Florida\u2019s nonpublic school enrollment reached 448,743 in 2024, an increase of 32,761 students (+7.9%) from the previous year. This is the largest single-year gain in recent history and continues a four-year trend of rapid growth, averaging 25,000 new students annually since 2021.
\nIn comparison, annual increases before 2021 were much smaller, ranging between 2,000 and 15,000 students. This highlights the apparent impact of Florida\u2019s state-sponsored scholarship programs, eligibility for which began expanding in 2021 and became universal in 2023. <\/p>\n
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2.\tEnrollment Trends by Religious Affiliation.<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2024-25, nonpublic school enrollment increased across nearly all groups. The largest gains were seen among the following groups:<\/p>\n \u2022\tIndependent and Non-Denominational Schools<\/strong> grew by 20,000 students \u2013 a 9.4% increase over the prior year. As of 2024-2025, the group that had the most K-12 students were Independent and Non-Denominational<\/strong> schools with 232,447 students (52% of the total). This was followed by Catholic<\/strong> schools with 85,667 students (19.1% of the total), Other Christian<\/strong> schools with 60,374 students (13.5% of the total), Baptist<\/strong> schools with 48,449 students (10.8% of the total), Jewish<\/strong> schools with 15,765 students (3.5% of the total), and Muslim<\/strong> schools with 6,041 students (1.3% of the total).<\/p>\n 3.\tEnrollment Trends in Jewish Schools.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jewish schools grew by 1,088 students in the 2024-2025 school year, a 7.4% increase over the previous year. This growth rate is only slightly below the average annual increase of 8.0% observed over the prior five years, starting with the 2020-21 school year. <\/p>\n 3.1.\tJewish Enrollment Growth by Region.<\/em><\/p>\n Growth in Jewish schools was concentrated in Broward (+496, +14.2%); Miami-Dade (+283, +4.0%); and Palm Beach (+220, +7.4%)<\/strong>. 3.2.\tEnrollment Trends by Jewish Category.<\/em><\/p>\n Modern Orthodox Schools<\/strong> \u2013 defined as Orthodox schools that are coed \u2013 saw significant enrollment growth, with an increase of 483 students (+10.0%)<\/strong>. The Florida Department of Education has released updated enrollment data for Florida nonpublic schools. This data reflects enrollment taken in October 2024, for the 2024-2025 school year. 1. Overall Nonpublic Enrollment. Florida\u2019s nonpublic school enrollment reached 448,743 in 2024, an increase of 32,761 students (+7.9%) from the previous year. This is the largest single-year gain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-enrol-trends","states-florida"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n\u2022\tBaptist Schools<\/strong> grew by 4,310 students \u2013 a 9.8% increase over the prior year.
\n\u2022\tOther Christian Schools<\/strong> grew by 4,235 students \u2013 a 9.8% increase over the prior year.
\n\u2022\tCatholic Schools<\/strong> grew by 2,797 students \u2013 a 3.4% increase over the prior year.
\n\u2022\tJewish Schools<\/strong> grew by 1,088 students \u2013 a 7.4% increase over the prior year.
\n\u2022\tMuslim Schools<\/strong> grew by 331 students \u2013 a 5.8% increase over the prior year.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/teachcoalition.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Figure-2-1-750x363.png\")
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\nSome growth was also seen in Orlando (+36, +7.8%); Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa (+23, +5.6%);<\/strong> and Gainesville, Jacksonville (+30, +15.3%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/teachcoalition.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Figure-4-1-750x298.png\")
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\nYeshivish Schools<\/strong> \u2013 defined as Orthodox schools where students are gender-segregated \u2013 saw moderate enrollment growth, with an additional enrollment of 351 students (+5.8%)<\/strong>.
\nNon-Orthodox Schools<\/strong> saw some enrollment growth with an additional enrollment of 254 students (+6.7%)<\/strong>. This continues Florida\u2019s exceptional trend of growing Non-Orthodox schools, defying a downward slide in nationwide Non-Orthodox Jewish school enrollment that has continued since 1990.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/teachcoalition.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/05\/Figure-5-1-750x370.png\")
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