✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12257 students14.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed67% to 4-year college
Private schools in Waco, TX
11 schools in Waco itself and 1 more within 6 miles. 9 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 Waco (11)
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✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades 6-12292 students10.4 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12365 students10.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed70% to 4-year college
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✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-5126 students7 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
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✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-6137 students8.8 students per teacherEpiscopalCo-ed
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades PreK-12446 students10.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed97% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom AccountsGrades K-12
Grades PreK-12147 students4.4 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed88% to 4-year college
Grades 8-1210 students3.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 6 miles (1)
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Grades PreK-8147 students5.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Waco private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic School, 1.4 mi
- Students
- about 1,927 in all; the typical school has 147
- Smallest and largest
- Ceac College Preparatory School, 10 students; Live Oak Classical School, 446 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.8 typical, 3.2 to 14.3 across 9 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 97% of graduates at the typical high school (6 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 8, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Waco
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic6
- Nonsectarian2
- Not in federal survey3
In WacoWithin 6 mi
- Pre-K (and up)7
- Elementary (K to 5)8
- Middle (6 to 8)9
- High school (9 to 12)7
- K to 12, one school5
In WacoWithin 6 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1494
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5992
- Waco area75%
- 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 3 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 1, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Waco
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Waco Montessori School | $10,400 | 2026-27 |
| Live Oak Classical School | $13,600 to $16,000 | 2026-27 |
| Vanguard College Preparatory School | $18,270 | 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 Waco (6)
- Private high schools in and around Waco (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Waco (8)
- Private middle schools in and around Waco (9)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Waco (7)
- All schools in McLennan County
- Private schools in Temple (33 mi)
- Private schools in Belton (39 mi)
- The private schools nearest you, by ZIP code or location
- All Texas Education Freedom Accounts schools
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