Lakeside Christian School
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12370 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Christian schools in Clearwater, FL
15 in Clearwater or within 6 miles; schools in Clearwater itself count at any distance from downtown. 12 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Protestant and nondenominational Christian schools, going by the affiliation each school gave the federal survey (for schools new since then in Florida, the state’s private school directory).
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1211 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1224 students4.8 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8553 students15.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-857 students7.6 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12108 students8.3 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed11% to 4-year college
Dunedin Academy
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1297 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
St. Pauls School
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8299 students10.1 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8245 students9.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-12888 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8123 students8.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Kairos Academy
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12102 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-916 students5.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-851 students10.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-12132 students13.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed45% to 4-year college
Christian schools near Clearwater by the numbers
- Where
- 12 in Clearwater, 3 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 3,076 in all; the typical school has 108
- Smallest and largest
- Westcoast School for Human Development, 11 students; Calvary Christian High School, 888 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.4 typical, 4.8 to 15.8 across 10 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 4, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 11% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Lakeside Christian School $14,000; Skycrest Christian School $16,534; Calvary Christian High School $18,500
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)14
- High school (9 to 12)9
- K to 12, one school7
- Under 503
- 50 to 1497
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5992
- 600 or more1
- Christian schools here80%
- All of Florida87%
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 3 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
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