Covenant Christian Academy
4201 N Ware Rd, McAllen, TX 78504Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $7,625
- Grades
- PreK-10
- Students (K-12)
- 307
- Students per teacher
- 13.3
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From McAllen center
- 1.6 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
- Tuition
- $7,625 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $10,474
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $10,474 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.
- Award: Texas Education Freedom Accounts, official site (Texas Comptroller), read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 23
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 245 to 307, up 62 (25%)
- Path
- Dipped to 243 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (39)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 10 (12)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 13; lower grades 31
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 172
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 50 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 4 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 35 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.3 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Hidalgo County
- Largest of the 18 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.
Covenant Christian Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $7,625
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $7,725
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $7,725
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Covenant Christian Academy's tuition sheet, 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 Covenant Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- 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.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Covenant Christian Academy admissions
- Deadline
- Not given on the admissions page we checked
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
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Texas Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 212 | 2 |
| St. Johns Episcopal Day School ✓ | PreK-7 | 226 | 2 |
| Our Lady of Sorrows School ✓ | PreK-8 | not reported | 3 |
| St. Paul Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 88 | 3 |
| Kids Village Montessori Lrnng | PreK-K | 12 | 3 |
| The Learning Journey Day School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| The Discovery School ✓ | PreK-6 | 67 | 4 |
| Harvest Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 237 | 5 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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