✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Christian schools in Gainesville, FL
11 in Gainesville or within 6 miles; schools in Gainesville itself count at any distance from downtown. 11 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Protestant and nondenominational Christian schools, going by the affiliation each school gave the federal survey (for schools new since then in Florida, the state’s private school directory).
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12167 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed88% to 4-year college
✓ 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
St. Barbara
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-892 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1191 students13.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ 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 K-1239 students5.3 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1238 studentsPentecostalCo-ed
Christian schools near Gainesville by the numbers
- Where
- all 11 in Gainesville
- Students
- about 1,811 in all; the typical school has 138
- Smallest and largest
- Christian Life Academy, 38 students; The Rock School, 534 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 typical, 5.3 to 13.8 across 6 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the Association of Classical and Christian Schools
- To a 4-year college
- 75% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)11
- Middle (6 to 8)11
- High school (9 to 12)8
- K to 12, one school7
- Under 502
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5993
- Christian schools here100%
- 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.
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