Best Pre-K Schools in Pasco County under $20K

26 schools match. Top 10 ranked by size, tuition fit, and freshness of our data.

Looking for the best pre-k schools in Pasco County? We track 26 K-12 options that serve pre-k grades. Annual tuition ranges from $2.9K/yr to $16K/yr, with a median of $9K/yr across schools that publish a number. New Port Richey has the highest concentration with 9 schools, followed by Zephyrhills (4). 26 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 100% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.

Admissions processes vary by school. AdmitCompass surfaces the deadlines, test requirements, and tuition for each campus on its detail page, so families can build a balanced reach / target / safety list. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.

See also: Scholarship-friendly, Tuition-Free.

  1. 1

    CES Academy

    Zephyrhills, Pasco County · Grades K-12

    Tuition
    $10K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~150 students
  2. 2

    Christian Crossings Academy

    Odessa, Pasco County · Grades K-12

    Tuition
    $11.5K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~130 students
  3. 3

    American Collegiate Academy Llc

    Zephyrhills, Pasco County · Grades KG-12

    Tuition
    $16K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~100 students
  4. 4

    Hope Ranch Learning Academy

    Hudson, Pasco County · Grades KG-12

    Tuition
    $12K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~90 students
  5. 5

    St. Mary Orthodox Christian School

    New Port Richey, Pasco County · Grades KG-08

    Tuition
    $15.0K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~70 students
  6. 6

    Garden Montessori School

    Wesley Chapel, Pasco County · Grades PK-KG

    Tuition
    $10.8K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~70 students
  7. 7

    Land O' Lakes Christian School

    Land O' Lakes, Pasco County · Grades PK-12

    Tuition
    $7K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~550 students
  8. 8

    First Christian Academy

    New Port Richey, Pasco County · Grades PK-8

    Tuition
    $9.6K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~450 students
  9. 9

    First Christian Academy

    New Port Richey, Pasco County · Grades PK-8

    Tuition
    $9.6K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~300 students
  10. 10

    Saint Anthony Catholic School

    San Antonio, Pasco County · Grades PK-8

    Tuition
    $9K/yr
    Type
    private
    • ~300 students
How we rank these schools

Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.

Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.

We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.

Read the full methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What's the average tuition for pre-k schools in Pasco County?
Across the 26 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $2.9K/yr to $16K/yr, with a median of $9K/yr. Many schools offer financial aid, sibling discounts, or accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — check each school's detail page for current aid policy.
How competitive is admission in Pasco County?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
26 of the 26 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
What's the smallest and largest school on this list?
Garden Montessori School is the smallest with 65 students; Land O' Lakes Christian School is the largest at 530. Smaller schools tend to offer more direct teacher contact and tighter community; larger schools usually have more elective and extracurricular breadth.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.

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