✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-886 students7.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Clearwater, FL
3 in Clearwater or within 6 miles; schools in Clearwater itself count at any distance from downtown. 1 is on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
Grades K-12170 students10.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-12132 students13.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed45% to 4-year college
Special education schools near Clearwater by the numbers
- Where
- all 3 in Clearwater
- Students
- about 388 in all; the typical school has 132
- Smallest and largest
- The Depaul School for Dyslexia, 86 students; Learning Independence for Tomorrow, 170 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.1 typical, 7.3 to 13.5 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Verified tuition
- The Depaul School for Dyslexia $24,900
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
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