Glen Iris Baptist School
1137 10th Pl S, Birmingham, AL 35205Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $5,650
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 93
- Students per teacher
- 5.7
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Birmingham center
- 2.5 miles
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
- Tuition
- $5,650 (grades 6 to 8, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,000
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $7,000 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 11, 2026.
- Award: Alabama Department of Revenue, the CHOOSE Act, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 19
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- Setting
- City
- 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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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 96 to 93, down 3 (3%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (14)
- Smallest grade
- 3 grades (4 each)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 7
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
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- 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
- 5.7 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 21 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.
- 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.
Glen Iris Baptist School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $5,650
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $5,650
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Glen Iris Baptist School's website, checked October 11, 2026.
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 Glen Iris Baptist School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 6 to 8, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 CHOOSE Act award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes CHOOSE Act for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 156 | 1 |
| Urban Community Montessori ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Creative Montessori School ✓ | PreK-8 | 133 | 1 |
| Islamic Academy of Alabama ✓ | PreK-12 | 214 | 1 |
| Arlington School | 7-11 | 5 | 1 |
| St. Rose of Lima School ✓ | PreK-8 | 181 | 1 |
| Grassroots Christian Academy | 6-12 | 123 | 1 |
| Our Lady of Sorrows | PreK-8 | 343 | 2 |
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