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Headwaters School

809 Rio Grande, Austin, TX 78701

K-12 grades
422 students
6.2 students per teacher

Headwaters School is a private school in Austin, TX teaching grades K-12. It reported 422 students and about 6.2 students for every teacher in the 2023-24 federal survey.

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School facts

Grades
K-12
Students
422
Teachers
70
Students per teacher
6.2
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Special program emphasis
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
Go on to a 4-year college
70%
Setting
City

These are the numbers the school gave the U.S. Department of Education for the 2023-24 school year, published in July 2026. Enrollment and staffing move every year, so ask the school for today’s figures. Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.

What Texas pays, and what that leaves you

Texas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
About $10,000 per student More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-20. Sources and how to apply

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Kirby Hall School PreK-7 82 6.1 Nonsectarian 2
Waterloo School 9-12 70 9 Christian (nondenominational) 2
The Girls' School of Austin K-8 143 8.7 Nonsectarian 2

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