✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Ungraded12 students6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Panama City, FL
5 in Panama City or within 12 miles. 4 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12159 students14.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed75% to 4-year college
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 PreK-1238 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades Ungraded25 students2.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools near Panama City by the numbers
- Where
- 4 in Panama City, 1 within 12 miles
- Students
- about 269 in all; the typical school has 35
- Smallest and largest
- The Northwest Florida Academy, 12 students; Kaleidoscope School of Discovery, 159 students
- Students per teacher
- 6 typical, 2.1 to 14.3 across 4 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 Catholic1
- Nonsectarian4
- Pre-K (and up)1
- Elementary (K to 5)3
- Middle (6 to 8)3
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school3
- Under 504
- 50 to 1490
- 150 to 2991
- Special education schools here80%
- 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.
Keep looking
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