Christian Heritage Academy
1500 Crockett Rd, Palestine, TX 75801Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 75
- Students per teacher
- 3.8
- Affiliation
- Baptist
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
- 20
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Setting
- Town
- 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
- 85 to 75, down 10 (12%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (81 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (14)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 168
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 20 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- 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
- About the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 3.8 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary 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.
- 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.
Christian Heritage Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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 Christian Heritage Academy?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ the Redeemer Jacksonville ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 24 |
| Prenda Microschool: Growing in Faith Academy Rusk ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 29 | |
| The Brook Hill School ✓ | PreK-12 | 793 | 33 |
| Athens Christian Preparatory Academy ✓ | K-12 | 159 | 33 |
| Alto Christian Academy | K-12 | 32 | 33 |
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