Keene Adventist Elementary School
under 1 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
Private schools in Keene, TX
3 schools in Keene itself and 8 more within 12 miles. 9 of them are on the state’s TEFA list. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27.
Keene private schools at a glance
Keene has 3 private schools of its own, and 8 more are within 12 miles. They are Keene Adventist Elementary School, Sycamore Academy and Chisholm Trail Academy. In Keene itself: 1 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 1 not reported in the federal survey; 1 teaches elementary grades and 2 teach high school. Counting the 8 nearby, there are 11 in all: 9 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 1 not reported in the federal survey; 9 teach elementary grades and 6 teach high school. 3 report membership in a school association, most often the American Association of Christian Schools (2023-24 federal survey). Of the 5 high schools that reported it, the typical one sends 66% of graduates on to a 4-year college (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 128 students and 10.4 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 9 are on the official TEFA list, 3 of them in Keene.
Private schools in Keene (3)
Schools that give Keene as their address come first, then the 8 more within 12 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 Keene matches all of those.
Sycamore Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades K-12 178 students 22 students per teacher Nonsectarian Alternative Co-ed 40% to 4-year college
Chisholm Trail Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades 9-12 175 students 15.8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed 80% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (8)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Keene.
No nearby school matches all of those.
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-8 58 students 10.4 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-12 128 students 7.3 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 66% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-12 154 students 9.6 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-8 27 students 6.8 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-10 207 students 10.3 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-8 77 students 12 students per teacher Seventh-Day Adventist Co-ed
Grades PreK-K Presbyterian Early childhood Co-ed
Grades K-12 50 students 6.2 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 100% to 4-year college
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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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- Christian schools in Keene (9)
- Private high schools in Keene (6)
- Private elementary schools in Keene (9)
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- Seventh-day Adventist schools in Keene (4)
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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Keene?
3 private schools give Keene as their address: Keene Adventist Elementary School, Sycamore Academy and Chisholm Trail Academy. Counting nearby towns, we list 11: 3 in Keene and 8 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 1,066 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Keene is Sycamore Academy with 178 students. The largest within 12 miles is Holy Cross Christian Academy with 207 students.
Which Keene private schools take TEFA?
9 of the 11 schools on this page are on the state’s official TEFA list, 3 of them in Keene 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.