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Best Pinellas County Private Preschools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 56 private preschools serving 12,078 students in Pinellas County, FL.
The top ranked private preschools in Pinellas County, FL include Shorecrest Preparatory School, Canterbury School Of Florida, and First Lutheran School.
The average tuition cost is $10,832, which is lower than the Florida private preschool average tuition cost of $14,000.
52% of private preschools in Pinellas County, FL are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Baptist).

Top Ranked Pinellas County Private Preschools (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Canterbury School Of Florida
Canterbury School Of Florida Photo - Come see for yourself what makes Canterbury School of Florida a place where students thrive.
(Episcopal)
(4)
990 62nd Avenue NE
Saint Petersburg, FL 33702
(727) 525-1419
Gr: PK-12 | 435 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 47 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Our Savior Lutheran School
Our Savior Lutheran School Photo - Our Savior's Kindergartners around the crest that represents the strengths from which our school is founded.
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(7)
5843 4th Ave S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33707
(727) 344-1026
Gr: NS-8 | 267 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
(Catholic)
11501 66th Avenue N.
Seminole, FL 33772
(727) 391-4060
Gr: PK-8 | 249 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition listed
Clearwater Academy International
Clearwater Academy International Photo
Alternative School
(5)
801 Drew Street
Clearwater, FL 33755
(727) 446-1722
Gr: PK-12 | 311 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 5 Tuition listed
Country Day School
Country Day School Photo
Montessori School
11499 131st st N
Largo, FL 33774
(727) 596-1902
Gr: PK-8 | 294 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 8
Country Dayschool
206 23rd Ave
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785
(727) 517-0775
Gr: PK-8 | 74 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Espiritu Santo Catholic School
Espiritu Santo Catholic School Photo - 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. This honor was awarded to only 50 private schools across the country last year. Espiritu has test scores in the top 15% of the nation. Espiritu Santo is the only school in the Tampa Bay area that earned this recognition in 2019.
(Catholic)
2405a Phillippe Pkwy
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727) 812-4650
Gr: PK-8 | 432 students Tuition listed
First Lutheran School
(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
(2)
1644 Nursery Rd
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 462-8000
Gr: PK-8 | 95 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition listed
Holy Family Catholic School
(Catholic)
250 78th Avenue Ne
Saint Petersburg, FL 33702
(727) 526-8194
Gr: PK-8 | 258 students Avg. class size: 23 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
Keswick Christian School
Keswick Christian School Photo - A Home For Christian Families Since 1953
(Catholic)
(4)
10101 54th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33708
(727) 393-9100
Gr: PK-12 | 1,112 student Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 12 Tuition listed
Lutheran Church Of The Cross Day School
(Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (formerly AELC, ALC, or LCA))
4400 Chancellor St Ne
Saint Petersburg, FL 33703
(727) 522-8331
Gr: PK-8 | 493 students Avg. class size: 16 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Maryanne Delmonte
Maryanne Delmonte Photo - St. Cecelia Interparochial Catholic School (SCS) offers an academically challenging and globally minded interdisciplinary education to children in PreK-3 through 8th grade. Through our International Baccalaureate programmes, we provide the tools, develop character and teach skills that prepare our students to thrive in high school, college and beyond.
(Catholic)
1350 Court St
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 461-1207
Gr: PK-8 | 471 students Avg. class size: 23 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Northside Christian School
Northside Christian School Photo - NCS Campus View
(Baptist)
7777 62nd Avenue North
Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
(727) 541-7593
Gr: PK-12 | 769 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic School
(Catholic)
730 San Salvador Dr
Dunedin, FL 34698
(727) 733-3776
Gr: PK-8 | 220 students
Palm Harbor Montessori Academy
Palm Harbor Montessori Academy Photo
Montessori School
(4)
2355 Nebraska Ave
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
(727) 786-1854
Gr: PK-8 | 207 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 21 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. John Vianney Catholic School
(Catholic)
(2)
500 84th Avenue
Saint Petersburg, FL 33706
(727) 360-1113
Gr: PK-8 | 245 students Avg. class size: 25 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
St. Jude Cathedral School
(Catholic)
600 58th St N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
(727) 347-8622
Gr: PK-8 | 390 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
St. Patrick Catholic School
(Catholic)
(3)
1501 Trotter Rd
Largo, FL 33770
(727) 581-4865
Gr: PK-8 | 178 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 7 | Extracurrculars: 15 Tuition listed
St. Paul Catholic School
(Catholic)
1900 12th St N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33704
(727) 823-6144
Gr: PK-8 | 330 students Sports: 5 Tuition listed
Saint Pauls School
Saint Pauls School Photo
(Episcopal)
1600 St. Paul's Drive
Clearwater, FL 33764
(727) 536-2756
Gr: NS-8 | 425 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 52 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
St. Raphael Catholic School
(Catholic)
(1)
1376 Snell Isle Blvd Ne
Saint Petersburg, FL 33704
(727) 821-9663
Gr: PK-8 | 176 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition listed
Shepherd's Care Learning Center
Daycare / Preschool (Church of the Nazarene)
1875 Nursery Road
Clearwater, FL 33764
(727) 530-4052
Gr: NS-PK | 62 students
5101 1st Street NE
Saint Petersburg, FL 33703
(727) 522-2111
Gr: PK-12 | 1,039 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 41 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Skycrest Christian School
Skycrest Christian School Photo
(Baptist)
(2)
129 North Belcher Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
(727) 797-1186
Gr: PK-8 | 512 students Avg. class size: 24 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed
Sweet Peas Preschool and Elementary
Special Program Emphasis
6751 Ulmerton Rd
Largo, FL 33771
(727) 536-9911
Gr: PK-3 | 61 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Waldorf School
The Waldorf School Photo
Special Program Emphasis
(6)
1857 Curlew Road
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
(727) 786-8311
Gr: NS-8 | 150 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
6262 62nd Ave N
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
(727) 544-6262
Gr: PK-3 | 62 students
Alegria Montessori School
Alegria Montessori School Photo - Our beautiful preprimary campus
Montessori School
(1)
3200 58th Ave S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
(727) 866-1901
Gr: PK-8 | 117 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bay Pines Lutheran School
(Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod)
(1)
7589 113th Ln
Seminole, FL 33772
(727) 397-3204
Gr: PK-8 | 91 students
Bayfront Child Development Center
Bayfront Child Development Center Photo - Bayfront Child Development Center
Daycare / Preschool
800 6th Ave S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
(727) 896-5437
Gr: NS-PK
Blossom Montessori School For The Deaf
Montessori School
14088 Icot Blvd
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 539-7879
Gr: PK-6 | 26 students Tuition listed
2255 Nebraska Avenue
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
(727) 490-9999
Gr: PK-4 | 200 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Clearwater Children's Learning
Clearwater Children's Learning Photo - View from the street.
Daycare / Preschool
3245 Ulmerton Rd.
Clearwater, FL 33762
(727) 573-5976
Gr: NS-PK
Clearwater KinderCare
Clearwater KinderCare Photo - Clearwater KinderCare Front
Daycare / Preschool
2644 State Road 590
Clearwater, FL 33759
(727) 797-9307
Gr: NS-PK
Cornerstone Christian School
Cornerstone Christian School Photo
(Christian)
(3)
317 MILWAUKEE AVE.
Dunedin, FL 34698
(727) 733-1438
Gr: PK-9 | 75 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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[+] Show Closed Private Schools in Pinellas County, Florida

Pinellas County Private Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Quick Facts
3166 McMullen Booth Rd
Clearwater, FL 33761
(727) 490-9999
Gr: K-8 | 44 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Academy (Closed 2013)
Special Education School
820 20th St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33712
(727) 498-8842
Gr: 7-11 | 16 students
Academy At The Beach (Closed 2024)
Special Education School
1961 E Lake Rd
Palm Harbor, FL 34685
(727) 222-3362
Gr: 9 | 3 students
All Saints Christian School (Closed 2010)
Daycare / Preschool (Episcopal)
1700 Keystone Road
Tarpon Springs, FL 34688
(727) 937-0656
Gr: NS-PK | 39 students
905 Ponce De Leon Blvd
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 584-2867
Gr: PK-K | 43 students Avg. class size: 15 students
7400 62nd Ter N
Pinellas Park, FL 33781
(727) 552-5559
Gr: PK-6 | 25 students
11225 US 19 N
Clearwater, FL 33764
Gr: PK-12
Grad Academy (Closed 2014)
Special Education School (Christian)
3470 Adrian Ave
Largo, FL 33774
(727) 584-8200
Gr: 1-12 | 25 students Avg. class size: 12 students Tuition listed
1739 S Martin Luther King Jr Ave
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 585-5471
Gr: PK-K | 55 students Avg. class size: 10 students Acceptance rate listed
113 Forest Lakes Blvd.
Oldsmar, FL 34677
(813) 854-1817
Gr: NS-PK
Pinellas County Jewish Day School (Closed 2010)
Special Program Emphasis (Jewish)
1775 S Highland Ave
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727) 588-0100
Gr: K-9 | 171 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition listed
4265 13th Ave N Bldg 2
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
(727) 321-8890
Gr: PK-12 | 98 students
2177 Ne Coachman Road
Clearwater, FL 33765
(727) 442-9431
Gr: PK-6 | 49 students
4000 43rd Street N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33714
(727) 527-2880
Gr: PK-8 | 208 students
3449 13th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
(727) 323-4112
Gr: PK-5 | 31 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private preschools in Pinellas County, FL?
The top ranked private preschools in Pinellas County, FL include Shorecrest Preparatory School, Canterbury School Of Florida, and First Lutheran School.
How many private preschools are located in Pinellas County?
56 private preschools are located in Pinellas County.
How much do private preschools cost in Pinellas County?
The average tuition cost is $10,832, which is lower than the Florida private school average tuition cost of $14,000.
How diverse are private preschools in Pinellas County?
Pinellas County private preschools are approximately 28% minority students, which is lower than the Florida private school average of 44%.
What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Pinellas County?
52% of private preschools in Pinellas County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Baptist).
Which private preschools in Pinellas County are often viewed compared to one another?

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