✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-12401 students16.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed75% to 4-year college
Catholic schools in Lakeland, FL
3 in Lakeland or within 6 miles. 3 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8443 students17 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8172 students11.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Catholic schools near Lakeland by the numbers
- Where
- all 3 in Lakeland
- Students
- about 1,016 in all; the typical school has 401
- Smallest and largest
- St. Anthony Catholic School, 172 students; Resurrection Catholic School, 443 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.7 typical, 11.2 to 17 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Verified tuition
- Santa Fe Catholic High School $13,771; Resurrection Catholic School $10,422; St. Anthony Catholic School $10,045
- 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.
- Tuition for 3 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
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