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Central Catholic High School

Catholic School for grades 9-12 in San Antonio. In the TEFA finder. Below: what funding fits, what the public records show, and what to ask.

Where this comes from. TEFA participation is from the Texas Education Freedom Accounts participating-school finder (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts), which we checked on October 11, 2026. Enrollment, teachers, religious orientation and associations are from the NCES Private School Survey (U.S. Department of Education) (2023-24, or 2021-22 where noted). Neither source reports tuition, so confirm tuition with the school.

Funding fit

$10,474
TEFA private-school award, 2026-27. It's the same at every grade served here (9-12).
$15,465 to $16,497
Typical TEFA total with an IEP for a San Antonio ISD resident (resource/self-contained to mainstream)
$41,896
What the account adds up to over 4 years, grade 9 through grade 12, at the 2026-27 amount

Central Catholic High School was in the Texas Comptroller's TEFA participating-school finder when we checked on October 11, 2026, so a student with a Texas Education Freedom Account can use it here. For 2026-27 the account is $10,474 per student. It's paid to the school through the Odyssey platform in three deposits: 25% on July 1, 25% on October 1 and 50% on February 1. To be in the program, a school has to be accredited by a TEPSAC-recognized body or TEA, have operated for at least two school years, and give a norm-referenced test every year in grades 3-12.

As a Catholic school, it is part of a system the Archdiocese of San Antonio says takes TEFA on all 35 of its campuses. If a family doesn't receive TEFA, the Archdiocese's Hope for the Future tuition assistance is the next place to look. Parish and sibling rates must keep applying for TEFA families.

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“Central Catholic High School is a college preparatory school educating young men, from diverse backgrounds, in the Marianist tradition for success through the development of scholarship, leadership and moral character.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder

In the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 504 K-12 students, 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 15.226586103:1 student-teacher ratio, all-boys, 99% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 181-day school year.

Programs reported to the state

Project-Based LearningAdvanced Placement (AP)College PrepOne-on-One TutoringCounseling ServicesAfter-School Academic HelpSummer School ProgramsReading SpecialistsSports ProgramsArts Programs (Visual, Music, Drama, Dance)Clubs & ActivitiesRobotics/CodingDebate/SpeechStudent PublicationsField Trips & Travel OpportunitiesCommunity Service FocusCharacter EducationTechnology AccessGreat Facilities (gym, auditorium, etc.)Small Class SizesUniforms/Dress CodeSecurity Features

Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available, Sibling Discounts.

Questions to ask

  1. Are you confirming seats for families awarded in the next TEFA cycle, and how do you handle late awards?
  2. What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees (registration, books, technology, uniforms, lunch) can come from the account?
  3. Which discounts do you offer, such as sibling, church member or military, and what aid is there for the balance?
  4. Will you accept the TEFA payment schedule (25% July, 25% October, 50% February), or do you need a deposit from personal funds?
  5. Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?

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IEP funding for nearby districts

Home districtTEFA-funded students (Jul 29, 2026)IEP: speech only (00)IEP: mainstream (40)IEP: resource / self-contained (41-44)IEP: residential facility (81-89)
San Antonio ISD972$11,347$16,497$15,465$24,876
Alamo Heights ISDunder 30$11,469$17,290$16,207$26,936
North East ISD1,536$11,418$16,989$15,873$26,054

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 San Antonio-area districts →

We list 22 K-12 private schools in Central San Antonio, and 14 of them were in the TEFA finder.

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