✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 2-12131 students6.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Special education schools in Fort Myers, FL
3 in Fort Myers or within 6 miles; schools in Fort Myers itself count at any distance from downtown. 1 is on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
Grades Ungraded24 students4.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades UngradedUnder 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools near Fort Myers by the numbers
- Where
- all 3 in Fort Myers
- Students
- about 161 in all; the typical school has 131
- Smallest and largest
- Lee Autism Academy, 24 students; De Lasalle Academy of Fort Myers, 131 students
- Students per teacher
- 6 typical, 4.8 to 6.7 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- 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.
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