Texas Education Freedom Accounts
​In 2025, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 2 and provided $1 billion in funding to create the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) program and give parents greater freedom and flexibility in choosing the best educational environment for their children.
The TEFA program, administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, is expected to be the largest day-one school choice initiative in the nation. Through this program, parents who choose to enroll their children outside of the public school system – including a private school or homeschool – and are accepted into the program can use their child’s TEFA funds to pay for approved education-related expenses through the program marketplace.
Private School Students
A participating child who attends an approved private school 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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Private School Students with Disabilities
A participating child with a disability who is enrolled in an approved private school or in a pre-K or kindergarten program may be eligible to receive up to $30,000. To qualify, the child must have an individualized education program (IEP) that is on file with the Texas Education Agency by the end of the application period.
The award amount is based on the funding that the child’s local school district would receive to provide services under the child’s IEP.
