St. Helen Catholic School, Vero Beach FL Tuition: $11,900

Tuition, 2026-27: $11,900
Grades: K-8
Students (K-12): 286
Students per teacher: 13.7
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
From Vero Beach center: Under 1 mile

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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: $11,900 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award: about $8,727
Left to pay: about $3,173, before fees

Award $8,727 Left to pay $3,173

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: 24
Student body: Coeducational
Diocese: Diocese of Palm Beach, FL
Boys and girls: 45% boys, 55% girls
Accreditation: FCCAP
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

2021-22 to 2023-24: 271 to 286, up 15 (6%)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: Grade 5 (40)
Smallest grade: Grade 4 (25)
Average a grade: About 32

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,350
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: 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 13.7 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
Size in Indian River County: Larger than 12 of 13 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. Helen Catholic School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27: $11,900
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27: $11,900

K-8 tuition is 11,900 dollars per year, paid through FACTS. Registered Catholic families in the Parish Participation Program receive a 1,500 dollar subsidized tuition discount, plus 500 dollars per sibling starting with the 2nd child.

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

Tuition from St. Helen 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. Helen 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.
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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
First Methodist Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				<1
Trinity Episcopal School ✓	PreK-1	22	9.2	Episcopal	<1
Christ Church Academy ✓	PreK-2	18	4.6	Other religious	1
Glendale Christian School ✓	PreK-8	237	14.9	Baptist	2
Suncoast Primary School ✓	PreK-8	45	7	Nonsectarian	2
The Willow School ✓	K-8	72	11.1	Nonsectarian	2
Tabernacle Baptist Christian School	1-8	15	7.5	Baptist	3
Vero Classical School ✓	K-6	84	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)	3

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Keep looking

Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).

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