Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Lower
4255 Cottage Hill Rd, Mobile, AL 36609Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 369
- Students per teacher
- 11.8
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Mobile center
- 3.1 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
- 32
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 365 to 369, up 4 (1%)
- Path
- Peaked at 642 in 2021-22
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 5 and grade 8 (50 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 and grade 3 (35 each)
- Average a grade
- About 41
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,400
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 5 days shorter 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
- 11.8 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary schools
- Size in Mobile County
- Larger than 25 of 32 other schools we list
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.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Lower tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $9,730 to $14,770 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Cottage Hill Christian Academy, Lower?
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Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Dominic Catholic School | $10,620 | 2026-27 | 0.8 |
| St. Luke's Episcopal School | $9,730 to $14,770 | 2026-27 | 1.1 |
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 | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Dominic Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 277 | <1 |
| The Core Project Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| St. Luke's Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-12 | 428 | 1 |
| Mobile Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 611 | 1 |
| Bright Beginnings Academy ✓ | 1-7 | 27 | 2 |
| Knollwood Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 121 | 2 |
| Government Street Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 92 | 2 |
| Covenant Academy of Mobile ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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