St. Monica Catholic School
4140 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX 75229Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 620
- Students per teacher
- 11.6
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Dallas center
- 7.3 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
- 55
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Dallas, TX
- Boys and girls
- 52% boys, 48% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 618 to 620, up 2
- Path
- Peaked at 688 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (75)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (63)
- Average a grade
- About 69
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,440
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 4 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
- 11.6 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Dallas County
- Larger than 90 of 100 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. Monica Catholic School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $29,600 to $30,550 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. Monica Catholic School?
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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursuline Academy of Dallas | $30,550 | 2026-27 | 0.9 |
| Good Shepherd Episcopal School | $29,600 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episcopal School of Dallas Pk-12 | PreK-12 | 1,117 | <1 |
| Oak Hill Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 127 | <1 |
| Ursuline Academy of Dallas ✓ | 9-12 | not reported | <1 |
| Wesley Prep | K-6 | 219 | 1 |
| Good Shepherd Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 547 | 1 |
| The Compass School of Texas | PreK-2 | 29 | 2 |
| Carlisle School | PreK-K | 1 | 2 |
| The Winston School ✓ | K-12 | 145 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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