Mountain Sun Community School (2026-27 Profile)

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Montessori School
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 138 students
Yearly Tuition: $10,800
Average class size: 20 students
Application Deadline: Feb. 1 / rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

School Type

Montessori School

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Southern Association of Independent Schools

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-8

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Mountain Sun Community School
Pre-K	22
Kind	18
1	19
2	12
3	13
4	19
5	11
6	10
7	7
8	6
9	1

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Year Founded

2008

Campus Size

180 acres

Student Body

Total Students

138 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

State avg.: 24%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

20 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

20 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

Feb. 1 / rolling

Yearly Tuition Cost

$10,800

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Tuition Notes

6400 half-day preschool tuition

% on Financial Aid

Average Financial Aid Grant

$2,000

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

Mountain Sun Community School, serving children in preschool through middle school, is Brevard's only independent elementary school. The mission of MSCS is to holistically nurture, challenge, and guide each unique child to discover academic skills using Montessori principles, explore the natural world, create through self-expression, and belong to a collaborative, diverse, and peaceful community.

School Motto: Our care of the child should be governed, not by the desire to make him learn things, but by the endeavor always to keep burning within him that light which is called intelligence.

Mountain Sun Community School serves children in preschool through 8th grade in a carefully prepared environment with specially trained teachers using the Montessori method along with other complementary educational practices. Mountain Sun is Brevard's only independent school and was formed as a non-profit parent-driven effort to create a caring holistic community school that nurtures each child's passion and unique abilities. Our mission is to preserve the child's natural curiosity and love of learning and foster respect and responsibility for themselves, their community, and the natural world. Our small class sizes and multi age classrooms create an environment where each child is challenged and inspired to be their best selves academically, socially, emotionally, and physically.

Source: Verified school update

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Mountain Sun Community School's tuition is approximately $10,800 for private students.

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The application deadline for Mountain Sun Community School is Feb. 1 / rolling (applications are due on Feb. 1 but additional applications are reviewed year-round as space permits ).

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