Vanguard College Preparatory School
2517 Mount Carmel Dr, Waco, TX 76710Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $18,270
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 292
- Students per teacher
- 10.4
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Waco center
- 1.5 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
- $18,270 (grades 6 to 8, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $10,474
- Left to pay
- about $7,796, before fees
Award $10,474 Left to pay $7,796
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 1, 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
- 30
- Student body
- Coeducational
- 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
- 204 to 292, up 88 (43%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (55)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 6 (23)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 42
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 171
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,280
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Texas
- 5 days shorter 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
- 10.4 here; median 8.5 at 383 TX combined schools
- Size in McLennan County
- Larger than 8 of 10 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.
Vanguard College Preparatory School tuition, and what TEFA pays
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $18,270
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $18,270
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Vanguard College Preparatory School's website, checked October 1, 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 Vanguard College Preparatory School?
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Tuition and fees TEFA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 6 to 8, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 TEFA award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 147 | <1 |
| Ceac College Preparatory School | 8-12 | 10 | 1 |
| Valor Preparatory Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 365 | 2 |
| Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School ✓ | PreK-12 | 257 | 3 |
| Waco Montessori School ✓ | PreK-5 | 126 | 4 |
| Optima Academy Online ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Ambleside School of Waco ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Woodway Christian School | PreK-8 | 147 | 4 |
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