(Texas Scorecard) – With a week still remaining for families to submit applications for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts, the Office of the Comptroller has announced that more than 174,000 students have applied for the 2026-2027 school year.
Lawmakers budgeted $1 billion for the program last year, which is estimated to cover 100,000 students. That spending was in addition to historic increases in public school spending.
The program is administered by the comptroller and not the state’s education agency. Students can receive $10,000 for private school tuition or other approved educational expenses, though homeschoolers qualify for only $2,000. Students with disabilities can receive additional funding, based on their education plan and specific needs.
Applications must be submitted before midnight on March 17. Each application will be weighted based on a variety of socio-economic metrics, regardless of when it was submitted.
