How the money fits
Fort Worth Country Day 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.
This school also enrolls pre-K children. TEFA pays for a 3- or 4-year-old only if the child meets a state pre-K criterion, such as lunch-program income eligibility, limited English or a parent on active duty (reservists count while ordered to active duty). Kindergarten has no such test, so an eligible child can continue here on the full award.
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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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 1,079 K-12 students, 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 8.7:1 student-teacher ratio, 97% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 174-day school year.
Associations (federal survey): National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS); State/regional independent school association (e.g., ISAS).
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?
- Are you an approved TEFA pre-K provider, and do you take child care assistance for after-care?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Wedgwood Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades K-12, 1.9 mi
- Rivertree Academy: Christian School, grades PK-6, 2.1 mi · TEFA
- St. Peter's Classical School: Christian School, grades PK-12, 2.3 mi
- Lighthouse School of Fort Worth: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-12, 2.4 mi · TEFA
- Montessori School of Fort Worth: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-8, 2.4 mi · TEFA
- St. Andrew Catholic School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 2.5 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 16 K-12 private schools in Central & West Fort Worth, and 12 of them were in the TEFA finder.