First Montessori
under 1 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-517 students7.1 students per teacherBaptistMontessoriCo-ed
Christian schools in Sarasota, FL
15 in Sarasota or within 6 miles; schools in Sarasota itself count at any distance from downtown. 12 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Protestant and nondenominational Christian schools, going by the affiliation each school gave the federal survey (for schools new since then in Florida, the state’s private school directory).
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
✓ 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)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 K-1281 students9 students per teacherMennoniteCo-ed30% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-8107 students10.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-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)Grades PreK-11106 students10.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)MontessoriCo-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 K-533 students6.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 1-1221 students7 students per teacherMennoniteCo-ed0% to 4-year college
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
Christian schools near Sarasota by the numbers
- Where
- all 15 in Sarasota
- Students
- about 1,277 in all; the typical school has 47
- Smallest and largest
- First Montessori, 17 students; Sarasota Christian School, 632 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.8 typical, 4.3 to 20 across 13 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 50% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Agape Christian School of Sarasota $7,800
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Pre-K (and up)5
- Elementary (K to 5)15
- Middle (6 to 8)13
- High school (9 to 12)11
- K to 12, one school7
- Under 507
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2990
- 300 to 5990
- 600 or more1
- Christian 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.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
Keep looking
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- Private schools with kindergarten in Sarasota
- Private schools with pre-K in Sarasota
- Special education schools in Sarasota
- Christian schools in Bradenton (11 mi)
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- Christian schools in Englewood (28 mi)
- Christian schools in St. Petersburg (30 mi)
- Christian schools in Apollo Beach (31 mi)
- Christian schools in Port Charlotte (36 mi)
- Christian schools in Riverview (37 mi)
- Christian schools in Pinellas Park (37 mi)
- Christian schools across Florida
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