How the money fits
Bethany Christian School was listed as a participating school in the state's TEFA finder on October 12, 2026. That means a student with an Education Freedom Account can put the 2026-27 award of $10,474 toward tuition here. The state pays the school directly through Odyssey: a quarter on July 1, another quarter on October 1, and the remaining half on February 1.
Church schools in the Dallas area commonly offer member pricing, sibling discounts and congregation-funded sponsorships, and the state's tuition guidelines keep those discounts in place for TEFA families. A school run by a local church may also qualify for the Edu Fund partner scholarship, which has no income cap.
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“Bethany has been graduating 12th graders since the mid 1990s. We are fully accredited by the Association of Christian Teachers and Schools as well as COGNIA.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder
The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 92 K-12 students, 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 7.6:1 student-teacher ratio, 100% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 170-day school year.
Programs reported to the state
Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available.
Associations (federal survey): Association of Christian Teachers and Schools.
What to ask the school
- Will you be in TEFA for 2027-28, and how do you handle a family that's awarded after the school year starts?
- Which of your fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can be billed to the account?
- What need-based aid, sibling rate or church or parish pricing applies to the balance?
- Do you serve students with an IEP or a learning difference, and what support is included in tuition?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Wind Rose Academy: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-12, 1.1 mi · TEFA
- ALIA School: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades 1-12, 1.3 mi · TEFA
- Morgan Preparatory Academy for Boys: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-4, 1.5 mi · TEFA
- Spring Creek Academy: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades 2-12, 1.9 mi · TEFA
- Great Lakes Academy: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-12, 1.9 mi · TEFA
- The Einstein School of Plano: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades 5-12, 2.2 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plano ISD | 1,140 | $11,427 | $17,051 | $15,924 | $26,202 |
| Allen ISD | 278 | $11,449 | $17,201 | $16,048 | $26,559 |
| Wylie ISD | 355 | $11,454 | $17,210 | $16,098 | $26,663 |
| Lovejoy ISD | under 30 | $11,518 | $17,589 | $16,522 | $27,781 |
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 Dallas-area districts →
We list 44 K-12 private schools in Plano, Allen, Murphy & Wylie, and 31 of them were in the TEFA finder.