Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School
4171 Fruitville Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $18,200
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 687
- Students per teacher
- 16.1
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Sarasota center
- 3.5 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
- $18,200 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $8,273
- Left to pay
- about $9,927, before fees
Award $8,273 Left to pay $9,927
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 5, 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
- 43
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Venice, FL
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 95%
- 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
- 501 to 687, up 186 (37%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (554 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (194)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (159)
- Average a grade
- About 172
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 179
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 35 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,360
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- 1 day shorter than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 35 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 16.1 here; median 12.2 at 82 FL secondary schools
- Size in Sarasota County
- Larger than 38 of 41 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 Mooney Catholic High School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $18,200
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School's tuition sheet, checked October 5, 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 Mooney Catholic 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).
- 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Martha Catholic Schcol ✓ | PreK-8 | 443 | <1 |
| Ascension Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 74 | <1 |
| Liberty Baptist Academy ✓ | K-12 | 21 | <1 |
| Achievement Center of Sarasota the ✓ | 6-12 | 104 | 1 |
| Palm Grove Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 81 | 1 |
| Easter Seals SWFL Primary Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Calvary Chapel School ✓ | K-8 | 107 | 1 |
| Sunnyside Mennonite School | 1-12 | 21 | 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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