Great Lakes Academy
6000 Custer Rd Bldg 7, Plano, TX 75023Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $19,500
- Grades
- 4-12
- Students (K-12)
- 82
- Students per teacher
- 4.4
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Plano 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
- Tuition
- $19,500 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $10,474
- Left to pay
- about $9,026, before fees
Award $10,474 Left to pay $9,026
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 11, 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
- 19
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 94% boys, 6% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 44%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 87 to 82, down 5 (6%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (84 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (15)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 12; lower grades 7
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,370
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 1 day longer than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.4 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Collin County
- Larger than 19 of 45 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.
Great Lakes Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $19,500
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $19,500
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $21,620
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Great Lakes Academy's website, checked October 11, 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 Great Lakes 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.
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- 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Creek Academy ✓ | 2-12 | 111 | <1 |
| Morgan Preparatory Academy for Boys ✓ | K-4 | not reported | <1 |
| Kids Learning Center ✓ | PreK-5 | 44 | <1 |
| Custer Road Christian Day School | PreK-K | 10 | <1 |
| Ameen Academy | PreK-5 | 86 | 1 |
| Gem School ✓ | K-12 | not reported | 1 |
| Alia School (Digital Learning) ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Leona Connected Academy - Texas ✓ | 1-12 | not reported | 2 |
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