St. Thomas Aquinas High School
2801 SW 12th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 2,094
- Students per teacher
- 18.4
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Fort Lauderdale center
- 3.1 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
- 114
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Miami, FL
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 99%
- Accreditation
- COGNIA
- 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
- 2,031 to 2,094, up 63 (3%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (2,045 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (542)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (497)
- Average a grade
- About 524
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 18.4 here; median 12.2 at 82 FL secondary schools
- Size in Broward County
- Larger than 224 of 226 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. Thomas Aquinas High School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 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. Thomas Aquinas High School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady Queen of Martyrs ✓ | PreK-8 | 245 | <1 |
| Baldwin Academy Preparatory School ✓ | PreK-5 | 122 | <1 |
| Uco Early Beginnings Academy | PreK-8 | 23 | <1 |
| UCP Early Beginnings ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Living Water Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 33 | <1 |
| Jacklyn Academy ✓ | K-12 | 48 | <1 |
| New Hope SDA School and Learning Center ✓ | K-8 | 114 | <1 |
| Hope for the Future Christian Academy ✓ | K-8 | 40 | 1 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).
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