Rising Stars Academy
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1226 students4.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Christian schools in Melbourne, FL
14 in Melbourne or within 6 miles. 14 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Protestant and nondenominational Christian schools, going by the affiliation each school gave the federal survey (for schools new since then in Florida, the state’s private school directory).
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1259 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12326 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1230 students6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Brevard Academy
2 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1294 students7.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed29% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12199 students11.7 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12168 students9 students per teacherChurch of GodCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO)Grades PreK-12915 studentsEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12865 students14.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed73% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-874 students12.8 students per teacherWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-819 students6.3 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1297 studentsBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1277 students5.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Christian schools near Melbourne by the numbers
- Where
- 9 in Melbourne, 5 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 2,952 in all; the typical school has 94
- Smallest and largest
- Palm Bay SDA School, 19 students; Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, 915 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.5 typical, 4.6 to 14.9 across 9 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 50% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Parkhurst Academy $9,784; Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy $18,290; Calvary Chapel Academy $10,445
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)14
- High school (9 to 12)12
- K to 12, one school11
- Under 503
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more2
- Christian 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 6, 2026.
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- Christian schools in St. Cloud (39 mi)
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