✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-7226 students12.6 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
Private schools in McAllen, TX
7 schools in McAllen itself and 11 more within 12 miles. 15 of them are on the state’s TEFA list. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27.
Order: schools on the official TEFA list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in McAllen (7)
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✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-8
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-10307 students13.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-888 students7.7 students per teacherLutheran Church (Missouri Synod)Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12212 students11.8 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed90% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-11Under 10 K-12 studentsPentecostalAlternativeCo-ed
Grades PreK-KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (11)
No matching schools.
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-667 students3.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-8124 students10.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12237 students17.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed80% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades 9-1268 students9.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed90% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-886 students6.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-1237 students6.6 students per teacherChurch of ChristCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12204 students9.8 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-539 students3.4 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
Grades 9-1267 students6.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
McAllen private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Johns Episcopal Day School, 1.3 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Edinburg (6), Alamo (2) and Mission (2)
- Students
- about 1,763 in all; the typical school has 88
- Smallest and largest
- Valley Christian Heritage School, 37 students; Covenant Christian Academy, 307 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.8 typical, 3.4 to 17.2 across 14 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 5, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 90% of graduates at the typical high school (5 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 49, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Mcallen
- Catholic4
- Christian, not Catholic10
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey3
In McAllenWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)14
- Elementary (K to 5)14
- Middle (6 to 8)12
- High school (9 to 12)8
- K to 12, one school4
In McAllenWithin 12 mi
- Under 502
- 50 to 1496
- 150 to 2994
- 300 to 5991
- McAllen area83%
- 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.
Private school tuition near McAllen
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Covenant Christian Academy | $7,625 to $7,725 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Texas, by city and grade.
What Texas pays
- Program
- Texas Education Freedom Accounts, education savings account
- Award
- $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27
- Also
- More for students with disabilities; $2,000 for homeschooled students.
Keep looking
- Christian schools in and around McAllen (10)
- Catholic schools in and around McAllen (4)
- Private high schools in and around McAllen (8)
- Private elementary schools in and around McAllen (14)
- Private middle schools in and around McAllen (12)
- All schools in Hidalgo County
- Private schools in Edinburg (9 mi)
- Private schools in Weslaco (17 mi)
- Private schools in Harlingen (34 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Texas Education Freedom Accounts schools
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