School choice: 36 private schools in Lee County take state vouchers. Here's the list
Thirty-six of Lee County's 53 private schools will accept vouchers for the upcoming school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.
In March, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law HB1, an expansion of private school vouchers. The expansion removes the income cap and makes all Florida students eligible for taxpayer-financed vouchers to attend private schools – an average of $7,775 is awarded per student.
The Lee County School District did not respond to requests regarding how many students are opting to use a voucher in place of public school nor would they comment on the financial impacts of the voucher program.
Here are the 36 private schools that take vouchers in Lee County.
3 Oaks Academy
Grades: 1-12
Denomination: Not applicable (NA)
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Intellectual disability, other health impaired, specific learning disability, gifted, autism spectrum disorder
3 Oaks Academy
Grades: K-12
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Estero
Disabilities Served: Autism spectrum disorder, gifted, specific learning disability, other health impaired.
A Little Piece of Me Montessori Academy
Grades: PK-8
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: Specific Learning Disability
Apostolic Revival Center Christian School
Grades: PK-5
Denomination: Pentecostal
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
Bishop Verot Catholic High School
Grades: 9-12
Denomination: Catholic
Accreditation: Cognia
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Specific learning disability
Brighton Academy I
Grades: KG-5
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: NA
Cape Academy
Grades: Kindergarten-5
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: National Independent Private Schools Association
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: Autism spectrum disorder, developmentally delayed, other health impaired, intellectual disability, emotions or behavioral disability, specific learning disability.
Cape Coral Christian School Inc.
Grades: Kindergarten-12
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: Church of God Association of Christian Schools
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: NA
Center Life Academy of Lee County
Grades: 5-12
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: Other health impaired, gifted, speech impaired, autism spectrum disorder, language impaired, specific learning disabilitiy.
Christian Life Academy of Lee County Inc.
Grades: Pre-K - 8
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: NA
Crestwell School
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: COGNIA and Association of Independent Schools of Florida
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
Cross Pointe Academy Inc.
Grades: PreK-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: Florida Coalition of Christian Private Schools Accreditation
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
Crown of Life Christian Academy
Grades: PreK-5
Denomination: Lutheran
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
De Lasalle Academy of Fort Myers
Grades: 1-12
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Gifted, dual-sensory impaired, autism spectrum disorder, developmentally delayed, other health impaired, speech impaired, specific learning disability, emotional or behavioral disability, deaf or hard of hearing, language impaired, intellectual disability.
Discovery Day Academy
Grades: PreK-6
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: COGNIA
City: Bonita Springs
Disabilities Served: Gifted
Educational Pathways Academy Ii
Grades: 3-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: NA
City: Estero
Disabilities Served: Specific learning disability
Evangelical Christian
Grades: PreK-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: Florida Associations of Christian Colleges and Schools
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
First Haitian Church Christian Academy
Grades: Kindergarten-12
Denomination: Baptist
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
Fort Myers Christian School
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: Assemblies of God
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Speech impaired, specific learning disability
Good Shepherd Lutheran School
Grades: PreK-12
Denomination: Lutheran
Accreditation: Florida-Georgia Accreditation-National Lutheran School Accredidation
City: North Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Autism spectrum disorder, gifted, specific learning disability
Grace Classical Academy
Grades: Kindergarten-8
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Bonita Springs
Disabilities Served: NA
Gunnery Road Christian Academy
Grades: PreK-12
Denomination: Baptist
Accreditation: Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
City: Lehigh Acres
Disabilities Served: Autism spectrum disorder
Hibernian Private School
Grades: 6-12
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: National Independent Private Schools Association
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Intellectual disability, other health impaired, established conditions, developmentally delayed, autism spectrum disorder, specific learning disability, visually impaired, language impaired, speech impaired.
Lehigh Acres Christian School
Grades: Kindergarten-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: NA
City: Lehigh Acres
Disabilities Served: NA
Living Word Christian School
Grades: Kindergarten-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: NA
City: North Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, established conditions, developmentally delayed, emotional or behavioral disability, specific learning disability, gifted.
Maimonides Hebrew Day School
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: Jewish
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Language impaired, established conditions, intellectual disability, developmentally delayed, specific learning disability.
Millennium Christian Academy
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: Assemblies of God
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
Montessori School of Ft. Myers
Grades: PreK-Kindergarten
Denomination: NA
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
New Life Academy
Grades: PreK-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: NA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Other health impaired, developmentally delayed, gifted, specific learning disability, emotional or behavioral disability, speech impaired, occupational therapy, language impaired.
Nicaea Academy of Cape Coral
Grades: PreK-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: NA
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: NA
Saint Francis Xavier
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: Catholic
Accreditation: Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
Saint Michael Lutheran School
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: Lutheran
Accreditation: Florida-Georgia Accreditation, LCMS and COGNIA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: Occupational Therapy
Sonshine Christian Academy
Grades: PreK-12
Denomination: Non-denominational
Accreditation: Church of God Association of Christian Schools
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
Southwest Florida Christian Academy
Grades: K-12
Denomination: Baptist
Accreditation: Association of Christian Schools International and COGNIA
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
St. Andrew Catholic School
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: Catholic
Accreditation: Florida Catholic Conference Accreditation Program
City: Cape Coral
Disabilities Served: Autism spectrum disorder, specific learning disability, speech impaired.
Summit Christian School
Grades: PreK-8
Denomination: Presbyterian
Accreditation: Christian Schools of Florida
City: Fort Myers
Disabilities Served: NA
This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: List of 36 private schools in Lee County that take state vouchers
