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Mercy Culture Preparatory Academy

1401 Oakhurst Scenic Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76111Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Tuition, 2026-27
From $9,984
Grades
PreK-12
Students (K-12)
264
Students per teacher
6.9
Affiliation
Other religious
From Fort Worth center
1.7 miles

All school facts and where they come from

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
$9,984 (K to 5, 2026-27)
Award
about $10,474
Left to pay
about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees

School facts

Teachers
40
Student body
Coeducational
Go on to a 4-year college
60%
Setting
City

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

276 2019-20 309 2021-22 264 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
276 to 264, down 12 (4%)
Path
Peaked at 309 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

52 PK 14 K 26 1 25 2 30 3 16 4 20 5 23 6 20 7 18 8 15 9 21 10 18 11 18 12
Largest grade
Grade 3 (30)
Smallest grade
Kindergarten (14)
Average a grade, high school included
About 20

The school year

Days in the school year
173
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,210
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Texas
3 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
School day, against Texas
15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 6.9 TX median 8.5
Students per teacher
This school 264 County median 108
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
6.9 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
Size in Tarrant County
Larger than 45 of 66 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 46% Hispanic 28% American Indian 14% Black 4% Two or more races 4% Pacific Islander 3% Asian 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Mercy Culture Preparatory Academy tuition, and what TEFA pays

Grades K to 5, 2026-27
From $9,984
Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
$10,773
Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
$11,557

Kindergarten is $10,400, grades 1 and 2 $9,984 and grades 3 to 5 $10,245 (lowest K to 5 rate shown); grade 6 $10,773, grades 7 and 8 $11,296, grades 9 and 10 $11,557 and grades 11 and 12 $11,824.

What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.

Tuition from Mercy Culture Preparatory Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 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 Mercy Culture Preparatory Academy?

  • 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.
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Mercy Culture Preparatory Academy admissions

Deadline
Not given on the admissions page we checked

Re-enrollment begins January 7 for current families and open enrollment February 2 for new families; contact the school for immediate openings.

Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.

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St. George Catholic School ✓PreK-81087Roman Catholic1
All Saints Catholic School ✓PreK-810210.2Roman Catholic2
The Jane Justin School ✓K-9876.2Nonsectarian3
St. Paul Lutheran School ✓PreK-817810.2Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)3
Chesterton Academy of Fort Worth ✓9-12not reportednot reportednot reported3
Bethesda Christian School ✓PreK-12not reportednot reportednot reported4
Cassata High School ✓9-128412Roman Catholic4

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