Desoto Private School & Day Care Center
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Private schools in Desoto, TX
2 schools in Desoto itself and 9 more within 6 miles. 10 of them are on the state’s TEFA list. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27.
Desoto private schools at a glance
Desoto has 2 private schools of its own, and 9 more are within 6 miles. They are Desoto Private School & Day Care Center and Desoto Children's Academy. Counting the 9 nearby, there are 11 in all: 4 other Christian, 3 nonsectarian and 4 not reported in the federal survey; 5 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 3 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 30% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 70 students and 7.8 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 10 are on the official TEFA list, 2 of them in Desoto.
Private schools in Desoto (2)
Schools that give Desoto as their address come first, then the 9 more within 6 miles. In each group, schools on the official TEFA list are first, then it goes by distance. No school can pay to change its place in this list or its badge.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
No school in Desoto matches all of those.
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Nearby, within 6 miles (9)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Desoto.
No nearby school matches all of those.
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✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades K-8 70 students 7.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-1 18 students 2.2 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades 9-12 350 students Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 10% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-K Methodist Early childhood Co-ed
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✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-12 357 students 15.5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 81% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades 8-12 142 students 22.5 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 30% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-1 13 students 6.5 students per teacher Nonsectarian Special program emphasis Co-ed
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What Texas pays, and what that leaves you
Texas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
$10,474 per private school student for 2026-27 More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Desoto?
2 private schools give Desoto as their address: Desoto Private School & Day Care Center and Desoto Children's Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 11: 2 in Desoto and 9 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 954 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest within 6 miles is Ovilla Christian School with 357 students.
Which Desoto private schools take TEFA?
10 of the 11 schools on this page are on the state’s official TEFA list, 2 of them in Desoto itself. They are marked with a green check and listed first in each group. Schools marked “TEFA school” here appear on the participating-school list the program publishes on its toolkit page (file updated September 28, 2026, with 2,758 entries; about 1,600 of them are pre-K and child-care centres, which we do not add as new listings). We match by school name and city, or by phone or street where the names differ, or by a name that appears only once in the state. A school without the mark may have joined since, so check the official Vendor Finder too.
Will TEFA cover the whole tuition bill?
Sometimes, but do not count on it. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.