Private Schools

Private Schools in Gainesville, Florida

17 private schools in Gainesville, Florida with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal survey. Together they enroll 4,039 students: 3 Catholic, 6 other religious and 8 nonsectarian. 10 schools go through high school grades.

Schools listed

Go through high school

Median enrollment

167

Median students per teacher

11.3

Private schools in Gainesville, Florida

Largest first. Students per teacher is the school’s own report.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Oak Hall School	PK–12	817	11.6	Nonsectarian
The Rock School	PK–12	534	11.3	Christian
Queen of Peace Catholic Academy	PK–8	453	13.1	Catholic
St Patrick Interparish School	PK–8	388	13.7	Catholic
Countryside Christian School	PK–12	310	12.4	Baptist
Newberry Christian Community School	K–12	303	10.3	Christian
St Francis Catholic Academy	9–12	259	10.3	Catholic
Brentwood School	PK–5	178	7.7	Nonsectarian
Cornerstone Academy	K–12	167	8.8	Christian
Gainesville County Day School	PK–5	149	8.3	Nonsectarian
Millhopper Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–8	134	7.1	Nonsectarian
Passage Christian Academy	K–11	91	13.8	Christian
Trilogy School	2–12	82	11.9	Nonsectarian
Elevations Learning Academy	PK–4	59	19.7	Nonsectarian
Windsor Christian Academy	K–12	39	5.3	Baptist
Laniakea Montessori SchoolMontessori	PK–9	38	3.9	Nonsectarian
Persimmon Early Learning Academy	K–4	38	11.5	Nonsectarian

Getting in, and keeping up

Private school entrance exams: format, scoring, and dates for the ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT.
Florida FAST practice tests and score levels, the test public schools in Florida give.
Using a 529 plan for K-12 tuition and tutoring in Florida.
Colleges in Florida, for families already looking ahead.

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Frequently asked questions

How many private schools are in Gainesville, Florida?

17 private schools in Gainesville, Florida with at least 30 students answered the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe Survey. Schools that did not answer are not counted, so the real number is higher.

What is the largest private school in Gainesville, Florida?

Among schools that answered the survey, Oak Hall School in Gainesville is the largest, with 817 students in grades PK–12.

How big are classes at private schools in Gainesville, Florida?

The survey reports students per teacher, not class size. The median private school in Gainesville, Florida has 11.3 students per teacher and 167 students in total.

Do private schools require an entrance exam?

Many independent schools ask for the ISEE or SSAT, and many Catholic high schools use the HSPT. Each school sets its own rule, so check the admissions page of every school on your list.

Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), 2023-24 public-use data file, National Center for Education Statistics. Schools that answered the survey and enrolled at least 30 students. Amish schools are left out. Schools report their own figures, and a school that did not answer the survey does not appear.