What kind of school should a church start in Florida?
Choose the format your rooms and staff can support: a five-day school, a two- or three-day hybrid funded through PEP, or a microschool. A hybrid needs fewer days of classroom space, so it often suits a building a church already has.
What does a Florida private school have to register?
Each year a private K-12 school submits a survey to the Department of Education, and that filing produces the school number printed on every listing on this site. Florida does not license or accredit private K-12 schools or prescribe their curriculum; preschools and child care are licensed by the Department of Children and Families instead. The building itself must still meet health, safety and fire codes.
How does a school become a scholarship school?
A school that wants scholarship students signs up with Step Up For Students and/or AAA, provides the paperwork each requires and enrolls students through EMA. Step Up's current private school provider handbook lists the compliance steps, including anything required of new schools, and those steps can shift mid-year, so read the latest edition.
How should tuition be priced against the Palm Beach County award?
In 2026-27 a Palm Beach County child brings $8,890 (K-3), $8,288 (4-8) or $8,091 (9-12). Pricing is your call: you might set tuition near those figures or well apart from them, and decide separately on member rates or sibling discounts.
How do families find a new church school?
Parents look for schools that accept the scholarship. A verified listing shows up while they are weighing cost as well as campus.