Riverhill School
under 1 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-6136 students11.4 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed
Private schools in Florence, AL
4 schools in Florence itself and 2 more within 12 miles. 6 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 Florence (4)
No matching schools.
Mars Hill Bible
1 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-12631 students11.2 students per teacherChurch of ChristCo-ed98% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8109 students6.8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12312 students12.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (2)
No matching schools.
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12215 students8.6 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed100% to 4-year college
Florence private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Riverhill School, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 1,403 in all; the typical school has 215
- Smallest and largest
- St. Joseph Regional Catholic School, 109 students; Mars Hill Bible, 631 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.2 typical, 6.8 to 12.2 across 5 schools
- Association members
- 3, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 100% of graduates at the typical high school (3 reporting)
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic3
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey1
In FlorenceWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)4
- Elementary (K to 5)5
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school3
In FlorenceWithin 12 mi
- 50 to 1492
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more1
- Florence area100%
- 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 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
Private school tuition near Florence
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Shoals Christian School | $6,907 to $8,574 | 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
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