How the money fits
Garland Christian 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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“Garland Christian Academy serves students from Pre-K4 through 12th grade, offering honors and dual credit courses, athletics, Fine Arts, and a wide range of extracurricular opportunities. We are dedicated to providing a Christ-centered, biblical education for the development of Christian leaders.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder
The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 362 K-12 students, 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio, 90% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 138-day school year.
Programs reported to the state
Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available, Sibling Discounts.
Associations (federal survey): American Association of Christian Schools; Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
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
- Mt. Hebron Christian Academy: Christian Day School, grades PK-5, 1.3 mi · TEFA
- Good Shepherd Catholic School: Parish & Catholic School, grades PK-8, 1.5 mi · TEFA
- Garland Christian Adventist School: Christian Day School, grades PK-7, 2.6 mi
- Firewheel Christian Academy: Christian Day School, grades K-8, 3.1 mi · TEFA
- St. Joseph Catholic School: Parish & Catholic School, grades PK-8, 3.5 mi · TEFA
- Qalam Collegiate Academy: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-12, 3.8 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland ISD | 1,021 | $11,411 | $16,941 | $15,833 | $25,939 |
| Richardson ISD | 752 | $11,404 | $16,893 | $15,794 | $25,824 |
| Mesquite ISD | 477 | $11,413 | $16,953 | $15,843 | $25,967 |
| Wylie ISD | 355 | $11,454 | $17,210 | $16,098 | $26,663 |
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 28 K-12 private schools in Richardson, Garland, Mesquite & Rowlett, and 21 of them were in the TEFA finder.