Heart of Mary School
310 Sengstak St., Mobile, AL 36603Checked against the official list (dated October 23, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 73
- Students per teacher
- 12.2
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Mobile center
- 3.8 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
School facts
- Teachers
- 6
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 45% boys, 55% girls
- Setting
- City
- Accreditation, state list
- Marked accredited, per the Alabama Department of Revenue list of non-public schools participating in the Alabama Educational Scholarship Program, as of August 10, 2026. The list does not name the accrediting agency.
- Accreditation: the state’s list.
- 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
- 84 to 73, down 11 (13%)
- Path
- Dipped to 71 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 6 (17)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,400
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 255 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
- 12.2 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary schools
- Size in Mobile County
- Larger than 10 of 32 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.
Heart of Mary School 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 Heart of Mary School?
Use $0 or more.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama School of Math and Science | Not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| St. Mary Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 353 | 1 |
| McGill-Toolen Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 750 | 1 |
| Dixons Total Touch Child Development Center | K-5 | 21 | 3 |
| Little Flower Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 80 | 3 |
| Revelation Christian Academy ✓ | K-5 | 26 | 3 |
| Cypress Grove Academy ✓ | K-11 | 85 | 3 |
| Safe Haven Christian Academy | PreK-11 | 24 | 3 |
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