St. Pius X High School
811 W Donovan St., Houston, TX 77091Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $22,850
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 558
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Houston center
- 4.3 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
- Tuition
- $22,850 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $10,474
- Left to pay
- about $12,376, before fees
Award $10,474 Left to pay $12,376
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 5, 2026.
- Award: Texas Education Freedom Accounts, official site (Texas Comptroller), read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 44
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Galveston-Houston, TX
- Boys and girls
- 51% boys, 49% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- 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
- 571 to 558, down 13 (2%)
- Path
- Dipped to 534 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (154)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (128)
- Average a grade
- About 140
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,270
- 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
- 10 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 14 here; median 10.1 at 66 TX secondary schools
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 151 of 168 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. Pius X High School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $22,850
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from St. Pius X High School's website, checked October 5, 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. Pius X High School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 TEFA award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homestem Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| St. Rose of Lima Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 353 | 2 |
| Lutheran High North | 6-12 | 103 | 2 |
| Assumption Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 207 | 3 |
| Inspire Center ✓ | PreK-6 | not reported | 3 |
| Our Redeemer Lutheran North School | 4-11 | 6 | 3 |
| The Gateway Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 76 | 3 |
| St. Ambrose School ✓ | PreK-8 | 231 | 3 |
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