Tuscaloosa Academy
under 1 mi✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12412 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianCo-ed98% to 4-year college
Private schools in Tuscaloosa, AL
8 schools in Tuscaloosa itself and 1 more within 12 miles. 8 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 Tuscaloosa (8)
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✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades K-12189 students13.1 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed84% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12935 students15.3 students per teacherChristian (nondenominational)Co-ed65% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12121 students9.4 students per teacherChurch of GodCo-ed50% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12428 students9.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed90% to 4-year college
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
✓ Alabama CHOOSE Act
Grades PreK-1228 students6.4 students per teacherMethodistCo-ed50% to 4-year college
Nearby, within 12 miles (1)
No matching schools.
✓ Alabama CHOOSE ActGrades PreK-12320 students13.3 students per teacherBaptistCo-ed47% to 4-year college
Tuscaloosa private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- Tuscaloosa Academy, under 1 mi
- Students
- about 2,433 in all; the typical school has 320
- Smallest and largest
- Bear Creek Academy, 28 students; American Christian Academy, 935 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.4 typical, 6.1 to 15.3 across 7 schools
- Programs
- 1 Montessori
- Association members
- 4, most often the Association of Christian Schools International
- To a 4-year college
- 65% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
- Public charter schools within 15 mi
- 1, tuition-free and not counted above
Charter schools in this state
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic5
- Nonsectarian1
- Not in federal survey2
In TuscaloosaWithin 12 mi
- Pre-K (and up)6
- Elementary (K to 5)7
- Middle (6 to 8)7
- High school (9 to 12)7
- K to 12, one school7
In TuscaloosaWithin 12 mi
- Under 501
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2991
- 300 to 5993
- 600 or more1
- Tuscaloosa area89%
- 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 2 schools: each school’s own website, last read October 5, 2026.
- Public charter schools: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2025-26 (preliminary), loaded October 8, 2026.
Private school tuition near Tuscaloosa
| School | Published tuition | Year |
|---|---|---|
| American Christian Academy | $7,900 to $8,500 | 2026-27 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School | $8,400 to $9,500 | 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 Tuscaloosa (5)
- Private high schools in and around Tuscaloosa (7)
- Private elementary schools in and around Tuscaloosa (7)
- Private schools with pre-K in and around Tuscaloosa (6)
- All schools in Tuscaloosa County
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