John Carroll Catholic High School
300 Lakeshore Pkwy, Birmingham, AL 35209Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $12,145
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 540
- Students per teacher
- 12.5
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Birmingham center
- 6.1 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
- $12,145 (grades 9 to 12, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,000
- Left to pay
- about $5,145, before fees
Award $7,000 Left to pay $5,145
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 5, 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
- 44
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham, AL
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 96%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- National Catholic Educational Association
- 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
- 471 to 540, up 69 (15%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (488 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Every grade
- 135 students, grade 9 to grade 12
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 8 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,470
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- Same as the median of the 255 private schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 70 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 12.5 here; median 8.5 at 11 AL secondary schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 41 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.
- 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.
John Carroll Catholic High School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $12,145
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from John Carroll Catholic High School's tuition sheet, checked October 5, 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 John Carroll Catholic High School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (grades 9 to 12, 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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maranathan Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Wonderstead ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Spring Valley School ✓ | 1-12 | 131 | 2 |
| Southminster Day School ✓ | PreK-5 | 151 | 3 |
| New Hope Christian Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 45 | 3 |
| Holy Family Cristo Rey Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 156 | 3 |
| Urban Community Montessori ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Our Lady of Sorrows | PreK-8 | 343 | 3 |
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