63 Private Schools in Jefferson County, AL

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School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Bessemer Academy ✓	Bessemer	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Harvest Christian School ✓	Bessemer	PreK-12	50	7.8	Baptist
Heritage Christian Academy ✓	Bessemer	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Advent Episcopal School ✓	Birmingham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Alabama Waldorf School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	93	12.7	Nonsectarian
Banks Academy ✓	Birmingham	6-12	125	20.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Build Up Community School ✓	Birmingham	9-12	50	7.6	Nonsectarian
Cornerstone Schools of Alabama ✓	Birmingham	PreK-12	659	9.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Creative Montessori School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	133	4.3	Nonsectarian
Ephesus Academy ✓	Birmingham	PreK-11	54	9	Seventh-Day Adventist
Glen Iris Baptist School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-12	93	5.7	Baptist
Highlands School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	296	8.2	Nonsectarian
Holy Family Catholic Academy ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	19	3	Roman Catholic
Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School ✓	Birmingham	9-12	156	8.5	Roman Catholic
Islamic Academy of Alabama ✓	Birmingham	PreK-12	214	9.9	Islamic
John Carroll Catholic High School ✓	Birmingham	9-12	540	12.5	Roman Catholic
Maranathan Academy ✓	Birmingham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Miracle Academy Private Christian School ✓	Birmingham	K-10	81	8.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Mitchell's Place ✓	Birmingham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Mountain View Baptist School ✓	Birmingham	K-12	71	6.6	Baptist
Ne Miles Jewish Day School ✓	Birmingham	K-7	54	4.7	Jewish
New Hope Christian Elementary School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	45	3.9	Baptist
Red Mountain Community School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-12	68	5.2	Nonsectarian
Rock City Preparatory Christian School ✓	Birmingham	K-8	26	5.2	Christian (nondenominational)
Spring Valley School ✓	Birmingham	1-12	131	4.1	Nonsectarian
St. Francis Xavier School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	150	8	Roman Catholic
St. Rose of Lima School ✓	Birmingham	PreK-8	181	11.1	Roman Catholic
The American Academy for Young Professionals (Gr. 6-12) ✓	Birmingham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Urban Community Montessori ✓	Birmingham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Wonderstead ✓	Birmingham	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Mt. Pilgrim Christian Academy ✓	Fairfield	K-6	49	7.5	Baptist
Restoration Academy ✓	Fairfield	K-12	371	10.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Gardendale Christian Academy ✓	Gardendale	On the state list; not in the federal survey
Tabernacle Christian School ✓	Gardendale	PreK-12	276	11.1	Baptist
Hoover Christian School ✓	Hoover	K-12	63	8.6	Seventh-Day Adventist
Prince of Peace Catholic School ✓	Hoover	PreK-8	408	11.7	Roman Catholic
Brooklane Baptist Academy ✓	Hueytown	PreK-12	141	12.2	Baptist
Jefferson Christian Academy ✓	Irondale	K-12	158	6.6	Christian (nondenominational)
Southminster Day School ✓	Vestavia Hills	PreK-5	151	8.6	Presbyterian
Dunnams Private School	Bessemer	PreK-Transitional K	10	10	Christian (nondenominational)
New Life Christian School of Excellence	Bessemer	K-5	107	13.4	Christian (nondenominational)
Triumphant Child Care Center	Bessemer	Transitional K	2	2	Pentecostal
Allan Cott School	Birmingham	1-12	59	9.8	Nonsectarian
Arlington School	Birmingham	7-11	5	3.3	Nonsectarian
Calvary Resurrection Christian Academy	Birmingham	PreK-5	59	9.8	Christian (nondenominational)
Cornerstone High School	Birmingham	PreK-12	659	7.6	Nonsectarian
Glad Tidings Christian Academy	Birmingham	PreK-6	38	5.1	Christian (nondenominational)
Gods House Kindergarten and Day Care	Birmingham	PreK-K	16	26.7	Presbyterian
Grassroots Christian Academy	Birmingham	6-12	123	11.6	Baptist
Integrity Christian Academy	Birmingham	PreK-4	13	4.3	Christian (nondenominational)
Montessori Kids Universe Homewood	Birmingham	K	102	not reported	Nonsectarian
Our Lady of Sorrows	Birmingham	PreK-8	343	13.7	Roman Catholic
Red Mtn Community School	Birmingham	PreK-12	68	9.1	Nonsectarian
Southern Christian Preparatory Academy	Birmingham	9-12	43	11.9	Christian (nondenominational)
The Altamont School	Birmingham	5-12	379	8.9	Nonsectarian
Trinity Outreach Ministries	Birmingham	PreK-Transitional K	2	2	Christian (nondenominational)
Child Enrichment Center	Gardendale	PreK-K	30	not reported	Methodist
Green Valley Baptist Church	Hoover	PreK-K	13	3.2	Baptist
Deeper Life Academy	Hueytown	PreK-11	15	5	Pentecostal
The Grove School	Leeds	1-12	39	8	Christian (nondenominational)
First Baptist Church-Pinson	Pinson	PreK-K	10	10	Baptist
First Baptist Church Trussville	Trussville	PreK-K	20	8.7	Baptist
Noahs Park Weekday Early Education	Trussville	PreK-K	10	not reported	Nonsectarian

Jefferson County private schools at a glance

Towns: 11; the most in Birmingham (41), Bessemer (6) and Gardendale (3)
Among Alabama counties: 1st most private schools of 55; 19% of the state’s 339
Typical school: 93 students (43 reporting)
Smallest and largest: Integrity Christian Academy, 13 students; Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, 659 students
Students per teacher: 8.5 typical, 2 to 26.7 across 51 schools
Programs: 2 Montessori, 3 special education
Association members: 21, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
To a 4-year college: 83% of graduates at the typical high school (22 reporting)
State program: Education savings account, $7,000 per student at a participating school
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Public charter schools: 11 in the county, tuition-free and not counted here
Charter schools in Alabama

Affiliation, 63 schools

Catholic7
Christian, not Catholic32
Jewish1
Islamic1
Nonsectarian13
Not in federal survey9

Grade levels (overlapping), 63 schools

Pre-K (and up)30
Elementary (K to 5)47
Middle (6 to 8)36
High school (9 to 12)27
K to 12, one school13

School size, 43 reporting

Under 509
50 to 14919
150 to 2998
300 to 5995
600 or more2

On the CHOOSE Act list: 39 of 63

Jefferson County62%
All of Alabama73%

Lowest published tuition, 8 schools

Lowest$5,650Middle$11,573Highest$26,027

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 8 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.

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