✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 3-1129 students3.2 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Sarasota, FL
5 in Sarasota or within 12 miles. 4 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools whose main program is special education.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-1276 students2.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-1270 students7 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special educationCo-ed11% to 4-year college
Pinnacle Academy
11 mi✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-12178 students7.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Grades 1-1227 students6.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools near Sarasota by the numbers
- Where
- 2 in Sarasota, 3 within 12 miles
- Students
- about 380 in all; the typical school has 70
- Smallest and largest
- Better Life Academy, Sarasota, 27 students; Pinnacle Academy, 178 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.8 typical, 2.8 to 7.1 across 5 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the National Association of Private Special Education Centers
- To a 4-year college
- 11% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Sea of Strengths Academy $20,950
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Nonsectarian4
- Pre-K (and up)2
- Elementary (K to 5)5
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)5
- K to 12, one school2
- Under 502
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2991
- Special education 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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