Alto Christian Academy
385 Maggie Sessions St., Alto, TX 75925Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 32
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Affiliation
- Pentecostal
- From Nacogdoches center
- 24.5 miles
Can you use TEFA here?
Not on the TEFA list we read
- About the list
- How the TEFA list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 application window ran February 4 to March 31, 2026: it first closed March 17 and was extended to March 31 (the Comptroller’s home page; its Families page still shows March 17). No 2027-28 dates are posted yet; the state offers an interest list for updates.
Source: TEFA official source, dated October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 4
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Setting
- Rural
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 and grade 9 (5 each)
- Smallest grade
- 5 grades (1 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 2
- Ungraded classes
- 5 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 168
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 8 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Alto Christian Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
Texas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
- Award
- $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Alto Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prenda Microschool: Growing in Faith Academy Rusk ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 18 | |
| Nacogdoches Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-K | 7 | 24 |
| Fredonia Hill Baptist Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 82 | 24 |
| Christ Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-5 | 55 | 25 |
| Christ the Redeemer Jacksonville ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 25 |
| St. Boniface Classical High School, A Chesterton Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 26 | |
| Regents Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 167 | 27 |
| St. Patrick Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 59 | 29 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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