Decatur Heritage Christian Academy
PO Box 5659, Decatur, AL 35601Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $9,965
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 370
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Decatur center
- 2.6 miles
Can you use CHOOSE Act here?
✓ On the official Alabama CHOOSE Act list
- State list
- Includes this school
- 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: the official list, dated October 23, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Tuition
- $9,965 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,000
- Left to pay
- about $2,965, before fees
Award $7,000 Left to pay $2,965
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 5, 2026.
- Award: Alabama Department of Revenue, the CHOOSE Act, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 44
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- Accreditation, state list
- Marked accredited, per the Alabama Department of Revenue list of non-public schools participating in the Alabama Educational Scholarship Program, as of August 10, 2026. The list does not name the accrediting agency.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- 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
- 326 to 370, up 44 (13%)
- Path
- Dipped to 323 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (39)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (18)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 28
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
- Library or media center
- Yes
- 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
- 9 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.
Decatur Heritage Christian Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $9,965
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $9,965
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $10,755
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Decatur Heritage Christian Academy'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 Decatur Heritage Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 CHOOSE Act award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athens Bible School | $5,907 to $7,627 | 2026-27 | 19.3 |
| Madison Academy | $14,174 to $15,350 | 2026-27 | 20.2 |
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. Ann Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 79 | <1 |
| Cornerstone Christian School | PreK-11 | 24 | <1 |
| Lindsay Lane Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 16 | |
| Athens Bible School ✓ | PreK-12 | 304 | 19 |
| Vinemont Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 39 | 19 |
| St. John the Baptist Catholic School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 20 | |
| Madison Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 807 | 20 |
| Lawrence County Christian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 21 | |
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