North Florida School of Special Education
223 Mill Creek Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32211Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 1-12
- Students (K-12)
- 227
- Students per teacher
- 11.4
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Jacksonville center
- 6.2 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 20
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 59% boys, 41% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 0%
- Accreditation
- FCIS
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 176 to 227, up 51 (29%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (194 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (53)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 5 (5 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 31; lower grades 13
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- 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
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.4 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
- Size in Duval County
- Larger than 94 of 134 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.
North Florida School of Special Education tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $8,715 to $10,440 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 North Florida School of Special Education?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Christian Academy | $9,720 to $10,440 | 2026-27 | 0.5 |
| Seacoast Christian Academy | $8,715 to $9,250 | 2026-27 | 0.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Impact Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 284 | <1 |
| Seacoast Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 237 | <1 |
| Greenwood School ✓ | 6-12 | 202 | 1 |
| La Core Christian Elementary School ✓ | K-12 | 171 | 1 |
| Parkwood Weekday Early Education Center ✓ | K-6 | 73 | 1 |
| Christ the King Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 326 | 2 |
| Morning Star School ✓ | Ungraded | 137 | 2 |
| Black Hawks Organization | 4 | 10 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
- All private schools near Jacksonville
- Special education schools in Florida
- Private high schools in Florida
- Private elementary schools in Florida
- Private middle schools in Florida
- Private schools in Duval County
- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
- All Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships 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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