Cornerstone High School
959 Huffman Rd, Birmingham, AL 35215Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2025-26
- From $11,000
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 659
- Students per teacher
- 7.6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Birmingham center
- 8.2 miles
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.
School facts
- Teachers
- 87
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 77%
- 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
- 151 to 659, up 508 (336%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (65)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 9 (38)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 51
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 189
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,510
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 9 days longer than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 60 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.6 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Tied for largest of 44
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.
Cornerstone High School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades K to 5, 2025-26
- $11,000
- Grades 6 to 8, 2025-26
- $11,000
- Grades 9 to 12, 2025-26
- $12,000
Tuition from Cornerstone High School's website, checked October 5, 2026.
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 Cornerstone High School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2025-26 tuition is still current; whether it takes CHOOSE Act; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 125 | <1 |
| Calvary Resurrection Christian Academy | PreK-5 | 59 | 1 |
| Integrity Christian Academy | PreK-4 | 13 | 1 |
| Trinity Outreach Ministries | PreK-Transitional K | 2 | 2 |
| The American Academy for Young Professionals (Gr. 6-12) ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Jefferson Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 158 | 4 |
| Mountain View Baptist School ✓ | K-12 | 71 | 5 |
| First Baptist Church Trussville | PreK-K | 20 | 5 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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