✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 2-1214 students14 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Merritt Island, FL
5 in Merritt Island or within 6 miles; schools in Merritt Island itself count at any distance from downtown. 4 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 4-1114 students6.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1211 students3.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Faces
10 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1214 students4.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Devereux School
6 miGrades 1-12133 students9.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Special education schools near Merritt Island by the numbers
- Where
- 1 in Merritt Island, 4 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 186 in all; the typical school has 14
- Smallest and largest
- Creative Learning, 11 students; Devereux School, 133 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.7 typical, 3.7 to 14 across 5 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Nonsectarian5
- Pre-K (and up)1
- Elementary (K to 5)5
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school2
- Under 504
- 50 to 1491
- Special education schools here80%
- 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.
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