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Homeschool Co-ops in Florida

Florida is the state where the line between a co-op and a school has blurred most, and the reason is money. The Personalized Education Program put scholarship funds in families' hands, and a number of groups that would once have been a weekly co-op now run several days a week with paid staff. Both kinds are listed here, and they are labelled differently, because turning up expecting a parent-run Thursday and finding a tuition-charging four-day programme is a wasted trip.

The practical difference is what is asked of you. At a co-op you are expected to stay, and usually to teach or help. At a microschool you enrol your child and leave. If you are weighing the two, the question that settles it fastest is whether you want your week back or want other adults teaching alongside you.

Listed

40

homeschool co-ops

Towns

25

covered

Checked

2026-09-11

every listing

Does co-op time count toward Florida requirements?

Florida sets no minimum hours or days, so there is nothing for a co-op day to count toward. Florida does ask you to keep records, so a co-op day is worth noting in whatever you keep.

The full Florida requirements

What homeschool co-ops in Florida charge

Taken from what each group publishes. Fees change, so treat these as a guide and check with the group.

Homeschool Co-ops by city

Elsewhere in Florida5

Jacksonville4

Boca Raton3

Microschool Boca Raton

MicroschoolBoca Raton

Tapestry Academy offers flexible microschool and homeschool programs in Boca Raton for K–12 students, with personalized learning and community.

Cape Coral2

Cape Coral Homeschool Co-Op

Co-opCape Coral

Cape Coral Homeschool Co-op JOIN US Cape Coral Homeschool Co-Op Community Cape Coral Co-Op is a cooperative group of families that work together to offer enrichment courses for local homeschoolers. Past classes have included things like art, PE, music, foreign languages, science labs, etc. The topics are decided upon after discussions between both parents and

Ages
currently, we have students ages 4-16 attending classes
Meets
Wednesday mornings

Orlando2

Grown Kids Homeschool Group

Co-opChristianOrlando

We are a Christian homeschool co-op offering shared homeschool experiences. Join us for PE, field trips, connection classes, & mom fellowship in the Greater Orlando Area! We strive to be a friendly, supportive Christian homeschool group. Join today!

Ages
birth - 18
Meets
Thursdays

Orlando homeschool group

Co-opChristianOrlando

HIGH Day is a group of families who come together to support one another and share in homeschooling their children. We offer ...

Ages
Kindergarten through high school
Meets
twelve Friday mornings each semester (fall and spring)

Port St. Lucie2

Tampa2

Fort Lauderdale1

Fort Myers1

Lakeland1

Miami1

PATH Parents' Association for Teaching at Home

Co-opSecularMiami

Path Homeschool is a secular group of families who come together to support one another and share in homeschooling their children. We offer co-op classes and support group, field trips, homeschool public speaking events, Iowa Testing, evaluations, service club, youth board, and other community - building events.

Meets
Thursdays during the fall and winter terms

Pembroke Pines1

Pensacola1

Riverview1

Vero Beach1

Wesley Chapel1

Winter Garden1

Questions families ask about Florida homeschool co-ops

How do homeschool co-ops work?

Families agree to meet on the same day each week during term, usually in a church hall, a community centre or a hired room. Parents take turns teaching, so a parent who is confident with science takes the science class and someone else takes art. Most co-ops expect a parent to stay on site rather than drop off, and most ask every family to contribute in some way, whether that is teaching, setting up or helping in a room. A term runs eight to fourteen weeks, and places are usually allocated before the term starts rather than week by week.

How much does a homeschool co-op cost?

It depends on what the co-op has to pay for. A group meeting in a member's home with borrowed materials can run on almost nothing, while a co-op hiring a hall and paying outside tutors for a few classes costs real money per term. The fees each group publishes are listed on this page where we have them, taken from the group's own website, so you can compare rather than guess. Ask what the fee covers before you commit: some cover the hall only, and materials are extra.

Does Florida pay parents for homeschooling?

Florida runs the Personalized Education Program alongside the Family Empowerment Scholarship, which puts education funds in families' hands rather than paying parents directly. The money is spent on approved costs, and co-op or microschool fees are one of the things families commonly spend it on. Check the current eligibility and amounts before you plan around it, because this programme has changed repeatedly since it started.

Can you charge for a homeschool co-op?

Most co-ops do, because a hall costs money and so do materials. What separates a co-op from a business is usually that the fee covers costs rather than paying the parents who teach. Some co-ops are incorporated as non-profits and some are an informal group with a shared bank account. If you are starting one and planning to pay teachers, that is a different undertaking with tax and insurance questions attached, and it is worth taking advice before the first term rather than after it.

What is the difference between a co-op and a microschool in Florida?

A co-op is parent-run and parent-staffed, usually one day a week, and you stay. A microschool charges tuition, employs teachers, runs several days a week and admits students rather than accepting members. Florida has a lot of both, and the scholarship money is the reason the second category grew so fast here.

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