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Considering private education? Here’s the tuition, offerings and classification of several private schools in the Southwest Austin and Dripping Springs area. This list is not comprehensive.
AESA Prep Academy
Type: college-preparatory
Grades served: K-12
Religious orientation: N/A
Extracurriculars: sports, Esports, chess, debates, entrepreneurial, medical, veterinarian and culinary institute. School model is designed for elite scholars, athletes and artists. AESA’s entrepreneurial, medical, veterinarian and culinary institutes. Esports, soccer, basketball, chess, Dungeons and Dragons, and debate teams.
Enrollment: 130
Tuition: $24,000-$25,000 annually
Apogee Dripping Springs
Type: micro high school
Grades served: 9-12
Religious orientation: N/A
Enrollment: 14
Extracurriculars: BJJ, CrossFit, Culinary Class
Tuition: $17,500 annually
Appamada School
Type: progressive
Grades served: K-12
Religious orientation: secular
Extracurriculars: N/A
Enrollment: 77
Tuition: $15,000-$19,500 annually
Austin Montessori School
Type: Montessori
Grades served: 16 months-ninth grade
Religious orientation: N/A
Extracurriculars: sports and after-school enrichment activities, including chess club, foreign language and sports
Enrollment: 350
Tuition: $16,280-$21,340 annually
Austin Rising
Type: micro-school, homeschool co-op
Grades served: K-8
Religious orientation: N/A
Extracurriculars: field trips, Market Days, community service projects
Enrollment: 60-70
Tuition: $8,550-10,950 annually
Austin Waldorf School
Type: Waldorf
Grades served: K-12
Religious orientation: none
Extracurriculars: sports; high school clubs
Enrollment: 403
Tuition: $17,547-$27,265 annually
Cedars Montessori School
Type: Montessori
Grades served: Primary program (3-6 years old); Elementary program (6-12 years old)
Religious orientation: none
Extracurriculars: soccer, Spanish and music classes
Enrollment: 107
Tuition: $1,350-$1,520 monthly
City School
Type: Charlotte Mason, religious-based
Grades served: pre-K-8
Religious orientation: Christian
Extracurriculars: sports, clubs
Enrollment: 92
Tuition: $4,738-$11,845 annually
Headwaters School
Type: Montessori, International Baccalaureate diploma program
Grades served: 18 months-12th grade
Religious orientation: N/A
Extracurriculars: athletics, art, leadership, clubs and more
Enrollment: 505
Tuition: $16,900-$24,600 annually, depending on the program
Mariposa Montessori
Type: Private, Montessori
Grades served: 2 months-15 years old
Religious orientation: N/A
Extracurriculars: art, yoga and soccer
Enrollment: 177
Tuition: see website for tuition and fees
Parkside Community School
Type: Montessori
Grades served: pre-K3-fifth grade
Religious orientation: none
Extracurriculars: after-school program
Enrollment: 97
Tuition: varies by program (see website)
Regents School of Austin
Type: religion-based
Grades served: K-12
Religious orientation: Christian
Extracurriculars: athletics, fine arts, academic teams
Enrollment: 1,076
Tuition: $14,244-$22,731 annually
School on the Rise
Type: elementary micro school, Waldorf-inspired
Grades served: 1-8
Religious orientation: none
Extracurriculars: none
Enrollment: 16
Tuition: $17,460 annually
St. Michael's Catholic Preparatory School
Type: college preparatory, independent
Grades served: pre-K3-12
Religious orientation: independent Catholic
Extracurriculars: athletics program, theater, modern band, strings orchestra, choir and film, robotics teams, drone team
Enrollment: 930
Tuition: $20,000-$29,000 annually
Strickland Christian School
Type: religious-based
Grades served: pre-K4-8
Religious orientation: Christian, nondenominational
Extracurriculars: Private Schools Interscholastic Association, volleyball, flag football, track, basketball, soccer, music, Spanish, technology classes
Enrollment: 118
Tuition: up to $5,000 annually
Veritas Academy
Type: classical, Christian, collaborative education
Grades served: pre-K-12
Religious Orientation: Christian, nondenominational
Extracurriculars: athletics, fine arts, common arts, nature studies, clubs
Current Enrollment: 675
Tuition: $3,493-$15,056 annually
