Lighthouse Christian Academy
3570 Bell Rd, Montgomery, AL 36116Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 40
- Students per teacher
- 6.2
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Montgomery center
- 4.3 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
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 58% boys, 42% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- American Association of Christian Schools
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 63 to 40, down 23 (37%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (12)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,280
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 4 days shorter than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 15 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.2 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary schools
- Size in Montgomery County
- Larger than 4 of 13 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.
Lighthouse Christian Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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 Lighthouse Christian Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Ask the school
- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes CHOOSE Act; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvary Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Saint James School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School ✓ | PreK-12 | 732 | 1 |
| Montessori School at Hampstead | PreK-K | 10 | 1 |
| Talent Education & Art Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Churchill Academy Parent Association | 1-12 | 36 | 2 |
| Eastwood Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 259 | 3 |
| Trinity Presbyterian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
Keep looking
No new CHOOSE Act application dates are posted yet. How CHOOSE Act works.
Run this school? Update this listing for free.