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Best Gainesville �� High Schools (2026)

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Gainesville, Florida �� Schools (Closed)

School

Location

Quick Facts

The Academy At The Family Church (Closed 2025)

(Christian)

2022 Sw 122nd St
Gainesville, FL 32607
(352) 642-1290

Gr: PK-2 | 58 students

Oak Hall Lower School (Closed 2017)

7715 Sw 14th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32607
(352) 332-1452

Gr: K-6 | 369 students

Z L Sung Sda School (Closed 2025)

(Seventh Day Adventist)

2115 Nw 39th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32605
(954) 699-5470

Gr: K-11 | 16 students Tuition listed

Overview

This Town (Gainesville)

This State (FL)

# Schools

13 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of �� High Schools
Year	Gainesville, FL Total Schools
2025	13
2024	13
2023	11
2022	12
2021	12
2020	12
2019	12
2018	12
2017	11
2016	11
2015	12

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Student Body:

# Students

2,949 Students

285,538 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per �� High School
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	224	229	253
2024	213	220	245
2023	225	224	247
2022	212	231	257
2021	208	217	249
2020	207	199	235
2019	180	212	242
2018	179	207	238
2017	202	220	246
2016	181	213	241
2015	166	192	220

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% Average Students of Color

36%

46%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	35%	45%	32%
2024	34%	45%	31%
2023	32%	44%	31%
2022	25%	43%	30%
2021	24%	43%	30%
2020	24%	43%	29%
2019	23%	39%	29%
2018	23%	40%	28%
2017	49%	36%	30%
2016	51%	38%	30%
2015	51%	40%	30%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

259 Teachers

26,142 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	11:1	10:1
2024	11:1	11:1	10:1
2023	13:1	11:1	10:1
2022	11:1	11:1	10:1
2021	11:1	11:1	10:1
2020	11:1	11:1	10:1
2019	10:1	11:1	10:1
2018	10:1	11:1	10:1
2017	11:1	11:1	10:1
2016	9:1	11:1	10:1
2015	9:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

40%

52%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	43%	52%	57%
2024	43%	53%	57%
2023	45%	53%	57%
2022	43%	51%	56%
2021	43%	51%	56%
2020	31%	50%	56%
2019	34%	49%	55%
2018	23%	48%	55%
2017	33%	47%	55%
2016	33%	48%	54%
2015	33%	46%	54%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	15	15	14
2024	14	15	14
2023	14	15	14
2022	14	15	14
2021	14	15	14
2020	14	15	14
2019	14	15	14
2018	14	15	14
2017	14	15	14
2016	12	14	14
2015	12	14	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

12 courses

15 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	13	15	13
2024	12	14	12
2023	15	14	12
2022	13	14	12
2021	14	14	12
2020	14	13	12
2019	11	12	11
2018	11	12	11
2017	9	12	11
2016	9	12	11
2015	9	11	10

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Average SAT score

1180

(Out of 1600)

1190

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	1,217	1,191	1,233
2024	1,223	1,190	1,231
2023	1,223	1,198	1,229
2022	1,223	1,194	1,230
2021	1,217	1,197	1,230
2020	1,197	1,189	1,227
2019	1,197	1,199	1,226
2018	1,145	1,194	1,226
2017	1,145	1,198	1,233
2016	1,145	1,258	1,308
2015	1,145	1,237	1,265

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	26	25	26
2024	26	25	26
2023	26	25	26
2022	26	25	26
2021	25	25	26
2020	25	25	26
2019	25	24	25
2018	24	24	25
2017	23	24	25
2016	23	24	25
2015	23	24	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$11,296

$14,500

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	$11,153	$14,644	$17,997
2024	$9,023	$12,606	$17,011
2023	$8,768	$11,580	$16,191
2022	$8,768	$11,065	$15,821
2021	$9,039	$10,424	$15,331
2020	$8,524	$9,827	$15,046
2019	$8,420	$9,759	$14,791
2018	$7,208	$9,146	$14,527
2017	$6,885	$8,844	$14,161
2016	$6,535	$8,666	$13,713
2015	$6,535	$8,481	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

53%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	53%	53%	38%
2024	52%	52%	37%
2023	61%	50%	36%
2022	50%	50%	36%
2021	50%	48%	36%
2020	43%	46%	35%
2019	43%	46%	34%
2018	49%	41%	33%
2017	39%	41%	32%
2016	39%	37%	31%
2015	35%	35%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,380

$7,040

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	$5,100	$7,045	$9,714
2024	$4,850	$6,789	$9,498
2023	$6,133	$6,147	$8,890
2022	$4,850	$6,045	$8,717
2021	$4,600	$5,542	$8,472
2020	$3,900	$5,220	$8,370
2019	$3,900	$5,153	$7,924
2018	$2,867	$4,920	$7,471
2017	$2,867	$4,833	$7,202
2016	$2,533	$4,590	$6,993
2015	$2,533	$8,283	$6,822

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Average Acceptance Rate

63%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	63%	80%	79%
2024	89%	82%	81%
2023	89%	83%	81%
2022	89%	84%	81%
2021	89%	85%	81%
2020	89%	85%	81%
2019	89%	85%	81%
2018	86%	86%	80%
2017	86%	86%	81%
2016	86%	86%	80%
2015	86%	86%	81%

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Average Endowment Size

$25.5 million

$171.63 million

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Endowment Trends (2022-2025)
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	$25 M	$154 M	$65 M
2024	$1 M	$12 M	$65 M
2023	$1 M	$11 M	$65 M
2022	$1 M	$12 M	$67 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.65

0.72

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	0.65	0.72	0.61
2024	0.64	0.72	0.60
2023	0.63	0.72	0.60
2022	0.54	0.70	0.58
2021	0.53	0.70	0.57
2020	0.53	0.70	0.57
2019	0.59	0.69	0.56
2018	0.59	0.69	0.55
2017	0.58	0.67	0.54
2016	0.52	0.66	0.54
2015	0.52	0.65	0.53

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# American Indian Students

2 Students

854 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

135 Students

9,014 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	5%	4%	5%
2024	5%	3%	6%
2023	6%	3%	6%
2022	5%	3%	5%
2021	5%	3%	5%
2020	5%	3%	5%
2019	4%	3%	5%
2018	4%	4%	5%
2017	4%	3%	4%
2016	4%	3%	4%
2015	4%	3%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

199 Students

54,322 Students

% Hispanic Students

19%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	7%	19%	9%
2024	7%	20%	9%
2023	7%	19%	8%
2022	6%	18%	8%
2021	6%	19%	8%
2020	6%	19%	8%
2019	4%	18%	8%
2018	4%	18%	8%
2017	4%	16%	7%
2016	5%	17%	8%
2015	5%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

444 Students

35,712 Students

% Black Students

15%

13%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	16%	13%	8%
2024	16%	13%	8%
2023	15%	13%	8%
2022	9%	12%	8%
2021	9%	12%	8%
2020	9%	13%	8%
2019	8%	12%	8%
2018	8%	12%	8%
2017	7%	10%	8%
2016	8%	10%	8%
2015	8%	11%	9%

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# White Students

1,562 Students

120,721 Students

% White Students

54%

43%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	55%	43%	59%
2024	56%	44%	60%
2023	56%	44%	60%
2022	65%	46%	62%
2021	67%	48%	63%
2020	67%	48%	64%
2019	59%	48%	64%
2018	59%	49%	65%
2017	60%	51%	66%
2016	67%	52%	66%
2015	67%	54%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

4 Students

940 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

544 Students

60,045 Students

% of Others Students

19%

21%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Gainesville, FL Average	Florida (FL) Average	National Average
2025	17%	21%	17%
2024	16%	20%	15%
2023	16%	21%	16%
2022	15%	21%	16%
2021	13%	18%	15%
2020	13%	17%	14%
2019	25%	19%	14%
2018	25%	17%	13%
2017	25%	20%	14%
2016	16%	18%	13%
2015	16%	15%	12%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

8 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private high schools in Gainesville, FL?

The private high schools in Gainesville, FL include Christian Life Academy, Oak Hall School, and St. Francis Catholic Academy.

How many private high schools are located in Gainesville?

13 private high schools are located in Gainesville.

How diverse are private high schools in Gainesville?

Gainesville private high schools are approximately 36% minority students, which is lower than the Florida private school average of 46%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Gainesville?

85% of private high schools in Gainesville are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

Which private high schools in Gainesville are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Gainesville include: Gainesville Christian Community School vs. Cornerstone Academy, Sung Adventist Academy vs. Cornerstone Academy

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