Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy
5509 Timber Hill Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $13,225
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 116
- Students per teacher
- 5.3
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Birmingham center
- 12.2 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
- $13,225 (grades 6 to 8, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,000
- Left to pay
- about $6,225, before fees
Award $7,000 Left to pay $6,225
- Tuition: the school’s website, checked October 11, 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
- 24
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham, AL
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- American Montessori Society
- 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
- 129 to 116, down 13 (10%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (117 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (20)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- 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
- About the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 5.3 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary schools
- Size in Shelby County
- Larger than 4 of 9 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.
Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $13,225
- 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 Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy's website, checked October 11, 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 Joseph S Bruno Montessori Academy?
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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 (grades 6 to 8, 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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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of the Valley School ✓ | PreK-8 | 166 | <1 |
| Ardent Preschool & Daycare | PreK-K | 3 | 2 |
| Briarwood Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,552 | 3 |
| Hoover Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 63 | 4 |
| Riverchase United Methodist Day School | PreK-K | 15 | 4 |
| Gods House Kindergarten and Day Care | PreK-K | 16 | 5 |
| Essential Church School | K-12 | 1,185 | 5 |
| Green Valley Baptist Church | PreK-K | 13 | 5 |
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