How families pay here
Good Shepherd Lutheran 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.
This school reports special-education services or a learning-differences focus. When a TEFA student has a current IEP that TEA has on file, the account grows: for a Bastrop ISD resident, roughly $15,769 to $16,864 across regular-campus IEP settings, never more than $30,000.
Church-related schools frequently price by congregation membership and number of children, and the state requires those rates to keep applying when a family pays with TEFA. A church-run school may also be eligible for the Edu Fund partner scholarship, which has no income limit. The registered name suggests a school run by a congregation, which is the kind of school our partner fund is built around.
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“Good Shepherd Lutheran School is a Christ-centered community where students are known by name, challenged academically, and nurtured in faith. Through strong relationships, high expectations, and a commitment to the whole child, we prepare learners to lead with confidence, compassion, and purpose.”
The school's description in the TEFA finder
Its 2023-24 answers to the federal Private School Survey showed 62 K-12 students, 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio and a 187-day school year.
Programs reported to the state
Discounts reported to TEFA: Scholarships Available, Sliding Scale Tuition, Sibling Discounts.
Associations (federal survey): Evangelical Lutheran Education Association.
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 IEP settings and needs do you have room for, and do you bill on-campus therapy as a school fee?
After grade 8: nearby schools that continue
Good Shepherd Lutheran School ends at grade 8. These schools serve grade 9 through 12 and are among the closest of the same tradition:
- Rosanky Christian Academy: grades K-12, about 12 mi away
- The Brookside School: grades K-12, about 26 mi away · in TEFA
- Waterloo School: grades 9-12, about 27 mi away · in TEFA
- Hyde Park School: grades PK-12, about 28 mi away
Nearby schools with full profiles
- Calvary Episcopal Bastrop: Christian School, grades PK-8, 0.7 mi · TEFA
- Rosanky Christian Academy: Christian School, grades K-12, 12.0 mi
- FBC Sonshine Academy: Christian School, grades PK-3, 12.2 mi
- TNT Academy: Christian School, grades PK-11, 14.5 mi
- Austin Peace Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-12, 25.3 mi · TEFA
- The Brookside School: Christian School, grades K-12, 25.9 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop ISD | 188 | $11,400 | $16,864 | $15,769 | $25,755 |
| Elgin ISD | 60 | $11,394 | $16,821 | $15,739 | $25,661 |
| Smithville ISD | 51 | $11,540 | $17,659 | $16,714 | $28,206 |
| McDade ISD | under 30 | $12,104 | $20,750 | $20,596 | $30,000 |
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 6 K-12 private schools in Bastrop, Elgin, Smithville & Paige, and 3 of them were in the TEFA finder.