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Waco, Texas Private Schools (Closed)

Montessori Preparatory School

Gr: PK-1 | 24 students

Montessori School

2925 N 18th St

Waco, TX 76708

(254) 235-7100

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St. Alban S Memorial School

Gr: PK-4 | 83 students

Episcopal

321 North 30th Street

Waco, TX 76710

(254) 756-4841

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Waco, TX Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-9.1% (-1 school) 10-yr

2,879

Students

+50.6% (+967 students) 10-yr

$9,962

Avg. Tuition

+91.6% (+$4,762) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-6.3% (-1 student) 10-yr

28%

Students of Color

+27.3% (+6.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

+11.1% (+1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Waco)

This State (TX)

# Schools

10 Schools

2,108 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Waco, TX Total Schools
2025	10
2024	10
2023	10
2022	7
2021	7
2020	7
2019	8
2018	8
2017	8
2016	10
2015	11

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# Students

2,879 Students

349,966 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	288	183	179
2024	284	178	172
2023	217	179	174
2022	250	189	185
2021	246	185	180
2020	240	178	171
2019	225	185	175
2018	225	183	172
2017	215	191	180
2016	177	189	178
2015	174	178	167

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% Students of Color

28%

42%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	28%	41%	34%
2024	26%	41%	34%
2023	29%	41%	33%
2022	16%	40%	33%
2021	15%	40%	32%
2020	14%	40%	32%
2019	22%	40%	31%
2018	22%	40%	31%
2017	23%	41%	32%
2016	23%	41%	32%
2015	22%	42%	32%

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0.69

0.71

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	0.69	0.71	0.65
2024	0.69	0.71	0.65
2023	0.66	0.70	0.65
2022	0.57	0.70	0.64
2021	0.57	0.70	0.64
2020	0.56	0.70	0.64
2019	0.55	0.70	0.63
2018	0.55	0.70	0.63
2017	0.55	0.69	0.61
2016	0.55	0.69	0.61
2015	0.54	0.69	0.61

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# American Indian Students

7 Students

1,094 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

286 Students

20,195 Students

% Asian Students

10%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	10%	6%	5%
2024	10%	6%	5%
2023	11%	6%	5%
2022	3%	6%	4%
2021	2%	6%	4%
2020	2%	5%	4%
2019	3%	5%	4%
2018	3%	4%	4%
2017	2%	4%	4%
2016	2%	4%	4%
2015	2%	4%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

358 Students

53,692 Students

% Hispanic Students

12%

16%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	12%	16%	9%
2024	13%	16%	9%
2023	10%	16%	9%
2022	7%	16%	8%
2021	7%	16%	9%
2020	7%	17%	9%
2019	10%	17%	8%
2018	10%	17%	8%
2017	12%	17%	8%
2016	13%	17%	8%
2015	13%	17%	8%

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# Black Students

78 Students

15,738 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	3%	5%	7%
2024	3%	5%	7%
2023	2%	4%	8%
2022	1%	4%	7%
2021	1%	4%	7%
2020	1%	4%	8%
2019	1%	5%	7%
2018	1%	5%	7%
2017	2%	5%	7%
2016	4%	5%	7%
2015	4%	5%	8%

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# White Students

1,265 Students

137,814 Students

% White Students

44%

40%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	44%	40%	52%
2024	45%	41%	52%
2023	51%	41%	52%
2022	56%	43%	54%
2021	57%	43%	54%
2020	59%	43%	54%
2019	63%	42%	56%
2018	63%	43%	56%
2017	63%	43%	58%
2016	63%	43%	58%
2015	65%	44%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

6 Students

500 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

879 Students

112,837 Students

% of Others Students

31%

33%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	31%	33%	26%
2024	29%	32%	26%
2023	26%	33%	25%
2022	33%	31%	25%
2021	33%	31%	25%
2020	31%	31%	24%
2019	23%	31%	24%
2018	23%	31%	23%
2017	21%	31%	22%
2016	18%	31%	22%
2015	16%	29%	21%

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# Teachers

293 Teachers

32,469 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	10:1	11:1	11:1
2024	10:1	11:1	11:1
2023	11:1	11:1	11:1
2022	10:1	11:1	11:1
2021	11:1	11:1	11:1
2020	10:1	11:1	12:1
2019	9:1	11:1	12:1
2018	9:1	11:1	12:1
2017	9:1	11:1	12:1
2016	8:1	11:1	12:1
2015	9:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

31%

48%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	31%	47%	55%
2024	31%	47%	54%
2023	31%	46%	54%
2022	31%	46%	54%
2021	31%	46%	54%
2020	34%	45%	54%
2019	34%	45%	53%
2018	34%	45%	53%
2017	60%	45%	53%
2016	80%	44%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

14 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	15	14	15
2024	15	14	15
2023	15	14	15
2022	15	14	15
2021	15	14	15
2020	15	14	15
2019	15	14	15
2018	15	14	15
2017	15	14	15
2016	14	14	15
2015	16	14	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

10 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	10	12	13
2024	13	11	12
2023	13	11	11
2022	17	11	11
2021	16	11	11
2020	14	11	11
2019	11	11	11
2018	11	11	11
2017	11	10	10
2016	11	10	10
2015	6	10	10

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Average SAT score

1350

(Out of 1600)

1231

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SAT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	1350	1231	1233
2024	1350	1231	1230
2023	1350	1225	1228
2022	1350	1224	1229
2021	1350	1224	1229
2020	1300	1221	1226
2019	1300	1223	1226
2018	1300	1222	1226
2017	1400	1221	1233
2015	1125	1255	1258

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2018-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	27	26	26
2024	27	26	26
2023	27	26	26
2022	27	26	26
2021	27	26	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	26	25
2018	27	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$9,962

$14,031

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	$9,962	$14,096	$15,012
2024	$9,002	$11,363	$13,254
2023	$9,002	$10,749	$12,626
2022	$9,703	$10,383	$12,187
2021	$6,555	$10,002	$11,800
2020	$6,555	$9,827	$11,512
2019	$6,555	$9,511	$11,293
2018	$6,555	$9,029	$11,017
2017	$5,200	$8,700	$10,708
2016	$6,050	$8,409	$10,356
2015	$5,200	$7,930	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

31%

23%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	31%	23%	34%
2024	31%	23%	34%
2023	31%	24%	34%
2022	31%	24%	33%
2021	31%	24%	33%
2020	31%	24%	32%
2019	31%	23%	31%
2018	31%	23%	30%
2017	33%	22%	30%
2016	20%	21%	29%
2015	26%	21%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$1,000

$5,325

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	$1,000	$4,337	$7,073
2024	$1,000	$4,531	$6,930
2023	$1,000	$4,079	$6,469
2022	$1,000	$3,959	$6,289
2021	$1,000	$3,796	$6,055
2020	$1,000	$3,690	$5,921
2019	$1,000	$3,396	$5,795
2018	$1,000	$3,260	$5,456
2017	$1,000	$3,153	$5,319
2016	$1,000	$3,082	$5,105
2015	$1,000	$3,281	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$26 million

$43.61 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

88%

83%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Waco, TX Avg	Texas (TX)	National
2025	88%	83%	81%
2024	88%	85%	85%
2023	88%	85%	85%
2022	88%	85%	85%
2021	88%	85%	85%
2020	88%	85%	85%
2019	88%	84%	85%
2018	88%	83%	85%
2017	88%	83%	85%
2016	93%	82%	85%
2015	95%	81%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

5 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

9 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Waco, TX?

The private schools in Waco, TX include Reicher Catholic High School, Live Oak Classical School, and Vanguard College Preparatory School.

How many private schools are located in Waco?

10 private schools are located in Waco.

How diverse are private schools in Waco?

Waco private schools are approximately 28% minority students, which is lower than the Texas private school average of 42%.

What percentage of students in Waco go to private school?

11% of all K-12 students in Waco are educated in private schools (compared to the TX state average of 6%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Waco?

80% of private schools in Waco are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Which private schools in Waco are often viewed compared to one another?

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