How the money fits
First Baptist Church Forney 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. The registered name suggests a school run by a congregation, which is the kind of school our partner fund is built around.
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“The First Baptist Church Forney Christian School is a ministry of First Baptist Church Forney, committed to providing quality education from a distinctly Christian worldview.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder
Programs reported to the state
Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available, Sliding Scale Tuition, Sibling Discounts.
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?
After grade 4: nearby schools that continue
First Baptist Church Forney Christian School ends at grade 4. These schools serve grade 5 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:
- Mesquite Baptist Academy: grades K-12, about 7 mi away
- Balch Springs Christian Academy: grades K-12, about 9 mi away
- Dallas Christian School: grades PK-12, about 10 mi away · in TEFA
- Heritage Christian Academy: grades PK-12, about 12 mi away
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Mesquite Baptist Academy: Christian Day School, grades K-12, 6.9 mi
- The Fulton School: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades PK-5, 8.0 mi · TEFA
- Balch Springs Christian Academy: Christian Day School, grades K-12, 9.2 mi
- Kids Discovery Academy Inc.: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades PK-1, 9.5 mi
- Dallas Christian School: Christian Day School, grades PK-12, 10.4 mi · TEFA
- Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep: Parish & Catholic School, grades 9-12, 10.4 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwall ISD | 320 | $11,425 | $17,038 | $15,914 | $26,171 |
| Royse City ISD | 189 | $11,424 | $17,030 | $15,907 | $26,152 |
| Forney ISD | 405 | $11,422 | $17,018 | $15,897 | $26,123 |
| Terrell ISD | 65 | $11,417 | $16,937 | $15,904 | $26,072 |
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 12 K-12 private schools in Rockwall, Heath, Forney & Kaufman County, and 8 of them were in the TEFA finder.