School of the Heights
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO)Grades PreK-6140 students10.3 students per teacherAssembly of GodCo-ed
Private schools in Palatka, FL
5 schools in Palatka itself and 1 more within 12 miles. 5 of them are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Florida’s FES and FTC scholarships average about $8,000, set by county and grade.
Order: schools on the official FES / FTC list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Palatka (5)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1283 students11.9 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1241 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12194 students11.7 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed76% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12113 students9.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed33% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
No matching schools.
Deseret Academy
7 miGrades 1-12115 students23 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed57% to 4-year college
Palatka private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- School of the Heights, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 686 in all; the typical school has 115
- Smallest and largest
- Little Sprouts Learning Center, 41 students; Peniel Baptist Academy, 194 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.7 typical, 9.4 to 23 across 5 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- To a 4-year college
- 57% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 2, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Palatka
- Christian, not Catholic4
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey1
In PalatkaWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)3
- Elementary (K to 5)6
- Middle (6 to 8)6
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school4
In PalatkaWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2991
- Palatka area83%
- 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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
What Florida pays
- Program
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, education savings account
- Award
- About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
- Also
- For 2026-27 the table runs from $7,463 (grades 9-12, lowest county) to $12,217 (grades K-3, Monroe County). Students with disabilities average about $10,000 under FES-UA.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around Palatka (4)
- Private high schools in and around Palatka (5)
- Private elementary schools in and around Palatka (6)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Palatka (5)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Palatka (3)
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