Couts Christian Academy (Weatherford): 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-1).

$15,937 to $17,066

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

$2,000

TEFA homeschool tier, for comparison, if a family chooses a hybrid or homeschool path

Couts Christian Academy wasn't in the state's TEFA finder when we checked on October 12, 2026. Until it joins, a TEFA award can't pay its tuition. To take part, a school must be accredited by TEA or a TEPSAC-recognized body, have operated for at least two years and give a nationally norm-referenced test every year to participating students in grades 3-12. Families can ask whether the school has applied, use the school's own aid in the meantime, or compare participating schools nearby.

Many Tarrant County Christian schools price by church membership or offer sibling and ministry discounts, and the state's guidelines keep those in force for TEFA families. Church-run schools may also be eligible for the Edu Fund partner scholarship, which has no income limit.

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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 19 K-12 students, 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 9.5:1 student-teacher ratio and a 175-day school year.

Associations (federal survey): Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).

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 1: nearby schools that continue

Couts Christian Academy ends at grade 1. These schools serve grade 2 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:

Victory Baptist Academy: grades K-12, about 2 mi away · in TEFA
Weatherford Christian School: grades PK-12, about 4 mi away · in TEFA
Trinity Christian Academy: grades K-12, about 9 mi away · in TEFA
Azle Christian School: grades K-12, about 15 mi away · in TEFA

Nearby schools with full profiles

Victory Baptist Academy: Christian School, grades K-12, 1.5 mi · TEFA
Inspire: An Acton Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-12, 1.6 mi · TEFA
Weatherford Christian School: Christian School, grades PK-12, 3.8 mi · TEFA
Trinity Christian Academy: Christian School, grades K-12, 9.1 mi · TEFA
Azle Christian School: Christian School, grades K-12, 14.9 mi · TEFA
Grace Christian Academy: Christian School, grades PK-12, 16.0 mi

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)
Weatherford ISD	252	$11,429	$17,066	$15,937	$26,239
Aledo ISD	135	$11,449	$17,205	$16,052	$26,569
Azle ISD	244	$11,419	$16,998	$15,880	$26,074
Springtown ISD	134	$11,489	$17,392	$16,352	$27,296

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 12 K-12 private schools in Weatherford, Aledo, Azle & the Parker and Wise County Line, and 10 of them were in the TEFA finder.