St. Matthew's Episcopal School, Edinburg TX: PreK-5

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-5
Students (K-12): 39
Students per teacher: 3.4
Affiliation: Episcopal
From Edinburg center: 3.0 miles

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Can you use TEFA here?

Not on the TEFA list we read

About the list: How the TEFA list works
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: TEFA official source, dated October 26, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 12
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 72% boys, 28% girls
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: 22 to 39, up 17 (77%)
Path: Peaked at 48 in 2021-22

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

Largest grade: Kindergarten (13)
Smallest grade: Grade 4 (2)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades

The school year

Days in the school year: 174
Length of the school day: 7 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year: about 1,310
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: No
Year, against Texas: 2 days shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
School day, against Texas: 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 3.4 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
Size in Hidalgo County: Larger than 4 of 17 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.

St. Matthew's Episcopal School tuition, and what TEFA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website

TX

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

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
St. Joseph Catholic School ✓	PreK-8	86	6.2	Roman Catholic	1
The Discovery School ✓	PreK-6	67	3.5	Nonsectarian	2
Sanctuary Christian Academy ✓	PreK-11	1	not reported	Pentecostal	2
The Learning Journey Day School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				2
Prenda Microschool: Orca Pod Academy Edinburg ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				3
Kids Village Montessori Lrnng	PreK-K	12	12	Christian (nondenominational)	3
Harvest Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	237	17.2	Christian (nondenominational)	4
St. Johns Episcopal Day School ✓	PreK-7	226	12.6	Episcopal	5

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