Learn more about some of the private and charter schools in and around Hays County. This list is not comprehensive.

Private schools

Blanco River Academy
  • Type: traditional
  • Grades served: 3-8
  • Religious orientation: none
  • Extracurricular activities: environmental studies, speech/drama/debate, music, Spanish, computer coding, art, archery and yoga among other activities
  • Enrollment: N/A
  • Tuition: $10,200
  • 501 Old Kyle Road, Bldg. 2, Ste. F, Wimberley
  • www.blancoriveracademy.org
Ladybird Montessori School
  • Type: montessori
  • Grades served: 8 weeks old through ninth grade
  • Religious orientation: none
  • Extracurricular activities: theater, art, chess, and a music "rock-and-roll" band club, pickleball, basketball, yago and musical productions
  • Enrollment: 250
  • Tuition: $950-$1,400 per month
  • 2050 Cole Springs Road, Buda
  • www.budamontessori.com
San Marcos Academy
  • Type: religious-based
  • Grades served: pre-K 3 through the 12th grade
  • Religious orientation: Christian
  • Extracurricular activities: athletic programs, theater, visual arts, music, Christian Ministries Program
  • Enrollment: 347
  • Tuition: $8,684-$14,000, $42,740-$63,240 (boarding) per school year
  • 2801 RR 12, San Marcos
  • www.smabears.org
Wonderland School
  • Type: religious-based
  • Grades served: infants through sixth grade
  • Religious orientation: Christian
  • Extracurricular activities: Spanish, creative writing, art, physical education, computer technology
  • Enrollment: 200-plus
  • Tuition: $565-$1,125 per month
  • 302 Country Estates Drive, San Marcos
  • www.thewonderlandschool.com
Charter schools

Doral Academy Charter School
  • Type: curriculum focuses on science, technology, engineering and mathematics
  • Grades served: K-8
  • Religious orientation: none
  • Extracurricular activities: competitive sports and choir; robotics, gaming, chess and art clubs
  • Enrollment: 430
  • Tuition: none
  • 1333 Fire Cracker Drive, Buda
  • www.doralacademytx.com
IDEA Kyle
  • Type: traditional
  • Grades served: K-12
  • Religious orientation: none
  • Extracurricular activities: legal studies, nursing science, physical education
  • Enrollment: 1,456
  • Tuition: none
  • 640 Philomena Drive, Kyle
  • www.ideapublicschools.org/our-schools/idea-kyle
Katherine Anne Porter School
  • Type: traditional
  • Grades served: 8-12
  • Religious orientation: none
  • Extracurricular activities: debate, art, theatre, dungeons and dragons, gardening, volleyball, basketball, esports
  • Enrollment: 100
  • Tuition: none
  • 515 FM 2325, Wimberley
  • www.kapschool.org
Valor Kyle
  • Type: traditional
  • Grades served: K-10
  • Religious orientation: none
  • Extracurricular activities: athletics, garden program
  • Enrollment: not provided
  • Tuition: none
  • 2355 Windy Hill Road, Kyle
  • www.valoreducation.org