Betesda Christian School
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1283 students7.5 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed13% to 4-year college
Christian schools in Opa Locka, FL
45 in Opa Locka or within 6 miles. 34 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).
Kiilys Kids
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12225 studentsPentecostalCo-ed
World Mission of Jesus Christ Christian
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1229 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-614 students5 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-561 students8.1 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8212 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12242 students13.4 students per teacherMethodistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1163 students9.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1240 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12517 students12.9 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed80% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1287 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO)Grades PreK-KBaptistEarly childhoodCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12265 students13.9 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed85% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8103 students20.6 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-817 students5.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)MontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-313 studentsBaptistCo-ed
Jeremiah Academy
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1094 students11.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12574 studentsBaptistCo-ed
Lakeview Academy
4 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 2-8103 students12.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-599 studentsBaptistCo-ed
Pentab Academy
4 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8215 students17.9 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8371 students36 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-590 students15 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1231 students8.2 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8280 studentsLutheranCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1152 students6.5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-888 students7.1 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1283 students9.2 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed80% to 4-year college
My Happy House
5 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-132 students5.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-690 students9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1259 students6.3 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-595 students10.6 students per teacherPresbyterianCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-859 students9.1 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1078 students9.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-611 students11 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-414 students4.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-729 students7.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades K-12165 students20.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 9-12874 studentsChurch of GodCo-ed73% to 4-year college
Grades 9-1257 students8.8 students per teacherMethodistAlternativeCo-ed30% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-7144 students16 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed
Grades 9-1226 students13 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed90% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-540 students9.1 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Grades 9-12538 students21.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed20% to 4-year college
Grades 12Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Christian schools near Opa Locka by the numbers
- Where
- 2 in Opa Locka, 43 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 6,366 in all; the typical school has 87
- Smallest and largest
- Breakthrough Christian Academy, 11 students; Keystone National High School, 874 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.8 typical, 4 to 36 across 35 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 73% of graduates at the typical high school (10 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Asbury Christian School $7,770; Dade Christian School $10,700
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)17
- Elementary (K to 5)40
- Middle (6 to 8)31
- High school (9 to 12)22
- K to 12, one school12
- Under 5012
- 50 to 14919
- 150 to 2997
- 300 to 5994
- 600 or more1
- Christian schools here76%
- 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 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
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