Your district-zoned school is your neighborhood public school. Students are zoned to public schools based on where they live. The student body represents the diversity of your local community. In Florida, all families have access to open enrollment, which means that you can apply to transfer your student to any public school in the state regardless of your home address. For more information about the process, to learn more about any of the following types of schools, give us a call:

• Hillsborough County elementary schools
• Hillsborough County middle schools
• Hillsborough County high schools
• Hillsborough County school choice programs

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A public magnet school has a specific area of focus, such as math, fine arts, science, health, or career and tech education programs. These programs are tuition-free and generally will provide transportation for their students. These programs also require parents fill out an application and sometimes require certain test scores to get admitted. To learn more about Hillsborough County magnet schools give us a call!

Tampa schools often offer Gifted and Talented Programs within their schools or districts. These Gifted and Talented schools (or programs within schools) can be similar to magnet schools and require identification and testing prior to admission into Gifted and Talented programs/schools.

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Private schools are non-public schools traditionally supported by student tuition. Private schools may offer programming and curriculum that differ from public schools. Most private schools offer scholarships or financial aid. Private schools can be religious or secular independent schools.

FLORIDA SCHOLARSHIPS

In Florida families have access to various scholarship programs to support learning options for their children. Step Up For Students is a state-approved nonprofit scholarship funding organization that helps administer four scholarships for Florida schoolchildren. If you would like more information about student eligibility or how to apply please contact Step Up For Students directly by clicking here.

<strong are available to all school-aged children residing in Florida. These scholarships provide financial assistance for private school tuition and related costs, homeschool resources, public school transportation and more.

The Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities (FES-UA)

This scholarship is delivered as an education savings account (ESA) that you can direct toward a combination of programs and approved providers. This includes schools, therapists, specialists, curriculum, technology, a college savings account and more.

Hope Scholarships

These scholarships provide financial assistance for private school tuition and related costs or for public transportation. The Hope Scholarship is available to K-12 grade public school students who have experienced bullying, assault, threats or other violent acts.

New Worlds Reading Scholarship

New Worlds Reading Scholarship assists K-5th grade students by providing families with access to an education savings account (ESA) of $500 to pay for programs and materials designed to boost reading skills. Eligibility is based on the student’s performance on the English Language Arts (ELA) test during the prior year.

The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) and the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-EO) are available to all school-aged children residing in Florida. These scholarships provide financial assistance for private school tuition and related costs, homeschool resources, public school transportation and more.

Homeschooling, and virtual schools are nontraditional education options, open to parents looking for more individualized education.

Micro-schooling is the reinvention of the one-room schoolhouse, where class size is typically smaller than that in most schools and there are often mixed-age level groupings of students. Micro schools are less common than many other schools but have become more available and desirable to parents in recent years. They are privately-run schools and often require an application.

Florida charter schools are public schools of choice: families choose them for their children. They operate with freedom from some of the regulations that are imposed upon district schools, yet are held accountable for academic results and student achievement. There is no tuition for charter schools – they’re free, just like your neighborhood school!

Parents submit applications directly to the Tampa charter schools they want their children to attend. If a public charter school receives more applications than the number of seats it has available, all applications will be drawn at random through a blind lottery.