✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1115 students5 students per teacherPentecostalCo-ed
Private schools in Panama City, FL
13 schools in Panama City itself and 2 more within 12 miles. 13 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 Panama City (13)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12159 students14.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed75% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO)Grades PreK-12159 students7.8 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed18% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-9116 students8.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Bacot Academy
9 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1235 students5 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-837 students12.3 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1238 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 8-1258 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1230 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1175 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8136 students11.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-8243 students7.2 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
Grades Ungraded25 students2.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1239 studentsPentecostalCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Ungraded12 students6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Panama City private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- God's Glory Christian School, 7.2 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Lynn Haven (2)
- Students
- about 1,177 in all; the typical school has 39
- Smallest and largest
- The Northwest Florida Academy, 12 students; Holy Nativity Episcopal School, 243 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.8 typical, 2.1 to 14.3 across 10 schools
- Programs
- 5 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 2, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 13, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Panama City
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic5
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian5
- Not in federal survey3
In Panama CityWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)12
- Middle (6 to 8)13
- High school (9 to 12)10
- K to 12, one school6
In Panama CityWithin 12 mi
- Under 508
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2993
- Panama City area87%
- 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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Panama City
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Nativity Episcopal School | $10,690 to $11,300 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Florida, by city and grade.
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 Panama City (7)
- Special education schools in and around Panama City (5)
- Private high schools in and around Panama City (10)
- Private elementary schools in and around Panama City (12)
- Private middle schools in and around Panama City (13)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Panama City (11)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Panama City (6)
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