Looking for the right South Florida private school for your child? Our guide will help you
Our 2023 Miami Herald Private School Guide welcomes a new school year and all the changes that have come in Florida and in our community.
The biggest change: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in the spring HB1, which makes it possible for every school-aged child in Florida to get a taxpayer-funded education voucher to pay for private schools, regardless of the family’s income level.
As of Sept. 8, more than 240,000 students had enrolled in Florida’s 2,098 private schools using the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship and Family Empowerment Scholarship, as per a report by Step Up for Students, the organization that administers the majority of vouchers in the state, according to a News Service of Florida report. That is an increase of nearly 170,000 students using vouchers over the 2022-23 school year.
With more students attending private schools, the Miami Herald’s Private School Guide for schools in Miami-Dade and Broward is essential reading. We profile 75 private schools in the two-county area, providing valuable information about class sizes, tuition, application deadlines, clubs and sports and a host of other important things to know about each school.
Whether you are new to South Florida or a long-established resident, you will learn a lot about the private schools in our community through the Miami Herald’s Private School Guide. South Florida’s diversity shines as a beacon of light through these schools, with students from all walks of life represented in their classrooms.
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With private school application deadlines fast approaching, the Miami Herald has created this guide to help you navigate the private school options. The guide is full of information to help your decision making, including average class size, student-teacher ratio and annual tuition, as well as more statistics on student performance and demographics. And, of course, application deadlines.
SEE AND DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE GUIDE HERE
I know you will find this information useful. We also hope you share the guide with your friends and loved ones.
And be sure to follow our education coverage at miamiherald.com and through our weekly education newsletter, the South Florida Report Card. You’ll find it here.
How this list was created: Schools included in this guide provide education in grades pre-kindergarten to 12, are accredited by appropriate agencies and have at least 10 students per grade. Some schools did not respond to requests for information. Schools that believe they were omitted should contact Senior Editor Joan Chrissos, jchrissos@miamiherald.com
Alex Mena
Executive Editor, the Miami Herald & el Nuevo Herald
This story was originally published October 23, 2023 at 5:00 AM.