Founders Christian School: TEFA Status, Tuition Help & Funding

Verified against two public records. TEFA participation is checked against the Texas Education Freedom Accounts participating-school finder (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), retrieved October 9, 2026. Enrollment, teachers, religious orientation and associations come from the NCES Private School Survey (U.S. Department of Education) (2023-24, or 2021-22 where noted). Tuition is not reported to either — confirm it with the school.

Funding fit for Founders Christian School

$10,474

TEFA private-school award, 2026-27 — the same at every grade served here (K-12)

$15,893 to $17,014

Typical TEFA total with an IEP for a Klein ISD resident (resource/self-contained to mainstream codes)

$2,000

TEFA homeschool/other tier, for comparison, if a family chooses a hybrid or homeschool option instead

Founders Christian School appears in the Texas Comptroller's TEFA participating-school finder (checked October 9, 2026). A Houston-area student who holds a Texas Education Freedom Account can use it here. For 2026-27 that is $10,474 per student, deposited 25% on July 1, 25% on October 1 and 50% on February 1, and paid to the school through the Odyssey platform. To participate, a school must be accredited by a TEPSAC-recognized organization or TEA, have operated at least two school years, and give an annual norm-referenced test in grades 3-12.

Christian and church-affiliated schools often offer member rates, sponsorships and sibling discounts, and the state's guidelines require those discounts to continue for TEFA families. Church-run schools may also qualify for the Edu Fund partner scholarship, which has no income cap.

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In the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 201 K-12 students, 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 5.775862069:1 student-teacher ratio and 100% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges.

Questions to ask this school

Do you participate in TEFA, and are you confirming enrollments for families awarded in the next cycle?
What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can be paid from the TEFA account?
Which discounts do you offer (sibling, church member, employee), and what need-based aid is available for the balance?
Will you accept the TEFA payment schedule (25% July, 25% October, 50% February), or do you need a deposit from personal funds?
For high school: which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?

TEFA with an IEP: what it's worth near Spring

Home district	TEFA-funded students (Jul 29, 2026)	IEP: speech only (00)	IEP: mainstream (40)	IEP: resource / self-contained (41-45)	IEP: residential facility (81-89)
Klein ISD	989	$11,422	$17,014	$15,893	$26,112
Spring ISD	628	$11,388	$16,781	$15,700	$25,555
Aldine ISD	528	$11,385	$16,762	$15,685	$25,512

Totals = $10,474 base + the district add-on from the Comptroller's 2026-27 Special Education Funding Table, capped at $30,000. Funded counts: TEFA Annual Demographic Report (data as of July 29, 2026). All Houston-area districts →