Pickens Academy
225 Ray Bass Rd, Carrollton, AL 35447Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 239
- Students per teacher
- 15.9
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
Can you use CHOOSE Act here?
- 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 15
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 54% boys, 46% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 15%
- Setting
- Rural
- 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
- 267 to 239, down 28 (10%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (246 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Grade 11 (26)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (12)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 18
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 5 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,240
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 5 days shorter than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- About the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 15.9 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
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.
Pickens Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,900 to $9,500 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
- 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 Pickens Academy?
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes CHOOSE Act for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Pickens Academy admissions
- Deadline
- Not given on the admissions page we checked
Source: school website, checked October 6, 2026. Dates can change, so confirm them with the admissions office. Other schools' application deadlines.
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Spirit Catholic School | $8,400 to $9,500 | 2026-27 | 32.9 |
| American Christian Academy | $7,900 to $8,500 | 2026-27 | 33.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Education Inc Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 30 | |
| The Capitol School ✓ | PreK-12 | 121 | 30 |
| North River Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 189 | 31 |
| Tuscaloosa Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 412 | 32 |
| Bear Creek Academy | PreK-12 | 28 | 32 |
| Holy Spirit Catholic School ✓ | PreK-12 | 428 | 33 |
| Omnia Classical School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 33 | |
| American Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 935 | 34 |
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