But, outside Florida, there is only one place where you can do a JAA PPL and it is in California.
www.flyaaa.com
Now, there is an abundance of schools and I'm a bit lost. Which school should I choose?
Are you planning to do an FAA PPL course? The schools you mention only provide the FAA course. Just to consider: you are not able to fly a EASA reg a/c with your FAA license, you are restricted to N-reg a/c. EASA is talking about banning the N-reg A/C in Europe.