How families pay here
Appamada School was listed in the Texas Comptroller's TEFA finder when we checked on October 12, 2026, so a student with an Education Freedom Account can use it here. For 2026-27 the account sends $10,474 per student, deposited in three parts: 25% on July 1, 25% on October 1 and the final 50% on February 1.
Independent schools award their own need-based aid. They may consider a TEFA award when they set that aid, but they can't charge a TEFA family a higher tuition than anyone else.
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“We are a progressive, student-centered and process-focused school that meets students in the space they are in and moves them forward from there. We are culturally focused where we enroll our students deeply so they take ownership and feel invested in our program and its values. Our class sizes are 12 or fewer where…”
The school's description in the TEFA finder
Its 2023-24 answers to the federal Private School Survey showed 71 K-12 students, 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 5.7:1 student-teacher ratio, 75% of the previous year's graduates going on to four-year colleges and a 165-day school year.
Programs reported to the state
Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available, Sibling Discounts.
What to ask on your tour
- Is the school in the TEFA finder now, and will it take part in 2027-28?
- Does billing follow the state's July, October and February deposits, or is a deposit due from us first?
- Which fees, such as books, uniforms or lunch, can be charged to the account?
- What aid, sibling or church-member pricing is available for any balance?
- Which dual-credit partners do you use, and can those course fees come from the account?
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Acton Academy Dripping Springs: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-12, 2.5 mi · TEFA
- AESA Prep International: Independent & Secular School, grades 6-12, 4.8 mi · TEFA
- Veritas Academy: Christian School, grades PK-12, 10.1 mi · TEFA
- St. Stephen's Episcopal School Wimberley: Christian School, grades PK-8, 10.4 mi · TEFA
- Austin Waldorf School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-12, 10.8 mi · TEFA
- New Leaf Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades K-12, 11.3 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dripping Springs ISD | 139 | $11,429 | $17,062 | $15,933 | $26,227 |
| Wimberley ISD | 37 | $11,500 | $17,416 | $16,456 | $27,515 |
| Hays CISD | 441 | $11,412 | $16,949 | $15,839 | $25,957 |
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 Austin-area districts →
We list 10 K-12 private schools in Dripping Springs, Driftwood & Wimberley, and 8 of them were in the TEFA finder.