✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-10
Private schools in San Marcos, TX
7 schools in San Marcos itself and 2 more within 12 miles. 6 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 San Marcos (7)
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✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12211 students9.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed69% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-544 students8.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-132 students8 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12318 students9.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-1047 students9.4 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
No matching schools.
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
San Marcos private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Seventh Adventist Jr Academy, 2.0 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Kyle (2)
- Students
- about 652 in all; the typical school has 47
- Smallest and largest
- Paloma Montessori School, 32 students; San Marcos Baptist Academy, 318 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.2 typical, 4 to 9.4 across 6 schools
- Programs
- 2 Montessori
- Association members
- 2, most often the American Montessori Society
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 7, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in San Marcos
- Christian, not Catholic4
- Nonsectarian3
- Not in federal survey2
In San MarcosWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)7
- Elementary (K to 5)8
- Middle (6 to 8)4
- High school (9 to 12)4
- K to 12, one school2
In San MarcosWithin 12 mi
- Under 503
- 50 to 1490
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5991
- San Marcos area67%
- 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 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near San Marcos
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Christian School of San Marcos | $6,250 | 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 San Marcos (4)
- Private high schools in and around San Marcos (4)
- Private elementary schools in and around San Marcos (8)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around San Marcos (7)
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