This outpaced the state\u2019s rate \u2014 about 25% \u2014 of students who applied for a TEFA and were previously enrolled in public school.<\/p>\n
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Statewide, over 270,000 students applied before the application window closed in March, and this week, available funding capped those accepted at 95,935.<\/p>\n
The first award notifications went out in late April to about 3,800 in San Antonio. These included children with disabilities, and their siblings, whose families make up to 500% of the federal poverty level, which is $165,000 per year or less for a family of four. <\/p>\n
These families are likely to get higher awards, up to $30,000, based on special education needs. Other families will get closer to $10,500 and homeschool families can only get $2,000. <\/p>\n
This week, second-priority award notifications went out to another 4,000 families in the San Antonio area, which includes families living at or below 200% of the poverty level, which is an annual income of $66,000 or less for a family of four.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These families were picked through a lottery system after the state awarded all eligible first-priority students. <\/p>\n
Statewide school voucher data<\/p>\n
Statewide, 42,600 families qualified for the first-priority tier and over 51,000 fit in the second-priority group.<\/p>\n
Forty-three percent of awardees across Texas had enrolled in public school during the 2024-25 school year, and 70% indicated they plan to attend a private school for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.<\/p>\n
From the statewide pool of students awarded a TEFA, 38% are white, 27% are Hispanic and 16% are Black. <\/p>\n
By comparison, 24% of 5.5 million public school students in Texas are white, 53% are Hispanic and 13% are Black. In San Antonio, 64.4% of the population identifies as Hispanic or Latino according the U.S. Census Bureau. <\/p>\n
State officials plan to notify all families, regardless of their priority status, with their application status by Monday, May 11, but not all awardees are expected to claim or spend their awards.<\/p>\n