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Find a school with a seat for your Texas school voucher (TEFA) — and know what you'll pay.

Participating schools from the Comptroller's list, each with the date we checked the list. Seats for 2027-28 by grade, tuition, the net cost after the $10,474 award and the deadline appear with a date once a school confirms them. Independent; not affiliated with the Comptroller or Odyssey.

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Last check
Oct 9, 2026

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Net-cost calculator

What a school would cost your family after the award — per child, per year and per month — with the award amount and its source date printed under the result.

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From the school's tuition page or its profile here. Enter the 2027-28 figure if the school has published it.

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Registration, technology, uniform or activity fees the school requires. Optional fees do not count.

Extra money (up to $30,000) comes only with an IEP from a Texas school district or charter, verified with TEA; the amount is set from the IEP. In 2026-27 the average disability award was about $16,000, and fewer than 30 students received the full $30,000 (news reports: Texas Standard, Aug 14, 2026; Texas Tribune, Sep 3, 2026). The disability certification form sets Tier 1 priority only.

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Many schools discount the second child's tuition. Enter the school's published rate, or 0.

Net cost, first child, per year

$1,526

Tuition + fees, first child
$12,000
Award applied per childThe account pays the school up to your award; it cannot exceed what the school charges.
$10,474
Net cost, each additional child, per year
$1,526
Family total per year
$1,526
Family total per month
$152.60

An estimate from the numbers you enter and the published award amounts, not a quote. The school's actual charges and the program's rules decide what the account pays.

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For parents

Which schools near me have a seat for 2027-28, and what will I pay after the award?

Pick your county. See the participating schools on the Comptroller's list, each with the date we checked the list. Seats by grade, published tuition, the net cost after the $10,474 award and the deadline appear with a date once a school confirms them. Check your priority tier in two minutes.

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For schools and providers

How do funded families find the seats I have open?

Claim your free profile, confirm your seats by grade, tuition and deadline from the portal, and show each fact with the date it was checked, instead of a rumour in a Facebook group. Providers list by category.

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2TEACH LLC

Dallas, TX

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Yes
Checked on the official list on Oct 9, 2026
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Net-cost calculator

What a school would cost your family after the award — per child, per year and per month — with the award amount and its source date printed under the result.

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Eligibility and priority-tier checker

Six short questions to see whether your child is eligible and which priority tier or year-2 group you are likely in. We do not save what you enter.

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Deadline tracker

The 2027-28 application window (no date on the Comptroller's site as of October 8, 2026), the installment dates, the legislative session and every other dated rule — each with its source and check date. When we record the window's dates, after checking the official source, they appear here with the check date.

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  1. Sep 1, 2027 · Deadline · TX

    $1 billion cap on 2025-27 TEFA spending expires Sep 1, 2027

    'Notwithstanding any other law, for the state fiscal biennium beginning September 1, 2025, the amount spent for purposes of the program may not exceed $1 billion. This subsection expires September 1, 2027.' From then on the amount is what the Legislature appropriates for the biennium (§29.3521).

    The 2025-27 cap ends; 2027-29 funding is set by appropriation.

    Tex. Educ. Code §29.3521(c-1) · SB 2 (89th Legislature), enrolled text — Educ. Code §29.3521 · verified Oct 8, 2026

  2. Jul 12, 2027 · Deadline · TX

    Litigation: Bayaan Academy v. Hancock, 4:26-cv-01960 (S.D. Tex.) — motion to dismiss pending; trial set Jul 12, 2027

    Islamic schools and parents sued over their exclusion from the program. On March 17, 2026 the court granted a temporary restraining order in part, and the application deadline was extended to March 31, 2026. Cherkaoui v. Paxton (4:26-cv-01675) was consolidated into this case the same day. On June 18, 2026 the plaintiffs filed a notice passing the preliminary-injunction hearing, and the court cancelled the hearing on June 21. The state's motion to dismiss (June 26, 2026) is pending. The June 12, 2026 scheduling order sets a jury trial for July 12, 2027; on October 2, 2026 the parties filed an agreed motion to modify that schedule, so the trial date may change.

    Jury trial setting from the June 12, 2026 scheduling order (Judge Bennett). An agreed motion to change the schedule was filed on October 2, 2026.

    CourtListener RECAP copy of the S.D. Tex. docket (read Oct 8, 2026) · verified Oct 8, 2026

  3. Feb 1, 2027 · Deadline · TX

    Final 2026-27 installment — Feb 1, 2027

    The remaining 50% of the 2026-27 private-school award is released on February 1, 2027 to students still enrolled at a participating school.

    A payment date for enrolled private-school students. For a student brought off the waitlist during the year, the funding table lists January 15 as the confirmation date for this February 1 payment.

    Funding timelines and installments (Jun 4, 2026) · verified Oct 8, 2026

  4. Jan 15, 2027 · Deadline · TX

    2027-28 award amount: set by Jan 15, 2027

    The private-school award is '85 percent of the estimated statewide average amount of state and local funding per student in average daily attendance'. The commissioner must 'make the determination not later than January 15 preceding the school year', so the 2027-28 amount is due by January 15, 2027. The 2026-27 amount was $10,474.

    Latest date for the 2027-28 per-student amount (Educ. Code §29.361(c)(1)).

    Tex. Educ. Code §29.361(a)(1), (c)(1) · SB 2 (89th Legislature), enrolled text — Educ. Code §29.361 · verified Oct 8, 2026

Frequently asked questions

›Can you provide a list of TEFA-approved schools in Texas?

The Comptroller's finder lists every participating school (2,755 on Oct 8, 2026). This site shows the schools of the Comptroller's participating-schools workbook (2,765 rows, file dated Oct 5, 2026) with the date they appeared on the official list, and adds the facts the finder does not have (seats for 2027-28, tuition and net cost, deadlines) with a date once a school confirms them. Start with the statewide catalog or Houston. We quote participation status from the official list; we never decide it.

›Who qualifies for the TEFA program in Texas?

A child who lives in Texas, is eligible to attend a Texas public or charter school, and is a U.S. citizen or national or lawfully admitted; the parent must be a Texas resident. When applications exceed funds, priority tiers apply (disability and income). Use the eligibility and tier checker.

›Is TEFA the Texas school voucher?

Yes, that is what many people call it. Its official name is Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA), and the state calls it an education savings account: the money goes into an account managed by Odyssey, and the account pays a participating school or approved vendor. It never comes to the family as cash. You apply only on the official site, educationfreedom.texas.gov; this site cannot take an application. See What is TEFA? and the participating schools.

›What are the TEFA income limits?

There is no income cut-off. Income sets your priority tier: Tier 2 is at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, Tier 3 is 200–500%, Tier 4 is 500% and above (capped at 20% of the fund). For a family of four in 2026, 200% FPL is $66,000 and 500% is $165,000. See income limits and tiers.

›How much is TEFA per child?

$10,474 for a private-school student in 2026-27, up to $30,000 for a student with a disability who has an IEP on file, and up to $2,000 for homeschool and other nonpublic students. Private-school awards are paid 25% on July 1, 25% on October 1 and 50% on February 1. Try the net-cost calculator.

›Do you have to reapply for TEFA every year?

No. Participants in good standing stay in the program. But the rules require continuing families to file a notice of intent during the next application period (34 TAC §16.403(d)) — so the 2027-28 window matters to current families too. See the deadline tracker.

›When does the 2027-28 TEFA application open?

Not announced. As of October 8, 2026 the Comptroller's site has a 2027-28 interest list and no date; the first window ran February 4 – March 31, 2026. The Texas Private Schools Association expects 'Late Winter or Spring'. When the Comptroller publishes the date, we check it and add it here and to the deadline tracker.