How the money fits
Ovilla 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.
This school also enrolls pre-K students. TEFA funds a 3- or 4-year-old at the full award only if the child meets a free pre-K criterion, for example free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, limited English, foster care history, or a parent who teaches in a Texas public school. From kindergarten on, any eligible child can be funded.
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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The school's most recent federal Private School Survey response (2023-24) listed 357 K-12 students, 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 15.5:1 student-teacher ratio, 81% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 164-day school year.
Associations (federal survey): 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?
- Are you an approved TEFA pre-K provider, and do you take child care assistance for after-care?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- DeSoto Private School & Day Care Center: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades PK-6, 4.5 mi · TEFA
- Trinity Christian Preschool: Christian Day School, grades PK-12, 5.5 mi · TEFA
- Christa Mcauliffe Academy School of Arts and Sciences (CMASAS): Independent & Nonreligious School, grades K-12, 7.6 mi · TEFA
- University of Dreams at Iboc: Christian Day School, grades PK-8, 8.2 mi · TEFA
- New Beginners Preparatory: Independent & Nonreligious School, grades 6-12, 8.7 mi · TEFA
- Southwest Christian Academy: Christian Day School, grades PK-10, 8.8 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto ISD | 263 | $11,437 | $17,078 | $16,017 | $26,401 |
| Duncanville ISD | 248 | $11,390 | $16,792 | $15,710 | $25,583 |
| Cedar Hill ISD | 186 | $11,408 | $16,915 | $15,822 | $25,896 |
| Lancaster ISD | 142 | $11,381 | $16,734 | $15,662 | $25,443 |
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 19 K-12 private schools in Best Southwest & Ellis County, and 14 of them were in the TEFA finder.