Cardinal Gibbons High School
2900 NE 47th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $16,250
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,031
- Students per teacher
- 14.1
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Fort Lauderdale center
- 3.8 miles
Can you use FES / FTC here?
✓ On the official Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA) list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- New families can still apply for 2026-27: the Private School Scholarship (FTC and FES-EO) and the Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA) take new applications until November 15, 2026.
Source: the official list, read October 8, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Tuition
- $16,250 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,701
- Left to pay
- about $8,549, before fees
Award $7,701 Left to pay $8,549
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 2, 2026.
- Award: Step Up For Students, 2026-27 scholarship amounts by district (FTC and FES-EO), read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 74
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Miami, FL
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 78%
- Accreditation
- COGNIA
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Accreditation: Florida Department of Education private school directory, read October 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 1,167 to 1,031, down 136 (12%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (1,036 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (282)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 11 (234)
- Average a grade
- About 258
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 14.1 here; median 12.2 at 82 FL secondary schools
- Size in Broward County
- Larger than 219 of 226 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Cardinal Gibbons High School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $16,250
- Required fees
- $600 a year
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Cardinal Gibbons High School's website, checked October 2, 2026.
Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships Education savings account
- Award
- About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
- How it varies
- 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.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Cardinal Gibbons High School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27), plus required fees.
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 FES / FTC award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Step Up scholarships (FES and FTC) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster Academy | $17,200 to $22,300 | 2026-27 | 0.9 |
| Pine Crest Lower School | $39,010 to $45,685 | 2026-27 | 1.8 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church School ✓ | PreK-5 | 176 | <1 |
| Shepherd of the Coast Lutheran School ✓ | K-8 | 86 | <1 |
| Westminster Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 930 | <1 |
| St. Mark's Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-8 | 400 | 2 |
| Pine Crest Lower School | PreK-8 | 541 | 2 |
| Excelsior International Academy ✓ | PreK-3 | 14 | 2 |
| Hi Tech Kidz Kollege ✓ | PreK-5 | 33 | 2 |
| Lighthouse Christian Academy ✓ | 4-12 | 19 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).
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