St. Mary Catholic School.

How many private preschools are located in Fort Walton Beach?

6 private preschools are located in Fort Walton Beach.

How diverse are private preschools in Fort Walton Beach?

Fort Walton Beach private preschools are approximately 31% minority students, which is lower than the Florida private school average of 45%.

What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Fort Walton Beach?

83% of private preschools in Fort Walton Beach are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Catholic).

Which private preschools in Fort Walton Beach are often viewed compared to one another?

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