30 Catholic Schools in Alabama, 29 on CHOOSE Act List

Catholic schools in Alabama at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 9%, 30 of 339
Towns: 13; the most in Birmingham (8), Mobile (7) and Huntsville (3)
Counties: 12 with at least one
Students: about 7,425 in all; the typical school has 171
Smallest and largest: Holy Family Catholic Academy, 19 students; McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, 750 students
Students per teacher: 10.5 typical, 3 to 16.1 across 30 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: all co-ed
Association members: 27, most often the National Catholic Educational Association
To a 4-year college: 87% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
State program: Education savings account, $7,000 per student at a participating school
How CHOOSE Act works

Grade levels (overlapping), 30 schools

Pre-K (and up)25
Elementary (K to 5)25
Middle (6 to 8)25
High school (9 to 12)7
K to 12, one school2

School size, 30 reporting

Under 501
50 to 14911
150 to 2997
300 to 5999
600 or more2

On the CHOOSE Act list: 29 of 30

Catholic schools97%
All private schools in Alabama73%

Lowest published tuition, 5 schools

Lowest$8,400Middle$12,145Highest$15,130

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 5 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 11, 2026.

By city

The 30 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
McGill-Toolen Catholic High School ✓	Mobile	9-12	750	11	Roman Catholic
Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School ✓	Montgomery	PreK-12	732	11.7	Roman Catholic
John Carroll Catholic High School ✓	Birmingham	9-12	540	12.5	Roman Catholic
Holy Spirit Regional Catholic School ✓	Huntsville	PreK-8	435	12.5	Roman Catholic
Holy Spirit Catholic School ✓	Tuscaloosa	PreK-12	428	9.2	Roman Catholic
Prince of Peace Catholic School ✓	Hoover	PreK-8	408	11.7	Roman Catholic
St. Ignatius Catholic School ✓	Mobile	PreK-8	389	8.6	Roman Catholic
St. John Paul II Catholic High School ✓	Huntsville	9-12	357	12.2	Roman Catholic
St. Mary Catholic School ✓	Mobile	PreK-8	353	5.9	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of Sorrows	Birmingham	PreK-8	343	13.7	Roman Catholic
Corpus Christi Catholic School ✓	Mobile	PreK-8	330	13.6	Roman Catholic
St. Dominic Catholic School ✓	Mobile	PreK-8	277	12.5	Roman Catholic
St. Rose of Lima School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	181	11.1	Roman Catholic
St. Patrick Catholic School ✓	Robertsdale	PreK-8	177	16.1	Roman Catholic
Holy Family Parochial School ✓	Huntsville	PreK-8	171	9.7	Roman Catholic
Our Lady of the Valley School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	166	9.3	Roman Catholic
Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School ✓	Birmingham	9-12	156	8.5	Roman Catholic
St. Francis Xavier School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	150	8	Roman Catholic
St. Bernard Preparatory School ✓	Cullman	7-12	126	10.1	Roman Catholic
St. James Catholic School ✓	Gadsden	PreK-8	118	10.9	Roman Catholic
Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	116	5.3	Roman Catholic
St. Pius X School ✓	Mobile	PreK-8	116	11.2	Roman Catholic
St. Joseph Regional Catholic School ✓	Florence	PreK-8	109	6.8	Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart Elementary ✓	Cullman	PreK-6	108	10.5	Roman Catholic
St. Benedict Catholic School ✓	Elberta	PreK-8	97	6.8	Roman Catholic
Little Flower Catholic School ✓	Mobile	PreK-8	80	5.8	Roman Catholic
St. Ann Catholic School ✓	Decatur	PreK-8	79	8.5	Roman Catholic
St. Michael Catholic School ✓	Auburn	PreK-4	59	10.7	Roman Catholic
Resurrection Catholic School ✓	Montgomery	PreK-8	55	3.9	Roman Catholic
Holy Family Catholic Academy ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	19	3	Roman Catholic

Other kinds of school in Alabama

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