How the money fits
When we checked the state's finder on October 12, 2026, Southwest Christian School-Chisholm Trail Campus 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.
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.
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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“Southwest Christian School provides a Christ-centered, college preparatory education that graduates young adults equipped as Christian leaders in the world.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder
The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 897 K-12 students, 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 9.3:1 student-teacher ratio, 95% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 173-day school year.
Programs reported to the state
Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available.
Associations (federal survey): Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI); National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
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?
After grade 6: nearby schools that continue
Southwest Christian School-Chisholm Trail Campus ends at grade 6. These schools serve grade 7 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:
- Christian Life Preparatory School: grades K-12, about 0 mi away · in TEFA
- St. Peter's Classical School: grades PK-12, about 2 mi away
- Southwest Christian School - Lakeside Campus: grades 7-12, about 2 mi away · in TEFA
- The Uhuru Academy: grades K-12, about 3 mi away
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Fort Worth Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades K-8, 0.9 mi · TEFA
- Trinity Valley School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-12, 1.3 mi
- St. Peter's Classical School: Christian School, grades PK-12, 1.7 mi
- Southwest Christian School - Lakeside Campus: Christian School, grades 7-12, 2.2 mi · TEFA
- Fort Worth Adventist Junior Academy: Christian School, grades PK-8, 2.5 mi · TEFA
- Wedgwood Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades K-12, 2.6 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth ISD | 1,764 | $11,390 | $16,794 | $15,712 | $25,588 |
| Crowley ISD | 512 | $11,396 | $16,834 | $15,745 | $25,684 |
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 13 K-12 private schools in Southwest Fort Worth, and 9 of them were in the TEFA finder.