White students had only private schools available before 1869, including the East Florida Seminary, which moved from Ocala in 1866 and merged with the Gainesville Academy (founded in 1856).
Os estudantes brancos só tiñan á súa disposición escolas privadas antes de 1869, incluíndo o Seminario de Florida do Este (East Florida Seminary), que foi trasladada desde Ocala en 1866 e fusionouse coa Academia de Gainesville (Gainesville Academy; fundada en 1856).