Gardendale Christian Academy
1800 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale, AL 35071Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- From Gardendale 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. See the school’s tuition page
Gardendale Christian Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $6,450 to $12,000 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 Gardendale Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes CHOOSE Act for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabernacle Christian School | $6,450 to $6,850 | 2026-27 | 1.7 |
| Cornerstone High School | $11,000 to $12,000 | 2025-26 | 8.6 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Enrichment Center | PreK-K | 30 | 1 |
| Tabernacle Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 276 | 2 |
| First Baptist Church-Pinson | PreK-K | 10 | 8 |
| Calvary Resurrection Christian Academy | PreK-5 | 59 | 8 |
| Integrity Christian Academy | PreK-4 | 13 | 8 |
| Glad Tidings Christian Academy | PreK-6 | 38 | 8 |
| Trinity Outreach Ministries | PreK-Transitional K | 2 | 8 |
| Cornerstone High School | PreK-12 | 659 | 9 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
No new CHOOSE Act application dates are posted yet. How CHOOSE Act works.
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