Gardendale Christian Academy
under 1 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
Private schools in Gardendale, AL
3 schools in Gardendale itself and 21 more within 12 miles. 12 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 Gardendale (3)
No matching schools.
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12276 students11.1 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed75% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KMethodistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Nearby, within 12 miles (21)
No matching schools.
Banks Academy
9 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades 6-12125 students20.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed31% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-826 students5.2 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12659 students9.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed70% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-1271 students6.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed0% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-893 students12.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial program emphasisCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-1268 students5.2 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed66% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-8150 students8 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-754 students4.7 students per teacherJewishCo-ed
Grades PreK-KBaptistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-559 students9.8 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-413 students4.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades PreK-12659 students7.6 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed77% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-Transitional KChristian (nondenominational)Early childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-638 students5.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed
Grades 9-1243 students11.9 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Special program emphasisCo-ed
Grades PreK-1268 students9.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed67% to 4-year college
Grades 6-12123 students11.6 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed83% to 4-year college
The Altamont School
11 miGrades 5-12379 students8.9 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed100% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-KBaptistEarly childhoodCo-ed
Gardendale private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Gardendale Christian Academy, under 1 mi
- Nearby schools by town
- Birmingham (19)
- Students
- about 2,904 in all; the typical school has 71
- Smallest and largest
- Integrity Christian Academy, 13 students; Cornerstone Schools of Alabama, 659 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.9 typical, 2 to 20.8 across 20 schools
- Association members
- 7, most often the American Association of Christian Schools
- To a 4-year college
- 70% of graduates at the typical high school (9 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 8, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic14
- Jewish1
- Nonsectarian5
- Not in federal survey3
In GardendaleWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)13
- Elementary (K to 5)18
- Middle (6 to 8)14
- High school (9 to 12)10
- K to 12, one school6
In GardendaleWithin 12 mi
- Under 504
- 50 to 1498
- 150 to 2992
- 300 to 5991
- 600 or more2
- Gardendale area50%
- 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 4 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Gardendale
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle Christian School | $6,450 to $6,850 | 2026-27 |
| Cornerstone Schools of Alabama | $11,000 to $12,000 | 2025-26 |
| Cornerstone High School | $11,000 to $12,000 | 2025-26 |
| 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
- Christian schools in and around Gardendale (14)
- Private high schools in and around Gardendale (10)
- Private elementary schools in and around Gardendale (18)
- Private middle schools in and around Gardendale (14)
- Private schools with kindergarten in and around Gardendale (16)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Gardendale (13)
- All schools in Jefferson County
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- Private schools in Cullman (35 mi)
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