St. Michaels Catholic School
309 E Church St., Cuero, TX 77954Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 49
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Victoria, TX
- Boys and girls
- 31% boys, 69% girls
- Setting
- Town
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 64 to 49, down 15 (23%)
- Path
- Peaked at 69 in 2021-22, then fell below where it started
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (12)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (5)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,310
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- Same as the median of the 1,203 private schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
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. Michaels Catholic School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $8,275 to $11,500 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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. Michaels Catholic School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph High School | $11,500 | 2026-27 | 25.8 |
| Trinity Episcopal School | $8,275 to $9,200 | 2026-27 | 25.9 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 83 | 16 |
| Shiner Catholic School ✓ | PreK-12 | 246 | 24 |
| Northside Baptist School | PreK-6 | 62 | 25 |
| The Vine School ✓ | Ungraded | 72 | 25 |
| Our Lady of Victory School ✓ | PreK-8 | 432 | 26 |
| St. Joseph High School ✓ | 9-12 | 305 | 26 |
| Trinity Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-8 | 256 | 26 |
| Victoria Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 77 | 26 |
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