J B Shelton Academy
1050 Hillcrest Rd Ste B, Mobile, AL 36695Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 6-12
- Students (K-12)
- 20
- Students per teacher
- 9.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Mobile center
- 5.0 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
- 3
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Alternative
- Boys and girls
- 60% boys, 40% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 50%
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 22 to 20, down 2 (9%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 and grade 10 (5 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 5; lower grades 2
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 4 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 700
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Alabama
- 4 days shorter than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 180 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9.5 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Mobile County
- Larger than 2 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.
J B Shelton Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,172 to $14,770 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's Episcopal School | $9,730 to $14,770 | 2026-27 | 1.5 |
| Cottage Hill Christian Academy | $7,172 to $8,943 | 2026-27 | 1.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knollwood Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 121 | <1 |
| Corpus Christi Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 330 | 1 |
| Covenant Christian School ✓ | PreK-8 | 221 | 1 |
| Mobile Junior Academy ✓ | K-6 | 24 | 2 |
| St. Luke's Episcopal School ✓ | PreK-12 | 428 | 2 |
| Al-Iman Academy of Mobile ✓ | PreK-12 | 115 | 2 |
| Mobile Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 611 | 2 |
| Cottage Hill Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 594 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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