✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-619 students3.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Palm Bay, FL
5 in Palm Bay or within 12 miles. 5 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1274 students8.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-663 students9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Rising Stars Academy
12 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1226 students4.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
No Limits Academy
12 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1230 students6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Special education schools near Palm Bay by the numbers
- Where
- 2 in Palm Bay, 3 within 12 miles
- Students
- about 212 in all; the typical school has 30
- Smallest and largest
- Great Leaps Academy, 19 students; Puzzle Box Academy, 74 students
- Students per teacher
- 6 typical, 3.8 to 9 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
- Christian, not Catholic2
- Nonsectarian3
- Pre-K (and up)2
- Elementary (K to 5)5
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school2
- Under 503
- 50 to 1492
- Special education schools here100%
- 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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