Dixon School for Arts and Sciences
1201 N H St., Pensacola, FL 32501Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $7,000
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 302
- Students per teacher
- 11.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Pensacola center
- 2.8 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
- $7,000 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $8,402
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $8,402 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 6, 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
- 27
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 42% boys, 58% girls
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 and grade 7 (40 each)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten (18)
- Average a grade
- About 34
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 50 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 10 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.2 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Escambia County
- Larger than 29 of 36 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Dixon School for Arts and Sciences tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $7,000
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $7,000
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Dixon School for Arts and Sciences's website, checked October 6, 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 Dixon School for Arts and Sciences?
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 (K to 5, 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal Day School of Christ Church Parish | $13,343 to $15,028 | 2026-27 | 1.2 |
| Pensacola Catholic High School | $10,305 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral School | $9,000 to $9,600 | not stated | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB C Christian Academy ✓ | K-5 | 48 | <1 |
| East Hill Academy ✓ | K-12 | 90 | 1 |
| Episcopal Day School of Christ Church Parish | PreK-8 | 356 | 1 |
| Mother Clelia Morning Star High School ✓ | 9-12 | 28 | 1 |
| Pensacola Private School of Liberal Arts ✓ | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Escambia Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 48 | 1 |
| Pensacola Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 698 | 1 |
| Sacred Heart Cathedral School ✓ | PreK-8 | 325 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).
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