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PASCO COUNTY

Best Schools in Pasco County

Independent rankings of schools in Pasco County, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.

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Pasco County has 174 K-12 schools we currently track — a mix of 73 private and 18 charter campuses across multiple neighborhoods. Annual tuition ranges from $250/yr to $55.7K/yr, with a median of $10K/yr across schools that publish a number. New Port Richey has the highest concentration with 116 schools, followed by Wesley Chapel (13). 61 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 35% 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.

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Showing 10 of 174 Pasco County schools
How we rank

We rank by how well each school fits your family — academics, cost, distance, and values. Never by size, popularity, or payment (schools can’t pay for rank). The coarse admission-likelihood band is always free.

  1. 1
    Academy at the Lakes

    Land O' Lakes·Pasco County·Grades PK3-12·~540 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsNone (non-denominational, values-based)Co-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$24K/yr
    TypeNone (non-denominational, values-based)
    Students~540
  2. 2
    North Tampa

    Wesley Chapel·Pasco County·Grades 06-12·~401 students

    State-licensed

    Christian (Seventh-day Adventist)Co-ed
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$22.6K/yr
    TypeChristian (Seventh-day Adventist)
    Students~401
  3. 3
    Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School

    Spring Hill·Pasco County·Grades 9-12·~354 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCatholicCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$12.8K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~354
  4. 4
    Bishop Mclaughlin Catholic High East

    St. Leo·Pasco County·Grades 09-12·~350 students

    State-licensed

    CatholicCo-edAffordable
    Likely · admission likelihood · free

    Families like yours are admitted here most of the time.

    Tuition$16.3K/yr
    TypeCatholic
    Students~350
  5. 5
    Generations Christian Academy

    New Port Richey·Pasco County·Grades PK-10·~350 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsNon-denominationalCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$13.9K/yr
    TypeNon-denominational
    Students~350
  6. 6
    Genesis Preparatory School

    New Port Richey·Pasco County·Grades PK-12·~213 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsNon-denominationalCo-edAffordable
    Likely · admission likelihood · free

    Families like yours are admitted here most of the time.

    Tuition$13.9K/yr
    TypeNon-denominational
    Students~213
  7. 7
    Genesis Preparatory School Of Florida

    New Port Richey·Pasco County·Grades PK-08·~208 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsChristian (non-denominational; evangelical)Co-edAffordable
    Likely · admission likelihood · free

    Families like yours are admitted here most of the time.

    Tuition$13.9K/yr
    TypeChristian (non-denominational; evangelical)
    Students~208
  8. 8
    Dream Academy Schools

    New Port Richey·Pasco County·Grades K-12·~178 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsLearning supportCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$10K/yr
    TypePrivate
    Students~178
  9. 9
    CES Academy

    Zephyrhills·Pasco County·Grades K-12·~146 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsNon-denominationalCo-edAffordable
    Likely · admission likelihood · free

    Families like yours are admitted here most of the time.

    Tuition$10K/yr
    TypeNon-denominational
    Students~146
  10. 10
    Christian Crossings Academy

    Odessa·Pasco County·Grades K-12·~132 students

    State-licensed

    Accepts scholarshipsChristianCo-edAffordable
    Selective · estimate by type · data coming soon

    Selective private school — we don’t have a verified acceptance rate yet. Similar schools admit a solid share of applicants. A general signal by school type, not a personalized estimate.

    Tuition$11.5K/yr
    TypeChristian
    Students~132
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 schools in Pasco County?
Across the 174 schools on this list, annual tuition ranges from $250/yr to $55.7K/yr, with a median of $10K/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?
61 of the 174 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?
Miracles Schools is the smallest with 6 students; Dayspring Academy is the largest at 1259. 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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Data last updated June 9, 2026. Rankings reflect director interviews and public DOE/NCES data. How we verify and rank.