Bear Creek Academy, Tuscaloosa AL: PreK-12, 28 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: PreK-12
Students (K-12): 28
Students per teacher: 6.4
Affiliation: Methodist
From Tuscaloosa center: 5.9 miles

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Can you use CHOOSE Act here?

Not on the CHOOSE Act list we read

About the list: How the CHOOSE Act list works
Applying: The 2026-27 window closed March 31, 2026. Dates for 2027-28 are not posted yet; the 2026-27 portal for new families opened January 2, 2026.

Source: CHOOSE Act official source, dated October 23, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 5
Student body: Coeducational
Boys and girls: 36% boys, 64% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 50%
Setting: City

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2021-22 to 2023-24: 26 to 28, up 2 (8%)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

Largest grade: 3 grades (3 each)
Smallest grade: 3 grades (1 each)
Across the grades: Classes fill up toward the upper grades
Average a grade, high school included: About 2

The school year

Days in the school year: 180
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,260
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person, virtual and hybrid
Library or media center: No
Year, against Alabama: Same as the median of the 255 private schools we list
School day, against Alabama: About the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students per teacher: 6.4 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

Bear Creek Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet
Nearby schools’ prices: $7,900 to $9,500 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school

AL

Alabama CHOOSE Act Education savings account

Award: $7,000 per student at a participating school
How it varies: Homeschooled students get $2,000 each, up to $4,000 a family.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Bear Creek Academy?

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Tuition at nearby private schools

School	Published tuition	Year	Miles
Holy Spirit Catholic School	$8,400 to $9,500	2026-27	1.8
American Christian Academy	$7,900 to $8,500	2026-27	4.0

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
Holy Spirit Catholic School ✓	PreK-12	428	9.2	Roman Catholic	2
Beyond Education Inc Academy ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				4
American Christian Academy ✓	PreK-12	935	15.3	Christian (nondenominational)	4
The Capitol School ✓	PreK-12	121	9.4	Church of God	4
North River Christian Academy ✓	K-12	189	13.1	Christian (nondenominational)	6
Tuscaloosa Christian School ✓	PreK-12	320	13.3	Baptist	6
Omnia Classical School ✓	On the state list; not in the federal survey				6
Tuscaloosa Academy ✓	PreK-12	412	6.1	Nonsectarian	6

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