54 Private Schools in Lee County, FL, 49 on FES and FTC List

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Acton Academy Alva ✓	Alva	PreK-12	10	not reported	Nonsectarian
Discovery Day Academy ✓	Bonita Springs	PreK-8	33	not reported	Nonsectarian
Gospel Baptist Christian School ✓	Bonita Springs	PreK-12	77	12	Baptist
Grace Classical Academy ✓	Bonita Springs	K-8	121	10.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Grace Community School ✓	Bonita Springs	PreK-12	13	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
A Little Piece of Me Montessori Academy ✓	Cape Coral	PreK-8	123	not reported	Nonsectarian
Brighton Academy ✓	Cape Coral	PreK-5	25	8.3	Nonsectarian
Cape Coral Christian School ✓	Cape Coral	K-12	113	11	Christian (nondenominational)
Center Academy ✓	Cape Coral	5-9	11	5.5	Nonsectarian
Christian Life Academy ✓	Cape Coral	PreK-8	191	13.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Grace Community School of Skyline ✓	Cape Coral	PreK-1	15	3	Christian (nondenominational)
St. Andrew Catholic School ✓	Cape Coral	PreK-8	559	15.1	Roman Catholic
The Cape Academy ✓	Cape Coral	K-12	240	8	Nonsectarian
Thrive Academy ✓	Cape Coral	K-12	25	not reported	Nonsectarian
Educational Pathways Academy II ✓	Estero	3-12	73	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
3 Oaks Academy ✓	Fort Myers	K-12	44	8.8	Nonsectarian
Apostolic Revival Center Christian School ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-5	26	5.2	Pentecostal
Bishop Verot Catholic High School ✓	Fort Myers	8-12	895	14	Roman Catholic
Blue Horizon School Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-5	25	not reported	Nonsectarian
Crestwell Higher Learning ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-8	225	6.5	Nonsectarian
Crosspointe Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-12	135	9.9	Christian (nondenominational)
Crossroads Baptist Academy ✓	Fort Myers	K-12	not reported	not reported	Baptist
Crown of Life Christian Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-5	82	12.1	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
De Lasalle Academy of Fort Myers ✓	Fort Myers	2-12	131	6.7	Nonsectarian
Evangelical Christian School ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-12	1,096	13.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Florida Sports Virtual Academy ✓	Fort Myers	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Ft Myers Christian School ✓	Fort Myers	K-8	255	12	Assembly of God
Hibernian Private School ✓	Fort Myers	7-12	23	4.8	Nonsectarian
Maimonides Hebrew Day School ✓	Fort Myers	K-7	6	2.3	Jewish
Millennium Christian Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-12	25	not reported	Assembly of God
New Life Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-12	62	10.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Quality Life Academy ✓	Fort Myers	K-7	12	not reported	Nonsectarian
Rock Christian Academy ✓	Fort Myers	1-12	16	5.3	Pentecostal
Sonshine Christian Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-12	397	22.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Southwest Florida Christian Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-12	1,063	not reported	Baptist
St. Francis Xavier School ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-8	548	15.2	Roman Catholic
St. Michael Lutheran School ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-8	385	17.2	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Summit Christian School ✓	Fort Myers	K-8	116	9.4	Presbyterian
Vine Academy ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-5	20	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Zion Lutheran School ✓	Fort Myers	PreK-8	18	not reported	Lutheran
Grace Community School of Fort Myers ✓	Ft. Myers	PreK-12	13	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Christian Academy for Autism ✓	Lehigh Acres	PreK-12	33	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Grace Community School of Lehigh ✓	Lehigh Acres	PreK-12	13	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Gunnery Road Christian Academy ✓	Lehigh Acres	PreK-12	130	11.8	Baptist
Lehigh Acres Christian School ✓	Lehigh Acres	K-12	107	10.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Good Shepherd Lutheran School ✓	North Fort Myers	PreK-12	244	not reported	Lutheran
Grace Community School of North Fort Myers ✓	North Fort Myers	PreK-12	7	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
In Your Hands Behavior ✓	North Fort Myers	K-5	not reported	not reported	Nonsectarian
Living Word Christian School ✓	North Fort Myers	K-12	53	13.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Nicaea Academy of Cape Coral	Cape Coral	PreK-1	11	11	Christian (nondenominational)
Lee Autism Academy	Fort Myers	Ungraded	24	4.8	Nonsectarian
Montessori School of Fort Myers	Fort Myers	PreK-K	8	5	Nonsectarian
Peace By Piece Learning Center	Fort Myers	Ungraded	6	6	Nonsectarian
Classical Christian Academy	North Fort Myers	PreK-12	167	8.2	Christian (nondenominational)

Lee County private schools at a glance

Towns: 8; the most in Fort Myers (28), Cape Coral (10) and North Fort Myers (5)
Among Florida counties: 13th most private schools of 68; 2% of the state’s 2,784
Typical school: 73 students (47 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Acton Academy Alva, 10 students; Evangelical Christian School, 1,096 students
Students per teacher: 10.3 typical, 2.3 to 22.8 across 34 schools
Programs: 1 Montessori, 5 special education
Association members: 9, most often the American Association of Christian Schools
To a 4-year college: 60% of graduates at the typical high school (15 reporting)
State program: Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
Public charter schools: 21 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Florida

Affiliation, 54 schools

Catholic3
Christian, not Catholic20
Jewish1
Nonsectarian10
Not in federal survey20

Grade levels (overlapping), 54 schools

Pre-K (and up)32
Elementary (K to 5)49
Middle (6 to 8)42
High school (9 to 12)29
K to 12, one school23

School size, 47 reporting

Under 5021
50 to 14913
150 to 2996
300 to 5994
600 or more3

On the FES / FTC list: 49 of 54

Lee County91%
All of Florida87%

Lowest published tuition, 10 schools

Lowest$8,000Middle$12,714Highest$17,495

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 10 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.

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