The Starr Family Jewish Day School (San Antonio): TEFA Status & Tuition Help

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 (K-8).

$15,873 to $16,989

Typical TEFA total with an IEP for a North East ISD resident (resource/self-contained to mainstream)

$94,266

What the account adds up to over 9 years, kindergarten through grade 8, at the 2026-27 amount

The Starr Family Jewish Day 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.

Independent schools set their own need-based aid. A school can take a TEFA award into account when it decides aid, but it can't charge a TEFA family a different tuition.

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In the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24), the school reported 58 K-12 students, 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 6.170212766:1 student-teacher ratio and a 178-day school year.

Questions to ask

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

After grade 8: nearby schools that continue

The Starr Family Jewish Day School ends at grade 8. These schools serve grade 9 through 12 and are among the closest:

Vineyard Christian Secondary School: grades 6-12, about 1 mi away · in TEFA
The Christian School at Castle Hills: grades PK-12, about 3 mi away · in TEFA
Cornerstone Christian Schools: grades K-12, about 3 mi away · in TEFA
Grace Christian School: grades PK-12, about 3 mi away · in TEFA

Closest schools with profiles

Vineyard Christian School: Christian School, grades PK-5, 1.0 mi · TEFA
Vineyard Christian Secondary School: Christian School, grades 6-12, 1.0 mi · TEFA
St. Matthew Catholic School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 2.2 mi · TEFA
The Montessori School of San Antonio: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-8, 2.6 mi
The Christian School at Castle Hills: Christian School, grades PK-12, 2.8 mi · TEFA
St. George Episcopal School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 2.9 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)
North East ISD	1,536	$11,418	$16,989	$15,873	$26,054
Northside ISD	2,271	$11,424	$17,026	$15,904	$26,142

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 18 K-12 private schools in North Central, and 17 of them were in the TEFA finder.