Highlands School
4901 Old Leeds Rd, Birmingham, AL 35213Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $20,950
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 296
- Students per teacher
- 8.2
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Birmingham center
- 5.5 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
- $20,950 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,000
- Left to pay
- about $13,950, before fees
Award $7,000 Left to pay $13,950
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 6, 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
- 36
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 290 to 296, up 6 (2%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 3 (49)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (15)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 184
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,290
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 4 days longer than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- About the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.2 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 36 of 43 other schools we list
- 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.
Highlands School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $20,950
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $20,950
- 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 Highlands School's website, checked October 6, 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 Highlands School?
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Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 CHOOSE Act award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
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- 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
Highlands School admissions
- Applications opened
- September 1, 2026
- School year
- 2027-28
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Altamont School | $26,027 to $32,164 | 2026-27 | 3.2 |
| Cornerstone Schools of Alabama | $11,000 to $12,000 | 2025-26 | 3.5 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell's Place ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| St. Francis Xavier School ✓ | PreK-8 | 150 | 2 |
| Alabama Waldorf School ✓ | PreK-8 | 93 | 2 |
| Ne Miles Jewish Day School ✓ | K-7 | 54 | 3 |
| The Altamont School | 5-12 | 379 | 3 |
| Allan Cott School | 1-12 | 59 | 3 |
| Cornerstone Schools of Alabama ✓ | PreK-12 | 659 | 3 |
| The American Academy for Young Professionals (Gr. 6-12) ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
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