How much will my family get from TEFA?

Choose a school setting, your home district and how many children you're enrolling. The calculator shows the 2026-27 account total and the balance after the tuition you enter.

Setting

Home school district (only used for IEP amounts)

Children without an IEP

Children with an IEP

IEP setting

Annual tuition + eligible fees per child (optional)

Total 2026-27 TEFA—

Tuition and fees, all children—

Left in the account / out of pocket—

Figures use the Comptroller's published 2026-27 award and IEP add-on table, with the $30,000 ceiling applied. Money only flows to students admitted to TEFA; when applications outrun funding, a lottery within priority tiers decides.

See which Dallas-area funding your child can use

Answer a few questions and a School Funding Advisor will phone you with a plan built around your district, your schools and the 2026-27 amounts. It's free, and you're under no obligation.

Start the funding check →