✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Private schools in Gainesville, FL
28 schools in Gainesville itself. 27 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 Gainesville (28)
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✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-438 students11.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8388 students13.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12167 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed88% to 4-year college
Shine School
2 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-938 students3.9 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12303 students10.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1291 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
One Room Academy
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
St. Barbara
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-892 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Brentwood School
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-5178 students7.7 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-517 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-5149 students8.3 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8134 students7.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Trilogy School
5 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 2-1282 students11.9 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed75% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1191 students13.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Frazer School
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12305 studentsCo-ed
Oak Hall School
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12817 students11.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-7138 studentsBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12310 students12.4 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed75% to 4-year college
The Rock School
7 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12534 students11.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-12259 students10.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8453 students13.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1239 students5.3 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1238 studentsPentecostalCo-ed
Grades PreK-459 students19.7 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Gainesville private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Grace Christian Prep School, 1.3 mi
- Students
- about 4,735 in all; the typical school has 138
- Smallest and largest
- Premier Preschool of Gainesville, 17 students; Oak Hall School, 817 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 typical, 3.9 to 19.7 across 17 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori
- Association members
- 7, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 88% of graduates at the typical high school (8 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 15, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Gainesville
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic6
- Nonsectarian9
- Not in federal survey10
- Pre-K (and up)15
- Elementary (K to 5)24
- Middle (6 to 8)18
- High school (9 to 12)13
- K to 12, one school9
- Under 505
- 50 to 1498
- 150 to 2993
- 300 to 5996
- 600 or more1
- Gainesville96%
- 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 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Gainesville
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Frazer School | $12,000 to $12,500 | 2026-27 |
| Oak Hall School | $20,840 to $24,590 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Florida, by city and grade.
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 Gainesville (11)
- Catholic schools in and around Gainesville (3)
- Montessori schools in and around Gainesville (3)
- Private high schools in and around Gainesville (13)
- Private elementary schools in and around Gainesville (24)
- Private middle schools in and around Gainesville (18)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Gainesville (23)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Gainesville (15)
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