✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1218 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Christian schools in Merritt Island, FL
11 in Merritt Island or within 6 miles; schools in Merritt Island itself count at any distance from downtown. 10 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 PreK-12521 studentsBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-661 students5.8 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-7156 students17.3 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-697 students8.4 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Transitional 1st-12Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12103 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-847 students9.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-344 students14.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1220 studentsBaptistCo-ed
Grades K-12182 students25.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)AlternativeCo-ed80% to 4-year college
Christian schools near Merritt Island by the numbers
- Where
- 3 in Merritt Island, 8 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 1,257 in all; the typical school has 97
- Smallest and largest
- Anchor Academic Center of Excellence, 18 students; Merritt Island Christian School, 521 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.4 typical, 5.8 to 25.6 across 7 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the Association of Christian Schools International
- 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)11
- Middle (6 to 8)10
- High school (9 to 12)6
- K to 12, one school5
- Under 504
- 50 to 1493
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- Christian schools here91%
- 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.
Keep looking
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- Private schools with kindergarten in Merritt Island
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- Catholic schools in Merritt Island
- Montessori schools in Merritt Island
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- Christian schools in West Melbourne (18 mi)
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- Christian schools in Palm Bay (24 mi)
- Christian schools in St. Cloud (37 mi)
- Christian schools in Oviedo (39 mi)
- Christian schools across Florida
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