St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School, Port Charlotte FL

Tuition, 2026-27: $11,750
Grades: PreK-8
Students (K-12): 289
Students per teacher: 13.8
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
From Port Charlotte center: 1.3 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

Tuition: $11,750 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award: about $8,807
Left to pay: about $2,943, before fees

Award $8,807 Left to pay $2,943

Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, 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

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School facts

Teachers: 21
Student body: Coeducational
Diocese: Diocese of Venice, FL
Boys and girls: 46% boys, 54% girls
Accreditation: FCCAP
Setting: Suburb

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: 234 to 289, up 55 (24%)
Path: Grew in each survey (246 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: Grade 2 (43)
Smallest grade: Grade 8 (21)
Average a grade: About 32

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours 5 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,270
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
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: About the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 13.8 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
Size in Charlotte County: Larger than 8 of 9 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.

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27: $11,750
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $11,750

Base tuition for kindergarten through grade 8 is 11,750 dollars per student, paid through a required FACTS payment plan. A parish subsidy is available to registered Catholic families; bus, 8th grade graduation and building maintenance fees are extra.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School's tuition sheet, 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 St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School?

Yearly tuition the school quoted Fees, books, uniforms FES / FTC award (lowest) Children

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.

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Port Charlotte Adventist School ✓	PreK-10	91	15.2	Seventh-Day Adventist	2
Family Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	397	not reported	Baptist	2
Charlotte Preparatory School ✓	PreK-8	263	not reported	Nonsectarian	2
Genesis Christian School ✓	PreK-8	150	15	Church of the Nazarene	3
Joyful Noise Learning Center ✓	PreK-1	7	4.4	Church of Christ	3
Oasis Christian Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				4
The Lotus Center School ✓	K-12	25	6.2	Nonsectarian	4
Faith Preparatory School	PreK-5	37	10.6	Christian (nondenominational)	5

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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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St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School

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