✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8388 students13.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools in Gainesville, FL
3 in Gainesville or within 6 miles; schools in Gainesville itself count at any distance from downtown. 3 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
✓ 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
Catholic schools near Gainesville by the numbers
- Where
- all 3 in Gainesville
- Students
- about 1,100 in all; the typical school has 388
- Smallest and largest
- St. Francis Catholic Academy, 259 students; Queen of Peace Catholic Academy, 453 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.1 typical, 10.3 to 13.7 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- 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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