Glad Tidings Christian Academy
1400 Brisbane Ave, Birmingham, AL 35214Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-6
- Students (K-12)
- 38
- Students per teacher
- 5.1
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Birmingham center
- 6.0 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
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 32% boys, 68% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- American Association of Christian Schools
- 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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On its website
- Before or after school care: gladgtc.org, read October 14, 2026.
- What Glad Tidings Christian Academy says on gladgtc.org, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (13)
- Smallest grade
- 5 grades (5 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
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
- 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
- 5.1 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 5 of 43 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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Glad Tidings 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 Glad Tidings Christian Academy?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock City Preparatory Christian School ✓ | K-8 | 26 | <1 |
| Holy Family Catholic Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 19 | 4 |
| Build Up Community School ✓ | 9-12 | 50 | 4 |
| Restoration Academy ✓ | K-12 | 371 | 5 |
| Ephesus Academy ✓ | PreK-11 | 54 | 5 |
| Grassroots Christian Academy | 6-12 | 123 | 6 |
| Advent Episcopal School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 6 | |
| New Hope Christian Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 45 | 6 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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