How the money fits
Denton Calvary Academy 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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“Denton Calvary Academy is unique among private schools in Denton in that we are a Christ-centered, biblically based, University-Model School®.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder
The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 266 K-12 students, 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 15.6:1 student-teacher ratio, 86% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 180-day school year.
Programs reported to the state
Associations (federal survey): State/regional independent school association (e.g., ISAS).
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
- Brilliant Microschools: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-12, 2.0 mi · TEFA
- Koan School: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-12, 2.8 mi · TEFA
- Immaculate Conception Catholic School Denton: Parish & Catholic School, grades PK-8, 3.3 mi · TEFA
- Connections Wellness Group: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades 5-12, 4.3 mi
- Dkh Academy: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades PK-2, 10.6 mi · TEFA
- Harvest Christian Academy: Christian Day School, grades PK-12, 11.1 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton ISD | 688 | $11,423 | $17,025 | $15,903 | $26,139 |
| Lewisville ISD | 580 | $11,437 | $17,122 | $15,983 | $26,371 |
| Northwest ISD | 768 | $11,430 | $17,068 | $15,938 | $26,242 |
| Argyle ISD | 107 | $11,447 | $17,190 | $16,040 | $26,535 |
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 22 K-12 private schools in Denton, Lewisville & Flower Mound, and 14 of them were in the TEFA finder.