Gospel Light Baptist Academy
5781 Roy Dr, Helena, AL 35080Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 27
- Students per teacher
- 3.6
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Helena center
- 2.9 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 74% boys, 26% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 100%
- 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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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 19 to 27, up 8
- Path
- Grew in each survey (22 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (8)
- Smallest grade
- 4 grades (1 each)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 2; lower grades 3
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
- Half day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person 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
- 3.6 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Shelby County
- Smallest of the 10 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.
Gospel Light Baptist 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 Gospel Light Baptist Academy?
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Cape Montessori School ✓ | PreK-K | 6 | 1 |
| Alabaster Weekday Early Education Program | PreK-K | 70 | 2 |
| Evangel Classical Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 287 | 2 |
| Primrose School of Riverwoods | PreK-K | 45 | 2 |
| Chase Learning Center and Daycare | PreK-K | 9 | 3 |
| Westwood Baptist Weekday Edu Ministry | PreK-K | 8 | 3 |
| The Hillsboro School ✓ | PreK-12 | 34 | 4 |
| The Day Program | 7-11 | 39 | 4 |
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