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Austin Classical School

PO Box 200490, Austin, TX 78720Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $7,400
Grades
PreK-11
Students (K-12)
293
Students per teacher
16.7
Affiliation
Christian (nondenominational)
From Austin center
6.9 miles

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Can you use TEFA here?

✓ On the official Texas Education Freedom Accounts list
State list
Includes this school
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: the official list, dated October 26, 2026.

What you would pay here

Tuition
$7,400 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $10,474
Left to pay
about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees

School facts

Teachers
43
Student body
Coeducational
Boys and girls
50% boys, 50% girls
Setting
City
Member of
Association of Classical and Christian Schools

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Students and school year

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

20 PK 36 K 33 1 38 2 36 3 35 4 29 5 26 6 21 7 18 8 12 9 4 10 5 11
Largest grade
Grade 2 (38)
Smallest grade
Grade 10 (4)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades
Average 7; lower grades 30

The school year

Days in the school year
166
Length of the school day
7 hours 15 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,200
Kindergarten
Full day, 2 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Texas
10 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
School day, against Texas
About the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 16.7 TX median 8.5
Students per teacher
This school 293 County median 103
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
16.7 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
Size in Travis County
Larger than 44 of 54 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 81% Hispanic 8% Two or more races 6% Black 4% Asian 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Austin Classical School tuition, and what TEFA pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
From $7,400
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
From $9,860
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
From $13,970

Kindergarten to grade 4 is $7,400, grades 5 and 6 $9,860, grades 7 and 8 $10,320 and grade 9 and above $13,970 (lowest rate in each band shown); Pre-K is $5,070. Students are on campus Monday to Thursday.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from Austin Classical School's website, checked October 6, 2026.

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 Austin Classical School?

  • Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
  • Award filled in: the 2026-27 TEFA award for that grade band.
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Austin Classical School admissions

Application deadline
January 22, 2027

Priority application deadline January 22, 2027, then rolling admissions through May 2027; 2027-28 applications open in November.

Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Ignite Christian Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey<1
Ascend Rising Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey<1
Hyde Park Schools ✓PreK-127638.5Baptist1
William's Community School ✓PreK-12not reportednot reportednot reported1
Arbor Montessori AcademyPreK-K103Nonsectarian1
Acton Academy Northwest Austin ✓K-12not reportednot reportednot reported2
St. Matthew's Episcopal SchoolPreK-K136.5Episcopal2
Casner Christian AcademyPreK-Transitional K4812.6Christian (nondenominational)2

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