Bishop Dunne Catholic School
3900 Rugged Dr, Dallas, TX 75224Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- From $15,800
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 395
- Students per teacher
- 8.9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Dallas center
- 8.3 miles
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
- Net cost
- Tuition verified for an unstated year; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 45
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Dallas, TX
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 77%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 422 to 395, down 27 (6%)
- Path
- Dipped to 377 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (84)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (26)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 72; lower grades 36
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 4 days longer 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
- 8.9 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Dallas County
- Larger than 81 of 100 other schools we list
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.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Bishop Dunne Catholic School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades 6 to 8
- $15,800
- Grades 9 to 12
- $19,200
Tuition from Bishop Dunne Catholic School's website, checked October 5, 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
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Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 164 | <1 |
| Advanced Preparatory International ✓ | 8-12 | 142 | 1 |
| Casa de Paz Montessori | PreK-3 | 13 | 2 |
| Bright Minds Early Learning Center | PreK-K | 66 | 2 |
| Kingdom Collegiate Academies ✓ | PreK-12 | not reported | 2 |
| New Beginners Preparatory ✓ | 9-12 | 350 | 3 |
| St. Cecilia Catholic School ✓ | 5-12 | 352 | 4 |
| University of Dreams at Iboc ✓ | K-8 | 70 | 4 |
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