✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 6-1254 students10.8 students per teacherAssembly of GodSpecial educationCo-ed25% to 4-year college
Special education schools in Lakeland, FL
3 in Lakeland or within 6 miles; schools in Lakeland itself count at any distance from downtown. 3 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1282 students6.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Sparrow Academy
7 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1276 students5.8 students per teacherAssembly of GodSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Special education schools near Lakeland by the numbers
- Where
- all 3 in Lakeland
- Students
- about 212 in all; the typical school has 76
- Smallest and largest
- Pathways School of Excellence, 54 students; Lakeland Institute for Learning, Org, 82 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.8 typical, 5.8 to 10.8 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- To a 4-year college
- 0% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- 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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