Austin Micro School (Manchaca): TEFA Status & Tuition Help

Where this comes from. We took each school's TEFA status from the Texas Education Freedom Accounts participating-school finder (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) on October 12, 2026, and its enrollment, staff count and religious affiliation from the NCES Private School Survey (U.S. Department of Education). Tuition isn't reported to either one, so get today's rates from the school itself before counting on an award.

How the money fits

$10,474

TEFA private-school award, 2026-27. It's the same at every grade served here (K-9).

$15,712 to $16,794

Typical TEFA total with an IEP for a Fort Worth ISD resident (resource/self-contained to mainstream)

$104,740

What the account adds up to over 10 years, kindergarten through grade 9, at the 2026-27 amount

When we checked the state's finder on October 12, 2026, Austin Micro School was listed as a TEFA participating school. That means a student with a funded account can put the $10,474 award toward tuition and required fees here. Odyssey releases each year's money in three parts: a quarter on July 1, a quarter on October 1 and the remaining half on February 1.

An independent school decides its own need-based aid. It may factor in a family's TEFA award, but it may not charge that family a higher tuition than anyone else.

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“Strong academics and hands-on learning using personalized learning pathways in person or remotely.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder

Programs reported to the state

Project-Based LearningMontessoriGifted & TalentedVocational/Career TechSummer School ProgramsCounseling ServicesField Trips & Travel OpportunitiesClubs & ActivitiesArts Programs (Visual, Music, Drama, Dance)Character EducationSmall Class SizesMulti-Age ClassroomsTechnology Access

Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available, Sliding Scale Tuition, Sibling Discounts.

Ask the school

Do you expect to be a TEFA participating school for 2027-28, and when do you confirm that?
Which fees besides tuition can be billed to the account?
How does your own tuition aid change once TEFA is counted?
Do you hold a seat while a family waits for an award, and what deposit is due?

After grade 9: nearby schools that continue

Austin Micro School ends at grade 9. These schools serve grade 10 through 12 and are among the closest:

North Central Texas Academy: grades K-12, about 148 mi away · in TEFA
Cleburne Christian Academy: grades PK-12, about 153 mi away · in TEFA
Sycamore Academy: grades K-12, about 157 mi away · in TEFA
Chisholm Trail Academy: grades 9-12, about 158 mi away · in TEFA

Nearby schools with full profiles

Cleburne Christian Academy: Christian School, grades PK-12, 152.5 mi · TEFA
Cleburne Adventist Christian School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 152.9 mi · TEFA
Sycamore Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades K-12, 157.0 mi · TEFA
Chisholm Trail Academy: Christian School, grades 9-12, 157.8 mi · TEFA
Grace Classical Christian Academy: Christian School, grades PK-12, 157.8 mi · TEFA
Cornerstone Christian Academy: Christian School, grades PK-12, 158.2 mi · TEFA

IEP funding for nearby districts

Home district	TEFA-funded students (Jul 29, 2026)	IEP: speech only (00)	IEP: mainstream (40)	IEP: resource / self-contained (41-44)	IEP: residential facility (81-89)
Fort Worth ISD	1,764	$11,390	$16,794	$15,712	$25,588

Totals are the $10,474 base plus the district add-on from the Comptroller's 2026-27 Special Education Funding Table, capped at $30,000. Funded counts come from the TEFA Annual Demographic Report (data as of July 29, 2026); districts with fewer than 30 participants aren't listed in that report. All Fort Worth-area districts →

We list 1 K-12 private schools in Other / virtual, and 1 of them were in the TEFA finder.