Grassroots Christian Academy
1601 5th Ave N # 222, Birmingham, AL 35203From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 123
- Students per teacher
- 11.6
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Birmingham center
- 1.2 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
- 13
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 67% boys, 33% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 83%
- Setting
- City
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (32)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (7)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 23; lower grades 8
- Ungraded classes
- 6 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 183
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,190
- Classes, 2023-24
- Hybrid
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Alabama
- 3 days longer than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 11.6 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 24 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.
Grassroots Christian Academy 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
What would you pay at Grassroots Christian Academy?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advent Episcopal School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Glen Iris Baptist School ✓ | PreK-12 | 93 | 1 |
| Arlington School | 7-11 | 5 | 2 |
| St. Rose of Lima School ✓ | PreK-8 | 181 | 2 |
| Urban Community Montessori ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 156 | 2 |
| Red Mountain Community School ✓ | PreK-12 | 68 | 2 |
| Red Mtn Community School | PreK-12 | 68 | 2 |
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