✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1270 students5.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Special education schools in Sanford, FL
6 in Sanford or within 12 miles. 6 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-213 students3.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 2-1233 students4.2 students per teacherOther religiousSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12157 students8.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed67% to 4-year college
Chrysalis School
10 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1222 students6.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1026 students8.7 students per teacherOther religiousSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools near Sanford by the numbers
- Where
- 1 in Sanford, 5 within 12 miles
- Students
- about 321 in all; the typical school has 33
- Smallest and largest
- Exceptional Learning Institute, 13 students; The Arbor School of Central Florida, 157 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.5 typical, 3.2 to 8.7 across 6 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- To a 4-year college
- 0% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Other faiths2
- Nonsectarian4
- Pre-K (and up)1
- Elementary (K to 5)6
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school2
- Under 504
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2991
- 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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