First Baptist Academy of Dallas
7898 Samuell Blvd, Dallas, TX 75228Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- From $11,400
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 376
- Students per teacher
- 11.3
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Dallas center
- 5.1 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
- 40
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 55% boys, 45% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 93%
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 271 to 376, up 105 (39%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (38)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (17)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 29
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 40 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,340
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 1 day shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 25 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.3 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Dallas County
- Larger than 80 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.
First Baptist Academy of Dallas tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades K to 5
- $11,400
- Grades 6 to 8
- $14,400
- Grades 9 to 12
- $15,400
- Required fees
- $850 a year
Tuition from First Baptist Academy of Dallas'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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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy | $7,500 | not stated | 1.5 |
| Bishop Lynch High School | $26,900 | 2026-27 | 1.9 |
| New Life Christian Academy | $3,400 to $3,500 | not stated | 3.0 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Family Place Child Development Center | K-2 | 6 | <1 |
| St. Philip & St. Augustine Catholic Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 303 | 1 |
| Bishop Lynch High School ✓ | 9-12 | 1,002 | 2 |
| White Rock Montessori ✓ | PreK-8 | 127 | 2 |
| St. Bernard of Clairvaux School ✓ | PreK-8 | 125 | 3 |
| New Life Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 43 | 3 |
| St. Pius X Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 177 | 3 |
| Lumin Lindsley Park Community School | PreK-3 | 72 | 4 |
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