Marine Military Academy
320 Iwo Jima Blvd, Harlingen, TX 78550Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students (K-12)
- 240
- Students per teacher
- 9.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Harlingen center
- 3.1 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
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 26
- Student body
- All-boys
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- 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
- 239 to 240, up 1
- Path
- Dipped to 225 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- 4 grades (50 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (15)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 50; lower grades 20
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 185
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,480
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 9 days longer 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
- 9.2 here; median 10.1 at 66 TX secondary schools
- Size in Cameron County
- Larger than 12 of 14 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.
Marine Military Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found 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 Marine Military Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Albans Episcopal Day School ✓ | PreK-6 | 146 | 2 |
| Calvary Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 163 | 2 |
| St. Anthony Catholic School ✓ | PreK-6 | 56 | 3 |
| Montessori Academy | PreK-5 | 25 | 4 |
| The Trinity School ✓ | PreK-6 | not reported | 4 |
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