Private schools in Dickinson, TX
3 schools in Dickinson itself and 8 more within 6 miles. 8 of them are on the state’s TEFA list. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27.
Dickinson private schools at a glance
Dickinson has 3 private schools of its own, and 8 more are within 6 miles. They are Queen of Angels, True Cross Catholic School - Dickinson and Christian Covenant Academy. In Dickinson itself: 1 Catholic and 2 not reported in the federal survey; 1 teaches elementary grades and 0 teach high school. Counting the 8 nearby, there are 11 in all: 2 Catholic, 3 other Christian, 4 nonsectarian and 2 not reported in the federal survey; 9 teach elementary grades and 3 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. 4 report membership in a school association, most often the National Catholic Educational Association (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 20 students and 6.9 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 8 are on the official TEFA list, 3 of them in Dickinson.
Private schools in Dickinson (3)
Schools that give Dickinson as their address come first, then the 8 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 Dickinson matches all of those.
Nearby, within 6 miles (8)
Schools in other towns within 6 miles of downtown Dickinson.
No nearby school matches all of those.
Kiddie Academy
3 miDevereux School
5 miOn the state’s official list Other private schools
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What Texas pays, and what that leaves you
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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How many private schools are there in Dickinson?
3 private schools give Dickinson as their address: Queen of Angels, True Cross Catholic School - Dickinson and Christian Covenant Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 11: 3 in Dickinson and 8 within 6 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 527 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Dickinson is True Cross Catholic School - Dickinson with 88 students. The largest within 6 miles is St. Mary Catholic School with 217 students.
Which Dickinson private schools take TEFA?
8 of the 11 schools on this page are on the state’s official TEFA list, 3 of them in Dickinson 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.