Shiloh SDA School
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-861 students12.2 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Christian schools in Ocala, FL
17 in Ocala or within 6 miles; schools in Ocala itself count at any distance from downtown. 16 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-1237 students9.2 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Ambleside Ocala
1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12201 students10.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12443 students11.2 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed36% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12444 students12.4 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed68% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12288 students15.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed25% to 4-year college
Graceway Academy
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8128 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12559 students18 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed94% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-342 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-KMethodistEarly childhoodCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-827 students8.7 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12496 students14.7 students per teacherPresbyterianCo-ed93% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1257 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-242 studentsChurch of GodCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-665 studentsAssembly of GodCo-ed
Grades K-539 students11.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
Christian schools near Ocala by the numbers
- Where
- all 17 in Ocala
- Students
- about 2,935 in all; the typical school has 65
- Smallest and largest
- Ocala Adventist Academy, 27 students; Ocala Christian Academy, 559 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 typical, 7 to 18 across 11 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- To a 4-year college
- 50% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)9
- Elementary (K to 5)17
- Middle (6 to 8)13
- High school (9 to 12)9
- K to 12, one school9
- Under 505
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5994
- Christian schools here94%
- All of Florida87%
Lowest$7,208Middle$9,250Highest$10,000
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 5 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
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