The Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program, established by the Texas Legislature in 2025 with $1 billion, allows parents to use state funds for private school tuition and educational expenses. Administered by the Texas Comptroller, this program provides financial flexibility for choosing non-public educational environments. The official portal for information and applications is EducationFreedom.Texas.Gov. 

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Key details regarding TEFA in Texas include:

• Purpose: To empower parents with more educational choices for their children.

• Funding: The program is backed by a $1 billion investment from the state.

• Implementation: The initiative is designed to provide resources for families to use for educational purposes outside of the public school system

• Resources: Information, including school enrollment and application guidelines, is centralized at educationfreedom.texas.gov. 

 

 

Private School Students

A participating child who attends an approved private school or a pre-K or kindergarten program will receive 85% of the estimated statewide average amount of state and local funding per student in average daily attendance for the most recent school year, as calculated by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

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TEA has set this amount at $10,474 for the 2026-27 school year. 

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