How the money fits
Great Lakes 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.
This school says it offers special-education services or focuses on learning differences. A TEFA student whose IEP is on file with TEA gets a bigger account here: for a family living in Plano ISD, roughly $15,924 to $17,051 in the regular-campus IEP settings, never more than $30,000.
An independent school sets its own aid policy. It may factor a TEFA award into a need-based aid decision, but it can't charge a TEFA family a different tuition from everyone else.
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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 82 K-12 students, 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 4.4:1 student-teacher ratio, 44% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 177-day school year.
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 IEP settings and needs do you have room for, and do you bill on-campus therapy as a school fee?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Spring Creek Academy: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades 2-12, 0.1 mi · TEFA
- Morgan Preparatory Academy for Boys: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-4, 0.5 mi · TEFA
- ALIA School: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades 1-12, 1.1 mi · TEFA
- Bethany Christian School: Christian Day School, grades K-12, 1.9 mi · TEFA
- Good Tree Academy: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades PK-12, 2.1 mi · TEFA
- Sevenstar Academy: Christian Day School, grades K-12, 2.2 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.