✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-510 studentsCo-ed
Private schools in Santa Rosa Beach, FL
6 schools in Santa Rosa Beach itself and 3 more within 12 miles. 7 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 Santa Rosa Beach (6)
No matching schools.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-740 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12133 students9.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-842 students4.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (3)
No matching schools.
Gateway Academy
8 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8298 students9.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Westonwood Ranch
10 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades Ungraded19 students2.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-312 students3.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Santa Rosa Beach private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Les Petits Prep School, 1.2 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Freeport (2)
- Students
- about 554 in all; the typical school has 40
- Smallest and largest
- 30a Learning Academy, 10 students; Gateway Academy, 298 students
- Students per teacher
- 4.7 typical, 2.7 to 9.8 across 5 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori, 2 special education
- Association members
- 3, most often the American Montessori Society
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 2, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Nonsectarian5
- Not in federal survey3
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)7
- Middle (6 to 8)4
- High school (9 to 12)1
- K to 12, one school1
In Santa Rosa BeachWithin 12 mi
- Under 505
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2991
- Santa Rosa Beach area78%
- 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.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
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
- Private elementary schools in and around Santa Rosa Beach (7)
- Private middle schools in and around Santa Rosa Beach (4)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Santa Rosa Beach (6)
- All schools in Walton County
- Private schools in Destin (16 mi)
- Private schools in Niceville (19 mi)
- Private schools in Fort Walton Beach (25 mi)
- Private schools in Crestview (34 mi)
- Private schools in Panama City (42 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools
Put the next FES / FTC window in your calendar
November 15, 2026 Florida FES / FTC: Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications.
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