Crane Brook Academics
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
Private schools in Lake Placid, FL
4 schools in Lake Placid itself and 3 more within 12 miles. 5 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 Lake Placid (4)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8137 students11.4 students per teacherMethodistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1030 students7.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Lake Placid E-Learning Lab
under 1 miGrades 2-1234 students4.9 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (3)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1119 students9.5 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1258 studentsCo-ed
Grades K-1120 students10 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Lake Placid private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Crane Brook Academics, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Sebring (3)
- Students
- about 298 in all; the typical school has 34
- Smallest and largest
- Independent Baptist Academy, 19 students; Lakeview Christian School, 137 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.5 typical, 4.9 to 11.4 across 5 schools
- Christian, not Catholic4
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey2
In Lake PlacidWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)2
- Elementary (K to 5)6
- Middle (6 to 8)6
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school1
In Lake PlacidWithin 12 mi
- Under 504
- 50 to 1492
- Lake Placid area71%
- 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.
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 Lake Placid (4)
- Private high schools in and around Lake Placid (5)
- Private elementary schools in and around Lake Placid (6)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Lake Placid (5)
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- Private schools in Sebring (13 mi)
- Private schools in Avon Park (22 mi)
- Private schools in Arcadia (30 mi)
- Private schools in Wauchula (32 mi)
- Private schools in Okeechobee (34 mi)
- Private schools in Lake Wales (45 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools
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