From fifty possibilities to three realistic choices.
Here's what Schools Within Reach does for a family, step by step, and an honest note on each step about what's live today and what's still being built.
Start with where you live and what you need In progress
Enter your ZIP code, the grade your child will enter, and the things that matter to your family: school type, faith, class size, educational approach, learning support, whether a school participates in the state funding program. You'll get a short list of schools worth a closer look, not every school in a 40-mile radius.
Status: the Texas school directory is in development. Search will become available as school profiles are published.
See what a year really costs Available now
Tuition is only part of the price. Our cost calculator takes tuition, required fees, and the other expenses that pile up, subtracts funding and school aid the way they're actually applied, and shows you an annual and monthly number. When school profiles launch, each one will include a pre-filled version using that school's figures.
Status: the calculator works today with your own numbers. School-specific pre-fills come with the directory.
Understand the funding you might qualify for Available now
We explain the Texas Education Freedom Accounts program in ordinary language: who's eligible, what the award amounts are, what it can and can't pay for, and what happens if the award doesn't cover a school's full bill. We link to the official source for anything you need to act on. We don't process applications or payments, and we never tell you you'll qualify. The state decides that.
Status: a plain-language explainer is on the homepage and in the calculator. A fuller guide with 2027-28 dates will follow when the state announces them.
Compare the details that decide it In progress
Save up to three schools and see them side by side: real cost, open seats by grade with the date confirmed, admissions requirements (entrance tests, interviews, faith statements, records, deadlines), learning support offered and any fees for it, and whether the school responded to our inquiry. Every fact labeled Verified, School-reported, or Unknown.
Status: profile research underway. We'll publish profiles as we verify them, starting with schools that participate in the funding program.
Reach out ready Planned
Planned inquiry tools will help you contact a school or request an introduction with useful questions already in hand. Before you send, you'll see the intended recipient and the information being shared. Early access signup is separate from requesting contact with a provider.
Status: planned for after the directory launches. Until then, profiles will include each school's own contact details.
We call. We write down what they say. We put a date on it.
Anyone can copy a tuition page. We confirm the details that decide whether a school is realistic for your family.
- Current tuition by grade, and every fee families are required to pay
- Typical extras: uniforms, books, lunch, technology, before and after care
- Whether the school accepts the state award as full payment, or what gap families typically cover
- Learning support offered, its limits, and any extra charge for it
- Open seats by grade, with the date we confirmed them
- Admissions requirements and deadlines
- Whether the school replied to us within three business days
How paid features will be presented
We may offer paid listings, profile tools, and sponsored visibility for schools and educational providers. Any such features will have clear terms and will be identified where they appear. Factual claims still need supporting sources, and we will explain how comparisons are ordered. See the schools page for current participation information.
Run the numbers on a school you're considering.
Grab a school's tuition and fee schedule, plug in the figures, and see what's left after assistance. Nothing is saved and no email is needed.
Want to know when your area is ready?
Email and ZIP code. That's all we need.