✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-12370 students9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed90% to 4-year college
Private schools in Decatur, AL
3 schools in Decatur itself. 2 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 Decatur (3)
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✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-879 students8.5 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
Grades PreK-1124 students3.2 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed
Decatur private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Cornerstone Christian School, 1.8 mi
- Students
- about 473 in all; the typical school has 79
- Smallest and largest
- Cornerstone Christian School, 24 students; Decatur Heritage Christian Academy, 370 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.5 typical, 3.2 to 9 across 3 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
Private school tuition near Decatur
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Decatur Heritage Christian Academy | $9,965 to $10,755 | 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.
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