Garland Christian Academy
1516 Lavon Dr, Garland, TX 75040Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2025-26
- From $11,320
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 362
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Garland center
- 1.1 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 2025-26; the 2026-27 award is subtracted only from a 2026-27 price. See the school’s tuition
School facts
- Teachers
- 27
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- American Association of Christian Schools, 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
- 246 to 362, up 116 (47%)
- Path
- Held at 246 to 2021-22, then rose
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 and grade 8 (39 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (16)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 28
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 138
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 860
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 38 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.5 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Dallas County
- Larger than 78 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.
Garland Christian Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2025-26
- $11,320
- Grades 6 to 8, 2025-26
- $13,400
- Grades 9 to 12, 2025-26
- $14,400
Tuition from Garland Christian Academy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hebron Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-2 | 21 | 1 |
| Good Shepherd School ✓ | PreK-8 | 186 | 2 |
| Prep Montessori Academy | PreK-Transitional K | 1 | 2 |
| Central Park Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | not reported | 3 |
| Lake Cities Montessori School | PreK-K | 4 | 3 |
| Garland Christian Adventist School | PreK-7 | 16 | 3 |
| Willow Oaks Micro Academy ✓ | PreK-2 | not reported | 3 |
| Brighter Horizons Academy ✓ | 1-12 | not reported | 3 |
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