Ellwood Christian Academy
1 Bell Rd, Selma, AL 36701Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 110
- Students per teacher
- 18.3
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Selma center
- Under 1 mile
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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 60% boys, 40% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 13%
- Setting
- Town
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 98 to 110, up 12 (12%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (14)
- Smallest grade
- Kindergarten and grade 2 (5 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 11; lower grades 7
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,440
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person, virtual and hybrid
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- Same as the median of the 255 private 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
- 18.3 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.
Ellwood Christian Academy 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 Ellwood Christian Academy?
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 still takes CHOOSE Act for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| McRae-Gaines Learning Center ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Morgan Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Marion Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 21 | |
| Lowndes Academy ✓ | K-12 | 262 | 27 |
| Autauga Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 30 | |
| Wilcox Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 33 | |
| First Presbyterian Kindergarten | PreK-K | 12 | 34 |
| First Baptist Preschool and Kindergarten | PreK-K | 22 | 34 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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