220 Catholic Schools in Florida, 216 on FES and FTC List

Catholic schools in Florida at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 8%, 220 of 2,784
Towns: 103; the most in Miami (23), Jacksonville (17) and Tampa (12)
Counties: 37 with at least one
Students: about 84,038 in all; the typical school has 324
Smallest and largest: Chesterton Academy of the Florida Martyrs, 11 students; St. Thomas Aquinas High School, 2,094 students
Students per teacher: 13.8 typical, 2.2 to 25.2 across 187 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: 2 all-girls and 3 all-boys; the rest co-ed
Association members: 156, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 91% of graduates at the typical high school (41 reporting)
State program: Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works

Grade levels (overlapping), 220 schools

Pre-K (and up)152
Elementary (K to 5)178
Middle (6 to 8)174
High school (9 to 12)55
K to 12, one school11

School size, 218 reporting

Under 508
50 to 14917
150 to 29978
300 to 59988
600 or more27

On the FES / FTC list: 216 of 220

Catholic schools98%
All private schools in Florida87%

Lowest published tuition, 86 schools

Lowest$8,500Middle$11,899Highest$41,080

Where these facts come from

Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
Program list: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools, list read October 8, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
Award and rules: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, official page, read October 8, 2026.
Tuition for 86 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.

By city

The 40 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
St. Thomas Aquinas High School ✓	Fort Lauderdale	9-12	2,094	18.4	Roman Catholic
Archbishop McCarthy High School ✓	Southwest Ranches	9-12	1,785	25.2	Roman Catholic
Christopher Columbus High School ✓	Miami	9-12	1,740	15	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Bishop Kenny High School ✓	Jacksonville	9-12	1,394	18.7	Roman Catholic
Bishop Moore Catholic High School ✓	Orlando	9-12	1,391	14.3	Roman Catholic
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School ✓	Miami	6-12	1,375	12.9	Roman Catholic, all-boys
St. Brendan Catholic High School ✓	Miami	9-12	1,306	16.5	Roman Catholic
Cardinal Gibbons High School ✓	Fort Lauderdale	9-12	1,031	14.1	Roman Catholic
Academy of the Holy Names ✓	Tampa	PreK-12	951	11.6	Roman Catholic
Bishop Verot Catholic High School ✓	Fort Myers	8-12	895	14	Roman Catholic
Immaculata-la Salle High School ✓	Miami	9-12	886	11.4	Roman Catholic
Jesuit High School ✓	Tampa	9-12	867	12.4	Roman Catholic, all-boys
Monsignor Edward Pace High School ✓	Miami Gardens	9-12	846	8.1	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy ✓	Miami	9-12	840	15.3	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Carrollton School-Sacred Heart	Miami	PreK-12	812	8.1	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Archdiocese of Miami Virtual Catholic School	Miami Shores	K-12	789	not reported	Roman Catholic
Saint Theresa Catholic School ✓	Coral Gables	PreK-8	778	not reported	Roman Catholic
Epiphany School ✓	Miami	PreK-8	769	not reported	Roman Catholic
Tampa Catholic High School ✓	Tampa	9-12	752	15	Roman Catholic
St. Brendan Elementary ✓	Miami	PreK-8	734	17.1	Roman Catholic
Pensacola Catholic High School ✓	Pensacola	9-12	698	16.3	Roman Catholic
Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School ✓	Sarasota	9-12	687	16.1	Roman Catholic
Nativity Catholic School ✓	Hollywood	PreK-8	666	19.9	Roman Catholic
Blessed Trinity School ✓	Ocala	K-8	660	18.9	Roman Catholic
Cardinal Newman High School ✓	West Palm Beach	9-12	634	12.7	Roman Catholic
St. Gregory the Great School ✓	Plantation	PreK-8	632	15.5	Roman Catholic
St. Bonaventure Catholic School ✓	Davie	PreK-8	613	13.4	Roman Catholic
Saint Kevin Catholic School ✓	Miami	PreK-8	589	not reported	Roman Catholic
Chaminade Madonna College Preparatory ✓	Hollywood	9-12	582	9	Roman Catholic
St. John Paul II Academy ✓	Boca Raton	9-12	581	15.7	Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic School ✓	Orlando	PreK-8	565	not reported	Roman Catholic
St. Andrew Catholic School ✓	Cape Coral	PreK-8	559	15.1	Roman Catholic
Assumption Catholic School ✓	Jacksonville	K-8	558	15.3	Roman Catholic
Clearwater Central Catholic High School ✓	Clearwater	9-12	553	15.1	Roman Catholic
St. Francis Xavier School ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-8	548	15.2	Roman Catholic
St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic School ✓	Southwest Ranches	PreK-8	544	19.5	Roman Catholic
Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High ✓	Miami	9-12	542	not reported	Roman Catholic
Trinity Catholic High School ✓	Ocala	9-12	540	15.8	Roman Catholic
St. Paul Catholic School - Jacksonville Beach ✓	Jacksonville Beach	PreK-8	539	16	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish School ✓	Miami	PreK-8	532	not reported	Roman Catholic

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