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Episcopal School of Jacksonville

1966 establishments in FloridaAC with 0 elementsEducation in Jacksonville, FloridaEducational institutions established in 1966Episcopal schools in the United States
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Episcopal School of Jacksonville is an independent, coeducational private college preparatory school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1966 by the Episcopal Diocese of Florida. The school has two lower schools, a middle school and a high school and enrolls about 1,200 students a year.

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Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Munnerlyn Drive, Jacksonville

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Episcopal School of Jacksonville

Munnerlyn Drive
32207 Jacksonville
Florida, United States
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