Ferris Christian Academy
425 W 6th St., Ferris, TX 75125Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 62
- Students per teacher
- 15.5
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Desoto center
- 12.0 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
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 16 to 62, up 46
- Path
- Grew in each survey (25 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (8)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (1)
- Average a grade
- About 4
- Ungraded classes
- 36 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 172
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,380
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Texas
- 4 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 45 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 15.5 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.
Ferris Christian 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 Ferris Christian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prenda Microschool: Grassroots Education Microschool Red Oak ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 8 | |
| Gardner Preparatory School II | PreK-1 | 13 | 9 |
| Uchenna Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 11 | |
| Desoto Children's Academy ✓ | PreK-6 | not reported | 11 |
| Desoto Private School & Day Care Center ✓ | PreK-6 | not reported | 11 |
| Prenda Microschool: the Learning Lighthouse Desoto ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 11 | |
| Ovilla Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 357 | 12 |
| Truth Academy ✓ | PreK-3 | not reported | 12 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Texas Education Freedom Accounts: amount and eligibility
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