St. Paul Lutheran School
PO Box 369, Thorndale, TX 76577Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 117
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- Affiliation
- Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
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
- 11
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 56% boys, 44% girls
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 83 to 117, up 34 (41%)
- Path
- Dipped to 81 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 1 (20)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (7)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Ungraded classes
- 5 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 186
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,400
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 10 days longer 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
- 12.2 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. Paul Lutheran School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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. Paul Lutheran 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary’s Catholic School Taylor ✓ | PreK-12 | not reported | 12 |
| Resolution Ranch Academy ✓ | 9-12 | 20 | 21 |
| Fellowship Christian Academy - Hutto ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 23 | |
| Stonehill Christian Academy ✓ | K-8 | 18 | 24 |
| Crosslife Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-3 | 39 | 24 |
| Zion Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 205 | 25 |
| Adult &teen Challenge of Texas Thrive Girls Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 25 | |
| Adult and Teen Challenge of Texas-Thrive Girls Academy | 7-12 | 14 | 25 |
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