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Saltmeadow School

6210 Crestwood Ave, Sarasota, FL 34231Checked against the official list (read October 8, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition
Not published
Grades
1-12
Students (K-12)
13
Students per teacher
8.1
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Sarasota center
5.3 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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

School facts

Teachers
2
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Alternative
Boys and girls
54% boys, 46% girls
Setting
Suburb

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

17 2019-20 13 2021-22 13 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
17 to 13, down 4
Path
Fell to 13 in 2021-22, then held

Students by grade, 2023-24

1 1 1 3 2 4 1 6 1 7 2 8 1 9 1 10 1 11 2 12
Largest grade
3 grades (2 each)
Smallest grade
7 grades (1 each)
Average a grade, high school included
About 1

The school year

Days in the school year
170
Length of the school day
6 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,020
Classes, 2023-24
In person, virtual and hybrid
Library or media center
No
Year, against Florida
10 days shorter than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
School day, against Florida
60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 8.1 FL median 10
Students per teacher
This school 13 County median 54
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
8.1 here; median 10 at 850 FL combined schools
Size in Sarasota County
Larger than 3 of 41 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 69% Hispanic 15% Black 15%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Saltmeadow School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition
No verified figure yet
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

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Incarnation Catholic School ✓PreK-81645.2Roman Catholic3
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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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