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Morning Star School Of Pinellas Park
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~107 students
Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordable
Tuition$15.2K/yr
TypeCatholic
Students~107
PINELLAS PARK
Best Private Pre-K Schools in Pinellas Park
Independent rankings of Private Pre-K schools in Pinellas Park, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.
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AdmitCompass tracks 13 private pre-k-level schools in Pinellas Park. Annual tuition ranges from $7.9K/yr to $15.2K/yr, with a median of $8.1K/yr across schools that publish a number. Pinellas Park has the highest concentration with 13 schools. 13 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 100% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
Private schools on this page set their own admissions criteria. Most ask for a school visit, prior records, and a family interview; competitive K and 6th-grade entry points often fill 6-9 months before the start of school. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
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Showing 10 of 13 Pinellas Park schools
- 2Center Academy-pinellas Park
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades 04-12·~61 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordableTuition$14.6K/yrTypePrivateStudents~61 - 3Classical Christian School For The Arts Inc.
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~232 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristianCo-edAffordableTuition$8K/yrTypeChristianStudents~232 - 4Sacred Heart Catholic School
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades PK-08·~230 students
Accepts scholarshipsCatholicCo-edAffordableTuition$7.9K/yrTypeCatholicStudents~230 - 5Covenant Academy
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades KG-10·~128 students
Accepts scholarshipsNondenominational ChristianCo-edAffordableTuition$8.1K/yrTypeNondenominational ChristianStudents~128 - 6Community Christian Academy
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~135 students
Accepts scholarshipsBaptistCo-edTuitionFreeTypeBaptistStudents~135 - 7King Queen Christian School For All Student
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades KG-12·~53 students
Accepts scholarshipsThe New Latter DayCo-edTuitionFreeTypeThe New Latter DayStudents~53 - 8Acres Of Fun Child Care Center Inc.
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades PK-04·~22 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~22 - 9Community Christian School of Five Oaks
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades 1-12·~19 students
Accepts scholarshipsChristianCo-edTuitionFreeTypeChristianStudents~19 - 10Creative Play Children's Learning Center
Pinellas Park·Pinellas County·Grades PK-02·~42 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~42
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.
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Frequently asked questions
What's the average tuition for pre-k schools in Pinellas Park?
Across the 13 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $7.9K/yr to $15.2K/yr, with a median of $8.1K/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 to private schools in Pinellas Park?
Selective private schools review transcripts, teacher recommendations, an admissions test (ISEE or SSAT for grades 5-12), and an in-person visit. Acceptance rates vary widely — some schools accept nearly every qualified applicant, while top-tier programs admit fewer than 25%. Apply 9-12 months ahead of the start date.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
13 of the 13 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?
Bli Learning Labs is the smallest with 16 students; Classical Christian School For The Arts Inc. is the largest at 232. 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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