RFM Christian Academy
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1230 students7.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Private schools in Cocoa, FL
9 schools in Cocoa itself and 15 more within 6 miles. 22 of them are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Florida’s FES and FTC scholarships average about $8,000, set by county and grade.
Order: schools on the official FES / FTC list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Cocoa (9)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12181 students15.1 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12103 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1211 students3.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-661 students5.8 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 2-1273 students6.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed32% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-836 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Able Academics
7 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1248 students9.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Nearby, within 6 miles (15)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-847 students9.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-697 students8.4 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-7156 students17.3 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 4-1114 students6.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12521 studentsBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8232 studentsRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 2-1214 students14 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-344 students14.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 7-12101 studentsCo-ed
Alpha Leraning
5 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-623 students7.7 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1218 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-329 students6.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades K-12182 students25.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)AlternativeCo-ed80% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-394 students9 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Cocoa private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- RFM Christian Academy, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Rockledge (10) and Merritt Island (4)
- Students
- about 2,115 in all; the typical school has 61
- Smallest and largest
- Creative Learning, 11 students; Merritt Island Christian School, 521 students
- Students per teacher
- 9 typical, 3.7 to 25.6 across 16 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 5 special education
- Association members
- 4, most often the American Montessori Society
- To a 4-year college
- 80% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 4, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Cocoa
- Christian, not Catholic8
- Nonsectarian8
- Not in federal survey8
In CocoaWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)13
- Elementary (K to 5)21
- Middle (6 to 8)19
- High school (9 to 12)12
- K to 12, one school8
In CocoaWithin 6 mi
- Under 5011
- 50 to 1496
- 150 to 2994
- 300 to 5991
- Cocoa area92%
- 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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
What Florida pays
- Program
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, education savings account
- Award
- About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
- Also
- For 2026-27 the table runs from $7,463 (grades 9-12, lowest county) to $12,217 (grades K-3, Monroe County). Students with disabilities average about $10,000 under FES-UA.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Cocoa (12)
- Special education schools in and around Cocoa (5)
- Private high schools in and around Cocoa (12)
- Private elementary schools in and around Cocoa (21)
- Private middle schools in and around Cocoa (19)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Cocoa (18)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Cocoa (13)
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