Essential Church School
4000 Eagle Point Corporate Dr, Birmingham, AL 35242From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 1,185
- Students per teacher
- 19.8
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Birmingham center
- 11.6 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
- 96
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 57% boys, 43% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 25%
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 861 to 1,185, up 324 (38%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (1,173 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 5 (129)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (41)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 59; lower grades 106
- Ungraded classes
- 1 student
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
- Half 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 shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 19.8 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Shelby County
- Larger than 8 of 9 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.
Essential Church School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
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
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briarwood Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,552 | 2 |
| Hilltop Montessori School ✓ | PreK-8 | 97 | 2 |
| Gods House Kindergarten and Day Care | PreK-K | 16 | 5 |
| Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 116 | 5 |
| Our Lady of the Valley School ✓ | PreK-8 | 166 | 5 |
| Allan Cott School | 1-12 | 59 | 5 |
| Ardent Preschool & Daycare | PreK-K | 3 | 7 |
| Mitchell's Place ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 7 | |
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