New Life Christian School of Excellence
1622 7th Ave N, Bessemer, AL 35020Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-5
- Students (K-12)
- 107
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Bessemer center
- 2.3 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
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 43% boys, 57% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 125 to 107, down 18 (14%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (119 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (25)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (13)
- Average a grade
- About 18
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,190
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- 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
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.4 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 23 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.
New Life Christian School of Excellence tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 New Life Christian School of Excellence?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triumphant Child Care Center | Transitional K | 2 | <1 |
| Dunnams Private School | PreK-Transitional K | 10 | 2 |
| Deeper Life Academy | PreK-11 | 15 | 2 |
| Brooklane Baptist Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 141 | 3 |
| Bessemer Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Mt. Pilgrim Christian Academy ✓ | K-6 | 49 | 5 |
| Spring Valley School ✓ | 1-12 | 131 | 5 |
| Miracle Academy Private Christian School ✓ | K-10 | 81 | 6 |
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