The Kipling School
600 Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77007Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 120
- Students per teacher
- 7.1
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Houston center
- 1.7 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
- 17
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- 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
- 149 to 120, down 29 (19%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (28)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 187
- 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
- 11 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
- 7.1 here; median 8.1 at 474 TX elementary schools
- Size in Harris County
- Larger than 67 of 168 other schools we list
- 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 Kipling School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $30,830 to $38,530 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 The Kipling 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's School | $32,125 to $38,530 | 2026-27 | 2.1 |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | $30,830 to $36,130 | 2026-27 | 2.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas High School ✓ | 9-12 | not reported | <1 |
| St. Theresa Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 311 | 1 |
| Journey School of Houston ✓ | 1-7 | 10 | 2 |
| St. Anne Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 419 | 2 |
| The House at Pooh Corner | PreK-K | 5 | 2 |
| St. Stephen's Episcopal School | PreK-8 | 85 | 2 |
| St. John's School | K-12 | 1,423 | 2 |
| Annunciation Orthodox School | PreK-8 | 632 | 2 |
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