How the money fits
When we checked the state's finder on October 12, 2026, St. Peter the Apostle Catholic 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.
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.
Catholic families in the Fort Worth area can get help from Camino, the diocese's TEFA guidance program, and need-based aid at every diocesan school, backed by the Tuition Assistance Fund. Parish and sibling discounts have to stay in place for TEFA families.
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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 76 K-12 students, 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 6.7:1 student-teacher ratio and a 162-day school year.
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 8: nearby schools that continue
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School ends at grade 8. These schools serve grade 9 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:
- Chesterton Academy of Fort Worth: grades 9-12, about 5 mi away · in TEFA
- Cassata Catholic High School: grades 9-12, about 7 mi away · in TEFA
- Cristo Rey Fort Worth Catholic High School: grades 9-12, about 9 mi away · in TEFA
- Nolan Catholic High School: grades 9-12, about 11 mi away · in TEFA
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Holy Family Catholic School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 2.1 mi · TEFA
- Montessori School of Fort Worth: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-8, 2.2 mi · TEFA
- Lighthouse School of Fort Worth: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-12, 2.2 mi · TEFA
- All Saints' Episcopal School of Fort Worth: Christian School, grades PK-12, 2.7 mi
- Covenant Classical School: Christian School, grades K-12, 2.8 mi · TEFA
- Rivertree Academy: Christian School, grades PK-6, 3.1 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Settlement ISD | 193 | $11,403 | $16,887 | $15,788 | $25,809 |
| Fort Worth ISD | 1,764 | $11,390 | $16,794 | $15,712 | $25,588 |
| Castleberry ISD | 40 | $11,473 | $17,264 | $16,275 | $27,047 |
| Lake Worth ISD | 49 | $11,494 | $17,387 | $16,415 | $27,414 |
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 6 K-12 private schools in West Side & NAS JRB, and 3 of them were in the TEFA finder.