✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades K-855 students4.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Tampa, FL
4 in Tampa 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 K-820 students3.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 5-12102 students13.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed87% to 4-year college
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-864 students8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools near Tampa by the numbers
- Where
- 1 in Tampa, 3 within 12 miles
- Students
- about 241 in all; the typical school has 64
- Smallest and largest
- Baycrest Academy for Creative Learning, 20 students; Center Academy-Riverview, 102 students
- Students per teacher
- 8 typical, 3.3 to 13.4 across 4 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the National Association of Private Special Education Centers
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
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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