Check out 8 private and charter schools in the Hays County area

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