The Kinkaid School
201 Kinkaid School Dr, Houston, TX 77024Open, per Google (checked Oct 11, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,421
- Students per teacher
- 8.6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Houston center
- 7.7 miles
Can you use TEFA here?
Not on the TEFA list we read
- About the list
- How the TEFA list works
- 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: TEFA official source, dated October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 168
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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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On its website
- Application deadline: December 2, 2026: kinkaid.org/admission/apply, read October 14, 2026.
- Application fee: $150: kinkaid.org/admission/apply, read October 14, 2026.
- Before or after school care: kinkaid.org/campus-life/students/extended-day, read October 14, 2026.
- What The Kinkaid School says on kinkaid.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 1,360 to 1,421, up 61 (4%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (158)
- Smallest grade
- 5 grades (72 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 154; lower grades 89
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 167
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 35 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,270
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Texas
- 9 days 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
- 8.6 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 166 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.
The Kinkaid 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 The Kinkaid 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 takes Education Freedom Account (TEFA); its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidepost Montessori at Galleria ✓ | PreK-K | 4 | <1 |
| St. Francis Episcopal School | PreK-12 | 805 | <1 |
| Yellow School-MDPC | PreK-K | 62 | <1 |
| Second Baptist School | PreK-12 | 1,100 | <1 |
| Second Baptist School University-Model | 3-12 | 10 | 1 |
| Tanglewood Academy | PreK-K | 4 | 2 |
| Mariner Montessori ✓ | PreK-K | 16 | 2 |
| Memorial Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-12 | 170 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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