Texas Christian School

Funding fit for Texas Christian School

Texas 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.

The school reports special education services or a learning-differences focus. A TEFA student with an IEP on file can receive more than the standard award. For a Houston ISD resident, that is roughly $15,731 to $16,818 for regular-campus IEP settings, capped at $30,000.

The school also serves pre-K. TEFA pays the full award for eligible 3- and 4-year-olds whose families meet the free public pre-K criteria (income, English learner, military, foster care and similar). Kindergarten eligibility is broader, so a child can stay at the same school.

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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“Texas Christian School in Houston, Texas, is a college preparatory school with an advanced curriculum designed to challenge a student's eager mind. It is based on a character development program that nurtures the individual. TCS trains young people, not only academically, but also to prepare them…”
— description the school provided to the TEFA finder

In the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 195 K-12 students, 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 18.396226415:1 student-teacher ratio and 50% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges.

Programs the school reported to the state finder

Discounts reported to TEFA: Sibling Discounts.

Questions to ask this school

1. Do you participate in TEFA, and are you confirming enrollments for families awarded in the next cycle?
2. What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can be paid from the TEFA account?
3. Which discounts do you offer (sibling, church member, employee), and what need-based aid is available for the balance?
4. Will you accept the TEFA payment schedule (25% July, 25% October, 50% February), or do you need a deposit from personal funds?
5. Which IEP settings and diagnoses do you have room for right now? Do you bill on-campus therapies as school fees?
6. Are you a Texas Rising Star provider, and do you take Workforce Solutions child care assistance for before- and after-care?
7. 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 Houston

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 →

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