✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-121,394 students18.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed78% to 4-year college
Catholic schools in Jacksonville, FL
17 in Jacksonville or within 6 miles; schools in Jacksonville itself count at any distance from downtown. 17 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8301 students8.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8558 students15.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8186 students14.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8174 students11.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Ungraded137 students8.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8326 students15.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8262 students17.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1249 students12.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8379 students12.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8217 students14.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8385 students14.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8217 students13.9 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8220 students13.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8394 students16.6 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-12461 students15.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed56% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8485 students13.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools near Jacksonville by the numbers
- Where
- all 17 in Jacksonville
- Students
- about 6,145 in all; the typical school has 301
- Smallest and largest
- Lighthouse Christian School Westside, 49 students; Bishop Kenny High School, 1,394 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 typical, 8.1 to 18.7 across 17 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 15, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 56% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Bishop Kenny High School $15,100; Sacred Heart School $8,650; Bishop John J Snyder High School $14,950
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)12
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)14
- High school (9 to 12)3
- Under 501
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2996
- 300 to 5998
- 600 or more1
- Catholic 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.
- Tuition for 3 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
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- Catholic schools in Ormond Beach (80 mi)
- Catholic schools in Daytona Beach (86 mi)
- Catholic schools in South Daytona (90 mi)
- Catholic schools in Port Orange (93 mi)
- Catholic schools across Florida
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