First Montessori
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-517 students7.1 students per teacherBaptistMontessoriCo-ed
Private schools in Sarasota, FL
39 schools in Sarasota itself. 31 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 Sarasota (39)
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Westcoast School for Human Development
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-12Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Star Lab
1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1247 students6.7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-920 students20 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12Under 10 K-12 studentsChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 6-12104 students11.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed25% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1281 students9 students per teacherMennoniteCo-ed30% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8164 students5.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8107 students10.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Nur Academy
3 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-834 studentsIslamicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-12687 students16.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed95% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8443 students11.4 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-1221 students4.3 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed67% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-874 students13.2 students per teacherWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-11106 students10.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)MontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-8142 students5.6 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-823 students3.8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12632 students12.5 students per teacherMennoniteCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1213 students8.1 students per teacherNonsectarianAlternativeCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-750 students7.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1243 studentsCo-ed
Newgate School
6 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12142 students8.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 6-1246 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 9-1215 studentsRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-858 studentsCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1129 students3.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-533 students6.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12796 students8.9 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Grades 9-1243 students13.9 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed40% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12805 students8.8 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-12805 students10.5 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed98% to 4-year college
Grades 1-1221 students7 students per teacherMennoniteCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades 4-12Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Grades 1-1227 students6.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades K-1277 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed80% to 4-year college
Grades K-1137 students6.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Sarasota private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- First Montessori, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 5,752 in all; the typical school has 50
- Smallest and largest
- Saltmeadow School, 13 students; The Out-of-Door Academy of Sarasota, 805 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.1 typical, 3.2 to 20 across 29 schools
- Programs
- 4 Montessori, 2 special education
- Association members
- 6, most often the American Montessori Society
- To a 4-year college
- 50% of graduates at the typical high school (14 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 21, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Sarasota
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic13
- Jewish1
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian12
- Not in federal survey10
- Pre-K (and up)17
- Elementary (K to 5)31
- Middle (6 to 8)31
- High school (9 to 12)25
- K to 12, one school12
- Under 5016
- 50 to 14910
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more5
- Sarasota79%
- 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 5 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Sarasota
Lowest$7,800Middle$18,200Highest$24,645
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Agape Christian School of Sarasota | $7,800 | 2026-27 |
| St. Martha Catholic Schcol | $17,000 | 2026-27 |
| Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School | $18,200 | 2026-27 |
| Sea of Strengths Academy | $20,950 | 2026-27 |
| The Out-of-Door Academy | $24,645 to $33,550 | 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.
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