Advent Episcopal School
under 1 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
Private schools in Birmingham, AL
46 schools in Birmingham itself. 31 of them are on the state’s CHOOSE Act list. CHOOSE Act pays $7,000 per student at a participating school.
Order: schools on the official CHOOSE Act list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Birmingham (46)
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✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-1268 students5.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed66% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8181 students11.1 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-1293 students5.7 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12659 students9.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed70% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-754 students4.7 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12214 students9.9 students per teacherIslamicCo-ed100% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8133 students4.3 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8150 students8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades 9-12156 students8.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed87% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-893 students12.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
Ephesus Academy
4 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-1154 students9 students per teacherSeventh-Day AdventistCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
Wonderstead
5 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-845 students3.9 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-819 students3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Highlands School
6 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8296 students8.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-826 students5.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades 9-1250 students7.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCareer/technicalCo-ed20% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades 9-12540 students12.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed96% to 4-year college
Mitchell's Place
6 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-1081 students8.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades 1-12131 students4.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed86% to 4-year college
Banks Academy
8 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades 6-12125 students20.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed31% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-121,552 students11.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed80% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8116 students5.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8166 students9.3 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-897 students5.2 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-1271 students6.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades 6-12123 students11.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed83% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-1268 students9.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed67% to 4-year college
Arlington School
2 miGrades 7-11Under 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades 5-12379 students8.9 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-8343 students13.7 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-638 students5.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-413 students4.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-KPresbyterianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-12659 students7.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed77% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-559 students9.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 1-1259 students9.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-121,185 students19.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed25% to 4-year college
Grades 9-1243 students11.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
Birmingham private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Advent Episcopal School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 8,144 in all; the typical school has 116
- Smallest and largest
- Integrity Christian Academy, 13 students; Briarwood Christian School, 1,552 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.2 typical, 2 to 26.7 across 39 schools
- Programs
- 4 Montessori, 3 special education
- Association members
- 19, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
- To a 4-year college
- 77% of graduates at the typical high school (17 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 10, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in Birmingham
- Catholic8
- Christian, not Catholic17
- Jewish1
- Islamic1
- Nonsectarian13
- Not in federal survey6
- Pre-K (and up)23
- Elementary (K to 5)33
- Middle (6 to 8)31
- High school (9 to 12)21
- K to 12, one school9
- Under 506
- 50 to 14917
- 150 to 2996
- 300 to 5993
- 600 or more4
- Birmingham67%
- All of Alabama73%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Alabama CHOOSE Act schools, list dated October 23, 2026, checked October 26, 2026.
- Award and rules: Alabama CHOOSE Act, official page, read October 1, 2026.
- Tuition for 7 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Birmingham
Lowest$5,650Middle$12,145Highest$26,027
- Grades 6 to 8
- $12,113 middle, $5,650 to $26,027 (6 schools)
- Grades 9 to 12
- $12,000 middle, $5,650 to $32,164 (5 schools)
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Iris Baptist School | $5,650 | 2026-27 |
| Cornerstone Schools of Alabama | $11,000 to $12,000 | 2025-26 |
| Cornerstone High School | $11,000 to $12,000 | 2025-26 |
| John Carroll Catholic High School | $12,145 | 2026-27 |
| Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy | $13,225 | 2026-27 |
| Highlands School | $20,950 | 2026-27 |
| The Altamont School | $26,027 to $32,164 | 2026-27 |
Prices from each school’s own website, read in October 2026; fees can be extra. Tuition by state.
Every verified price in Alabama, by city and grade.
What Alabama pays
- Program
- Alabama CHOOSE Act, education savings account
- Award
- $7,000 per student at a participating school
- Also
- Homeschooled students get $2,000 each, up to $4,000 a family.
Keep looking
- Top private schools in Birmingham: ranked lists
- Christian schools in and around Birmingham (17)
- Catholic schools in and around Birmingham (8)
- Montessori schools in and around Birmingham (4)
- Special education schools in and around Birmingham (3)
- Private high schools in and around Birmingham (21)
- Private elementary schools in and around Birmingham (33)
- Private middle schools in and around Birmingham (31)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Birmingham (29)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Birmingham (23)
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