Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Alternative School
- Grades: 5-11
- Enrollment: 20 students
- Average class size: 8 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
Gator Wilderness Camp School
Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Alternative School
- Grades: 5-11
- Enrollment: 20 students
- Average class size: 8 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
School Facts
School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades 5-11
Students By Grade
School Calendar
Student Body
Academic Profile
Total Classroom Teachers
13 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
2:1
National avg.:
Average Class Size
8 students
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
School Notes
- At Gator Wilderness Camp School we use a wilderness camp setting to provide an atmosphere where boys can work through problems and emotional hurts to work towards wholeness in behavior, emotional and spiritual peace.
- The campers live together in a small group with lots of interaction while they work towards common goals planned out by the group.
- It is this interaction and guidance by staff that the boys learn from life experiences to help others and thereby help themselves.
- Gator Wilderness Camp School is designed after Christian therapeutic camping to help meet these special challenges.
- Our purpose is to help young boys and teenagers reach positive goals they have set for themselves.
- We encourage this by providing qualified staff and an atmosphere of love where a boy can learn about himself and how he affects others around him.
- Some of the boys who come to us have been through other programs, private schools, therapy and special education, and still are struggling to get along at home and school.
- Gator Camp takes a different approach than traditional schools and seeks to reach the heart of the boy.
- At Gator Wilderness Camp School we use a wilderness camp setting to provide an atmosphere where boys can work through problems and emotional hurts to work towards wholeness in behavior, emotional and spiritual peace.
- The campers live together in a small group with lots of interaction while they work towards common goals planned out by the group.
- It is this interaction and guidance by staff that the boys learn from life experiences to help others and thereby help themselves.
- Gator Wilderness Camp School is designed after Christian therapeutic camping to help meet these special challenges.
- Our purpose is to help young boys and teenagers reach positive goals they have set for themselves.
- We encourage this by providing qualified staff and an atmosphere of love where a boy can learn about himself and how he affects others around him.
- Some of the boys who come to us have been through other programs, private schools, therapy and special education, and still are struggling to get along at home and school.
- Gator Camp takes a different approach than traditional schools and seeks to reach the heart of the boy.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for Gator Wilderness Camp School?
The application deadline for Gator Wilderness Camp School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
Nearby ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Schools
The nearest high school and elementary school to Gator Wilderness Camp School is Faith Community Christian Academy (15.8 miles away)
The nearest preschool is Faith Preparatory School (16.8 miles away)
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Distance: 15.8 mi
Gr: K-12 | 124 students
Pentecostal
201 N 11th Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-0616
Distance: 16.6 mi
Gr: K-12 | 12 students
Baptist
27 N Polk Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(186) 324-4124
Distance: 16.8 mi
Gr: PK-K | 170 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Daycare / Preschool (Christian)
12100 Sw Academy Dr
Arcadia, FL 34269
(941) 743-0098
Distance: 20.1 mi
Gr: PK-1 | 149 students
Church of Christ
24515 Rampart Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33980
(941) 629-4821
Distance: 21.3 mi
Gr: PK-10 | 101 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Seventh Day Adventist
2100 Loveland Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33980
(941) 625-6071
Distance: 15.8 mi
Gr: K-12 | 124 students
Pentecostal
201 N 11th Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-0616
Distance: 16.6 mi
Gr: K-12 | 12 students
Baptist
27 N Polk Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(186) 324-4124
Distance: 21.3 mi
Gr: PK-10 | 101 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Seventh Day Adventist
2100 Loveland Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33980
(941) 625-6071
Distance: 21.8 mi
Gr: K-12 | 43 students
Sports: 2
Pentecostal
13235 Palm Beach Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 208-9852
Distance: 21.9 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 255 students
Christian
12925 Palm Beach Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-8882
Distance: 15.8 mi
Gr: K-12 | 124 students
Pentecostal
201 N 11th Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(863) 494-0616
Distance: 16.6 mi
Gr: K-12 | 12 students
Baptist
27 N Polk Ave
Arcadia, FL 34266
(186) 324-4124
Distance: 20.1 mi
Gr: PK-1 | 149 students
Church of Christ
24515 Rampart Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33980
(941) 629-4821
Distance: 21.3 mi
Gr: PK-10 | 101 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Seventh Day Adventist
2100 Loveland Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33980
(941) 625-6071
Distance: 21.8 mi
Gr: K-12 | 43 students
Sports: 2
Pentecostal
13235 Palm Beach Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 208-9852
Distance: 16.8 mi
Gr: PK-K | 170 students
Avg. class size: 16 students
Daycare / Preschool (Christian)
12100 Sw Academy Dr
Arcadia, FL 34269
(941) 743-0098
Distance: 20.1 mi
Gr: PK-1 | 149 students
Church of Christ
24515 Rampart Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33980
(941) 629-4821
Distance: 21.3 mi
Gr: PK-10 | 101 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Seventh Day Adventist
2100 Loveland Blvd
Punta Gorda, FL 33980
(941) 625-6071
Distance: 21.9 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 255 students
Christian
12925 Palm Beach Blvd
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-8882
Distance: 22.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 239 students
Avg. class size: 15 students
Sports: 12 | Extracurriculars: 10
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Charter School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 57%)
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(239) 567-3043
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(239) 567-3043
8246.3 miles
Gr: K-12 | 1,053 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 24%
School Reviews
5 3/2/2021
This school/wilderness camp has been an answer to our prayers. Our son has struggled his whole life with behavior problems and has gotten kicked out of schools, camps, after-school programs, etc. He has experienced little success in his life but being at gator camp school, I can see a self-confidence in him I have never seen before. He is accomplishing goals and learning so much from his chiefs and other students. His Dad and I see great progress and our family relationships have grown stronger. We are so blessed that we found Gator Wilderness Camp school and that our son was lucky enough to be able to attend!
5 3/1/2020
This school is the answer to our prayers. Our grandson has struggled with behavior issues at school and at home. Here he is accepted and happy. He is learning to play the guitar, study and work hard, and best of all each time he comes for a home visit we see improvement. We are filled with gratitude for the men and women who work at Gator Camp School.
5 3/14/2019
Thank you for a thorough overview of your program. I hoping that this will be an option for my child.
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