Headwaters School Elementary Campus (Austin): TEFA Status & Tuition Help

Where this comes from. TEFA status here reflects the Texas Education Freedom Accounts participating-school finder (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts) as of October 12, 2026. Enrollment, grades and affiliation come from the NCES Private School Survey (U.S. Department of Education). Neither source publishes tuition, so confirm current tuition and fees directly with the school.

How families pay here

$10,474

TEFA private-school award, 2026-27. It's the same at every grade served here (K-5).

$15,699 to $16,779

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

$2,000

TEFA homeschool tier, for comparison, if a family chooses a hybrid or homeschool path

We didn't find Headwaters School Elementary Campus in the Texas Comptroller's TEFA finder on October 12, 2026. Unless that changes, a TEFA account can't pay tuition here. To join, a school needs accreditation from TEA or a TEPSAC-recognized body, at least two years of operation, and a nationally norm-referenced test each year for students in grades 3-12. In the meantime, ask about the school's own aid and look at the other sources on our funding page.

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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Its 2023-24 answers to the federal Private School Survey showed 191 K-12 students, 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 8.2:1 student-teacher ratio and a 166-day school year.

Associations (federal survey): American Montessori Society.

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?

After grade 5: nearby schools that continue

Headwaters School Elementary Campus ends at grade 5. These schools serve grade 6 through 12 and are among the closest:

Arete Hall: grades K-12, about 3 mi away · in TEFA
New Leaf Academy: grades K-12, about 4 mi away · in TEFA
Harmon School: grades K-12, about 4 mi away · in TEFA
Veritas Academy: grades PK-12, about 4 mi away · in TEFA

Nearby schools with full profiles

Parkside Community School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-6, 0.5 mi
Mariposa Montessori School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-9, 1.8 mi · TEFA
Little Learning Grove: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-2, 2.9 mi · TEFA
New Leaf Academy: Independent & Secular School, grades K-12, 3.6 mi · TEFA
Austin Montessori School: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-9, 3.7 mi
Whole Life Learning Center: Independent & Secular School, grades PK-8, 4.0 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)
Austin ISD	1,020	$11,388	$16,779	$15,699	$25,552
Del Valle ISD	102	$11,367	$16,634	$15,578	$25,204
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 17 K-12 private schools in South Austin, and 14 of them were in the TEFA finder.