El Paso families came to Texas's Education Freedom Accounts later and in smaller numbers than families in the big metros, but the program fits this city in particular ways. Catholic tuition here often sits below the award, the pre-K rules cover children still learning English and children of Fort Bliss soldiers, and the rural districts down the valley carry IEP amounts well above the city's. Most families haven't been told any of that, so we explain it.
A School Funding Advisor looks at each family's situation, builds a plan that combines the sources that apply, and introduces the family to schools that accept them. Our work is supported by a private partner that helps church-run and community schools grow. That relationship is disclosed wherever it applies and doesn't change what we recommend.
Where the school data comes from
State participation list. On October 12, 2026 we downloaded the Comptroller's TEFA finder (finder.educationfreedom.texas.gov, operated by Odyssey) for El Paso and Hudspeth counties. Every school and pre-K provider it returned is in our directory, along with the programs, discounts and descriptions the school supplied. Being on that list means a school holds accreditation from TEA or a TEPSAC-recognized body, has run for two or more years, and tests its students annually.
Federal survey data. Enrollment, teacher counts, religious orientation and association memberships come from the U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey, using the 2023-24 public file and falling back to 2021-22 for schools that skipped the latest round. That survey is also how we find established El Paso schools, some with hundreds of students, that haven't joined TEFA. Together the two sources give us 38 K-12 schools.
Who gets a profile page. We publish a separate school page only when the public record has real substance, such as federal enrollment and staffing figures or a TEFA listing with a genuine description or program list. Every other school still appears in the directory tables, and any school can claim its listing to fill in the rest.
Where the numbers come from. Award amounts, approved expenses and pre-K rules are from educationfreedom.texas.gov. District counts of funded students are from the TEFA Annual Demographic Report, current to July 29, 2026, and the IEP totals use the Comptroller's 2026-27 Special Education Funding Table. El Paso Catholic school participation and aid come from the El Paso Catholic Schools office and the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of El Paso; Fort Bliss school information from Military OneSource and the Fort Bliss school guide; application counts from KTSM. Neither public source reports tuition.
Texas keeps no official registry of private schools, so a small school can slip through both lists. If you know one we've missed, let us know and we'll verify and add it.
El Paso Edu Funding is a project of Boss Leads. We are not a school, the Texas Comptroller, Odyssey, the Diocese of El Paso, the U.S. Army, or a government agency.