River Region Academy
4240 Lomac St., Montgomery, AL 36106Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 80
- Students per teacher
- 7.3
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Montgomery center
- 2.2 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
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 11
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 59% boys, 41% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 50%
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 96 to 80, down 16 (17%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 12 (13)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 10; lower grades 4
- Ungraded classes
- 8 students
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 154
- Length of the school day
- 4 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 690
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 26 days shorter than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 150 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.3 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Montgomery County
- Larger than 6 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.
River Region Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,500 to $11,000 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
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 River Region Academy?
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Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangel Christian Academy | $7,500 to $8,250 | 2026-27 | 0.8 |
| Talent Education & Art Christian Academy | $7,500 to $9,500 | not stated | 1.0 |
| Montgomery Christian School | $11,000 | not stated | 1.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Christian School ✓ | K-12 | 259 | <1 |
| Trinity Presbyterian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Evangel Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 214 | <1 |
| Talent Education & Art Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School ✓ | PreK-12 | 732 | 2 |
| Montgomery Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Montgomery Christian School ✓ | K-5 | 99 | 2 |
| Churchill Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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