✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-6135 students16.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Private schools in Port St. Lucie, FL
14 schools in Port St. Lucie itself and 2 more within 6 miles. 15 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 Port St. Lucie (14)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1278 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)MontessoriCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8120 students17.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8376 students16.4 students per teacherCalvinistCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-848 students16 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1295 students6.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12123 students15.4 students per teacherWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodCo-ed33% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12690 students12.3 students per teacherFriendsCo-ed85% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-10401 students15 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
I Am Academy
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1221 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
The Pure Academy
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-5192 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-572 studentsAssembly of GodCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-850 students10 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 4-12136 students16.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (2)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-316 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1295 studentsCo-ed
Port St. Lucie private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Little Hands Academy and Preschool, 1.2 mi
- Students
- about 2,648 in all; the typical school has 120
- Smallest and largest
- Little Hands Academy and Preschool, 16 students; Morningside Academy, 690 students
- Students per teacher
- 15.4 typical, 6.3 to 17.1 across 11 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori, 1 special education
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 85% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 11, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Port St Lucie
- Christian, not Catholic8
- Nonsectarian3
- Not in federal survey5
In Port St. LucieWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)7
- Elementary (K to 5)16
- Middle (6 to 8)13
- High school (9 to 12)8
- K to 12, one school6
In Port St. LucieWithin 6 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 1499
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5992
- 600 or more1
- Port St. Lucie area94%
- 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 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Port St. Lucie
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Sunlight Christian Academy | $12,415 | not stated |
| Calvary Christian Academy | $13,118 to $13,721 | 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 Port St. Lucie (12)
- Private high schools in and around Port St. Lucie (8)
- Private elementary schools in and around Port St. Lucie (16)
- Private middle schools in and around Port St. Lucie (13)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Port St. Lucie (15)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Port St. Lucie (7)
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