24 Private Schools in Bell County, TX, 20 on TEFA List

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Providence Preparatory School ✓	Belton	PreK-12	408	10.2	Christian (nondenominational)
The Imagine Academy ✓	Belton	PreK-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Vintage Christian Academy ✓	Harker Heights	PreK-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Excellent Covenant Christian Academy ✓	Killeen	K-5	8	not reported	Christian (nondenominational)
Killeen Adventist Junior Academy ✓	Killeen	PreK-9	71	10.1	Seventh-Day Adventist
Memorial Christian Academy ✓	Killeen	PreK-12	172	10.1	Baptist
Oak Creek Academy ✓	Killeen	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
St. Christopher's Episcopal School ✓	Killeen	PreK-K	7	5.4	Episcopal
St. Joseph Catholic Academy ✓	Killeen	PreK-11	190	10.1	Roman Catholic
Victory Private School ✓	Killeen	PreK-3	13	5.4	Nonsectarian
Northside Baptist Academy ✓	Nolanville	PreK-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Acton Academy Salado ✓	Salado	K-12	not reported	not reported	not reported
Central Texas Christian School ✓	Temple	PreK-12	448	7.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Cultivate Academy - CTX ✓	Temple	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Holy Trinity Catholic High School ✓	Temple	9-12	73	8.2	Roman Catholic
Hope Christian Academy ✓	Temple	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Prenda Microschool: Kingdom Family Home Temple ✓	Temple	On the state list; not in the federal survey
St. Marys Catholic School ✓	Temple	PreK-8	162	9.2	Roman Catholic
Tamra Learning Academy ✓	Temple	K-12	29	4.4	Baptist
The Montessori Schools of Central Texas ✓	Temple	PreK-5	64	12.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Creative Child Learning Arts Academy 2	Killeen	PreK-Transitional K	5	2.5	Nonsectarian
Grace Lutheran School	Killeen	PreK-K	13	13	Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
Salado Montessori	Salado	PreK-K	3	not reported	Nonsectarian
St. Francis Episcopal School	Temple	PreK-K	98	not reported	Episcopal

Bell County private schools at a glance

Towns: 6; the most in Killeen (9), Temple (9) and Belton (2)
Among Texas counties: 13th most private schools of 132; 1% of the state’s 1,733
Typical school: 162 students (10 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Victory Private School, 13 students; Central Texas Christian School, 448 students
Students per teacher: 9.2 typical, 2.5 to 13 across 13 schools
Programs: 2 Montessori, 1 special education
Association members: 9, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 90% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
Verified tuition: Providence Preparatory School $5,072; Central Texas Christian School $11,000
State program: Education savings account, $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
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Public charter schools: 7 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Texas

Affiliation, 24 schools

Catholic3
Christian, not Catholic10
Nonsectarian3
Not in federal survey8

Grade levels (overlapping), 24 schools

Pre-K (and up)15
Elementary (K to 5)20
Middle (6 to 8)12
High school (9 to 12)12
K to 12, one school9

School size, 10 reporting

Under 502
50 to 1493
150 to 2993
300 to 5992

On the TEFA list: 20 of 24

Bell County83%
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 2 schools: 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.

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