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St. Joseph Catholic Academy

2901 E Rancier Ave, Killeen, TX 76543Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-11
Students (K-12)
190
Students per teacher
10.1
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Killeen center
3.5 miles

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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
20
Student body
Coeducational
Diocese
Diocese of Austin, TX
Boys and girls
44% boys, 56% girls
Setting
City
Member of
National Catholic Educational Association

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

198 2021-22 190 2023-24
2021-22 to 2023-24
198 to 190, down 8 (4%)

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

22 PK 20 K 23 1 21 2 19 3 24 4 16 5 22 6 15 7 20 8 5 9 4 10 1 11
Largest grade
Grade 4 (24)
Smallest grade
Grade 11 (1)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
High school grades
Average 3; lower grades 20

The school year

Days in the school year
170
Length of the school day
8 hours 15 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,400
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Texas
6 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
School day, against Texas
60 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 10.1 TX median 8.5
Students per teacher
This school 190 County median 73
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
10.1 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
Size in Bell County
Larger than 8 of 10 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

Hispanic 33% White 28% Two or more races 22% Black 12% Asian 3% Pacific Islander 2% American Indian 1%

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

St. Joseph Catholic 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 St. Joseph Catholic Academy?

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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

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Killeen Adventist Junior Academy ✓PreK-97110.1Seventh-Day Adventist<1
Excellent Covenant Christian Academy ✓K-58not reportedChristian (nondenominational)1
Victory Private School ✓PreK-3135.4Nonsectarian2
Oak Creek Academy ✓K-12not reportednot reportednot reported2
Grace Lutheran SchoolPreK-K1313Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)3
St. Christopher's Episcopal School ✓PreK-K75.4Episcopal3
Memorial Christian Academy ✓PreK-1217210.1Baptist4
Vintage Christian Academy ✓PreK-12not reportednot reportednot reported4

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