St. James Catholic School
601 NW 131st St., Miami, FL 33168Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $9,075
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 425
- Students per teacher
- 22.4
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Miami center
- 8.3 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
- $9,075 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $8,745
- Left to pay
- about $330, before fees
Award $8,745 Left to pay $330
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 5, 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
- 19
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Miami, FL
- Boys and girls
- 41% boys, 59% girls
- Accreditation
- FCCAP
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 457 to 425, down 32 (7%)
- Path
- Dipped to 419 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (52)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (43)
- Average a grade
- About 47
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- 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
- 22.4 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Miami-Dade County
- Larger than 409 of 455 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. James Catholic School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $9,075
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $9,075
- Required fees
- $350 a year
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from St. James Catholic School's website, checked October 5, 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. James Catholic School?
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), plus required fees.
- 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Union Academy of SDA ✓ | K-12 | 265 | <1 |
| Calvary Christian Academy North Miami ✓ | PreK-8 | 212 | <1 |
| Keystone National High School | 9-12 | 874 | <1 |
| It Takes A Village Academy of Excellence ✓ | PreK-12 | not reported | <1 |
| Yeshiva Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 675 | <1 |
| All God's Children Christian Academy | K-4 | 14 | 1 |
| Cristo Rey Miami High School ✓ | 9-10 | 153 | 1 |
| Early Step Learning Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
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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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