St. Theresas Catholic School
4311 Small Dr, Austin, TX 78731Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 289
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Austin center
- 3.4 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 32
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Austin, TX
- 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
- 323 to 289, down 34 (11%)
- Path
- Fell to 289 in 2021-22, then held
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 (37)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 2 (26)
- Average a grade
- About 32
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 35 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,330
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 1 day shorter than the 176-day median of 1,203 schools we list
- School day, against Texas
- 20 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours 15 minutes (1,252 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Travis County
- Larger than 43 of 54 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. Theresas Catholic 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. Theresas Catholic School?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon Preparatory ✓ | PreK-8 | 167 | 1 |
| Kolbe Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| American Heritage Worldwide ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Austin Jewish Academy ✓ | K-8 | 103 | 2 |
| Capitol School of Austin ✓ | PreK-5 | 42 | 2 |
| St. Matthew's Episcopal School | PreK-K | 13 | 2 |
| The Magellan International School ✓ | PreK-8 | 442 | 2 |
| Casner Christian Academy | PreK-Transitional K | 48 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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