St. Raphael Catholic School
1376 Snell Isle Blvd Ne, St. Petersburg, FL 33704Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 169
- Students per teacher
- 8.7
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From St. Petersburg center
- 3.5 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
- Diocese
- Diocese of St. Petersburg, FL
- Boys and girls
- 56% boys, 44% 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 192 to 169, down 23 (12%)
- Path
- Dipped to 163 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 1 (28)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (9)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,440
- 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
- 60 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.7 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Pinellas County
- Larger than 72 of 108 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. Raphael Catholic School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,630 to $26,950 a year, published by 4 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 St. Raphael Catholic School?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury School of Florida - Knowlton Campus | $23,855 to $26,950 | 2026-27 | 1.7 |
| The Canterbury School of Florida | $20,860 to $26,950 | 2026-27 | 1.7 |
| St. Paul Catholic School | $10,300 | 2026-27 | 2.7 |
| Holy Family Catholic School | $9,630 | 2026-27 | 3.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Church of the Cross Day School | PreK-8 | 384 | <1 |
| Canterbury School of Florida - Knowlton Campus | K-12 | 387 | 2 |
| The Canterbury School of Florida ✓ | PreK-12 | 394 | 2 |
| St. Petersburg Primary School ✓ | PreK-2 | 39 | 2 |
| St. Paul Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 280 | 3 |
| Grace Lutheran ✓ | PreK-8 | 237 | 3 |
| Holy Family Catholic School ✓ | K-8 | 207 | 3 |
| Sailfuture ✓ | 8-12 | 73 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships: amount and eligibility
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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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