The Pioneer School
235 Alerto St., St. Augustine, FL 32080Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 6-8
- Students (K-12)
- 49
- Students per teacher
- 8.4
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From St. Augustine center
- 3.3 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 10
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 43% boys, 57% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 25 to 49, up 24 (96%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (32 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 (18)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (15)
- Average a grade
- About 16
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
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and hybrid
- 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
- 8.4 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in St. Johns County
- Larger than 7 of 22 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.
The Pioneer School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,000 to $14,000 a year, published by 2 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 The Pioneer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Academy | $10,000 | 2026-27 | 1.0 |
| St. Joseph Academy | $14,000 | 2026-27 | 1.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon of Hope Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 77 | <1 |
| St. John's Academy ✓ | K-12 | 244 | 1 |
| Washington Classical Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 159 | 1 |
| Apex Christian Academy ✓ | 3-12 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Gerard Campus ✓ | 10-12 | 3 | 2 |
| St. Joseph Academy ✓ | 9-12 | 282 | 2 |
| Three Apples School ✓ | PreK-3 | 14 | 2 |
| Veritas Classical School Lincolnville ✓ | 4-12 | 186 | 2 |
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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