Dunnams Private School
811 Glenn Rd, Bessemer, AL 35022Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-Transitional K
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Bessemer center
- Under 1 mile
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
- 1
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Early childhood
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,080
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Alabama
- Same as the median of the 255 private schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Dunnams Private School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Dunnams Private School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes CHOOSE Act; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triumphant Child Care Center | Transitional K | 2 | 2 |
| Bessemer Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| New Life Christian School of Excellence | K-5 | 107 | 2 |
| Deeper Life Academy | PreK-11 | 15 | 3 |
| Heritage Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Brooklane Baptist Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 141 | 5 |
| Mt. Pilgrim Christian Academy ✓ | K-6 | 49 | 7 |
| Spring Valley School ✓ | 1-12 | 131 | 7 |
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