Private schools in Fort Bend County, TX
66 schools across Houston, Katy, Meadows Place, Missouri City and other towns. About 4,756 students in all (2023-24). 51 on the state’s TEFA list.
Fort Bend County private schools at a glance
- Towns
- 9; the most in Sugar Land (24), Richmond (13) and Missouri City (11)
- Among Texas counties
- 7th most private schools of 132; 4% of the state’s 1,733
- Typical school
- 45 students (29 reporting)
- Smallest and largest
- Homeschool Academy, 15 students; Logos Preparatory School, 605 students
- Students per teacher
- 7 typical, 2.2 to 28.3 across 46 schools
- Programs
- 17 Montessori, 3 special education
- Association members
- 16, most often the American Montessori Society
- To a 4-year college
- 90% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Cornerstone Christian Academy $16,859
- State program
- Education savings account, $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
How TEFA works - Public charter schools
- 15 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Texas
- Catholic2
- Christian, not Catholic18
- Islamic2
- Nonsectarian29
- Not in federal survey15
- Pre-K (and up)36
- Elementary (K to 5)57
- Middle (6 to 8)24
- High school (9 to 12)14
- K to 12, one school5
- Under 5015
- 50 to 1493
- 150 to 2997
- 300 to 5993
- 600 or more1
- Fort Bend County77%
- 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 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Cities in and around Fort Bend County
Neighboring counties
- Harris County (306)
- Brazoria County (21)
- Waller County (2)
- Austin County (2)
- Galveston County (26)
- Wharton County (3)
- Montgomery County (49)
- Matagorda County (4)
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