✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-8236 students7.8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Private schools in Brownsville, TX
11 schools in Brownsville itself. 7 of them are on the state’s TEFA list. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27.
Order: schools on the official TEFA list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Brownsville (11)
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✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-6396 students16.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-6205 students11.8 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades 7-12460 students6.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades 9-12
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades 6-856 students7.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-622 students4.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Grades 2-1220 students4.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-433 students3.7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades K-123 students5.8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Brownsville private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Mundo Magico Learning Center, 3.2 mi
- Students
- about 1,451 in all; the typical school has 56
- Smallest and largest
- In the Presence of God Coram Deo Classical Academy, 20 students; St. Joseph Academy, 460 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.7 typical, 3.7 to 16.5 across 9 schools
- Programs
- 3 Montessori
- Association members
- 5, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 21, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Brownsville
- Catholic3
- Christian, not Catholic2
- Nonsectarian4
- Not in federal survey2
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)8
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school1
- Under 504
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5992
- Brownsville64%
- All of Texas73%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Texas Education Freedom Accounts schools, list dated October 26, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: Texas Education Freedom Accounts, official page, read October 8, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Brownsville
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Academy | $13,320 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Texas, by city and grade.
What Texas pays
- Program
- Texas Education Freedom Accounts, education savings account
- Award
- $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
- Also
- More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.
Keep looking
- Catholic schools in and around Brownsville (3)
- Montessori schools in and around Brownsville (3)
- Private high schools in and around Brownsville (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around Brownsville (8)
- Private middle schools in and around Brownsville (8)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Brownsville (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Brownsville (6)
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