New Direction Academy
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12143 students23.8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Montessori schools in Haines City, FL
3 in Haines City or within 12 miles. 3 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools that report a Montessori program or belong to a Montessori association.
Esthers School Inc - Haines City
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12122 students17.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)MontessoriCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-460 students10.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Montessori schools near Haines City by the numbers
- Where
- 2 in Haines City, 1 within 12 miles
- Students
- about 325 in all; the typical school has 122
- Smallest and largest
- Winter Haven Montessori, 60 students; New Direction Academy, 143 students
- Students per teacher
- 17.4 typical, 10.7 to 23.8 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the American Montessori Society
- 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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