Mercy Preparatory Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
Private schools in Waxahachie, TX
5 schools in Waxahachie itself and 2 more within 12 miles. 5 of them are on the state’s TEFA list. TEFA pays $10,474 per private school student for 2026-27.
Waxahachie private schools at a glance
Waxahachie has 5 private schools of its own, and 2 more are within 12 miles. In Waxahachie itself: 1 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 3 not reported in the federal survey; 2 teach elementary grades and 0 teach high school; 1 is Montessori. Counting the 2 nearby, there are 7 in all: 2 other Christian, 1 nonsectarian and 4 not reported in the federal survey; 3 teach elementary grades and 1 teaches high school; 1 is Montessori. 1 reports membership in a school association, most often the Association of Christian Schools International (2023-24 federal survey). The typical school has about 64 students and 15.5 students per teacher (2023-24 federal survey). 5 are on the official TEFA list, 3 of them in Waxahachie.
Private schools in Waxahachie (5)
Schools that give Waxahachie as their address come first, then the 2 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 Waxahachie matches all of those.
Waxahachie Preparatory Academy
under 1 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
St. Joseph Catholic School Waxhachie
under 1 mi ✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
The Childrens Montessori Center
under 1 mi Grades PreK-K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
First Christian Day School
under 1 mi Grades PreK-8 64 students 7.3 students per teacher Disciples of Christ Co-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
Schools in other towns within 12 miles of downtown Waxahachie.
No nearby school matches all of those.
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts Grades PreK-12 357 students 15.5 students per teacher Baptist Co-ed 81% to 4-year college
✓ Texas Education Freedom Accounts
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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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Questions parents ask
How many private schools are there in Waxahachie?
5 private schools give Waxahachie as their address: Mercy Preparatory Academy, Waxahachie Preparatory Academy, St. Joseph Catholic School Waxhachie, The Childrens Montessori Center and First Christian Day School. Counting nearby towns, we list 7: 5 in Waxahachie and 2 within 12 miles of downtown. Together they enrolled about 424 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest in Waxahachie is First Christian Day School with 64 students. The largest within 12 miles is Ovilla Christian School with 357 students.
Which Waxahachie private schools take TEFA?
5 of the 7 schools on this page are on the state’s official TEFA list, 3 of them in Waxahachie 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.