Catholic schools in Texas
199 statewide. 188 are on the state’s TEFA list. Parochial, diocesan and independent Catholic schools.
Catholic schools in Texas at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 11%, 199 of 1,733
- Towns
- 89; the most in Houston (29), San Antonio (19) and Dallas (17)
- Counties
- 55 with at least one
- Students
- about 48,491 in all; the typical school has 186
- Smallest and largest
- San Martin de Porres Catholic School, 17 students; Strake Jesuit College Prep School, 1,390 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.2 typical, 3.7 to 22.6 across 198 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- 5 all-girls and 6 all-boys; the rest co-ed
- Association members
- 150, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 96% of graduates at the typical high school (50 reporting)
- Upcoming application deadlines
- 2 schools; soonest Incarnate Word Academy, December 14, 2026
- State program
- Education savings account, $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
How TEFA works
- Pre-K (and up)154
- Elementary (K to 5)160
- Middle (6 to 8)153
- High school (9 to 12)51
- K to 12, one school12
- Under 509
- 50 to 14973
- 150 to 29956
- 300 to 59947
- 600 or more12
- Catholic schools94%
- All private schools in Texas73%
Lowest$4,000Middle$13,078Highest$29,970
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 37 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 12, 2026.
- Deadlines, 2 schools: each school’s admissions page, last read October 6, 2026.
By city
- Catholic schools in Houston (29)
- Catholic schools in San Antonio (19)
- Catholic schools in Dallas (17)
- Catholic schools in Bellaire (14)
- Catholic schools in Fort Worth (10)
- Catholic schools in Austin (8)
- Catholic schools in Corpus Christi (7)
- Catholic schools in Addison (6)
- Catholic schools in El Paso (6)
- Catholic schools in Stafford (5)
- Catholic schools in Texas City (5)
- Catholic schools in Farmers Branch (4)
- Catholic schools in Garland (4)
- Catholic schools in Laredo (4)
- Catholic schools in McAllen (4)
- Catholic schools in Richardson (4)
- Catholic schools in Amarillo (3)
- Catholic schools in Beaumont (3)
- Catholic schools in Brownsville (3)
- Catholic schools in Galveston (3)
- Catholic schools in Irving (3)
- Catholic schools in Victoria (3)
- Catholic schools in Wylie (3)
The 40 largest
Other kinds of school in Texas
- Christian schools in Texas
- Montessori schools in Texas
- Special education schools in Texas
- Classical schools in Texas
- Private high schools in Texas
- Private elementary schools in Texas
- Private middle schools in Texas
- Private schools with kindergarten in Texas
- Private schools with pre-K in Texas
- Jewish schools in Texas
- Islamic schools in Texas
- Lutheran schools in Texas
- Episcopal schools in Texas
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in Texas
- All-girls schools in Texas
- All-boys schools in Texas
- All private schools in Texas
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