Southern Christian Preparatory Academy
PO Box 380753, Birmingham, AL 35238From the 2023-24 federal survey, published July 2026
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 9-12
- Students (K-12)
- 43
- Students per teacher
- 11.9
- Affiliation
- Christian (nondenominational)
- From Birmingham center
- 17.1 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
- 4
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special program emphasis
- Boys and girls
- 47% boys, 53% girls
- 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
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 87 to 43, down 44 (51%)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 10 (17)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (5)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 186
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 15 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,350
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Alabama
- 6 days longer 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
- 11.9 here; median 8.5 at 11 AL secondary schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 7 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.
Southern Christian Preparatory Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
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 Southern Christian Preparatory Academy?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Baptist Church-Pinson | PreK-K | 10 | 4 |
| Mountain View Baptist School ✓ | K-12 | 71 | 6 |
| Noahs Park Weekday Early Education | PreK-K | 10 | 6 |
| First Baptist Church Trussville | PreK-K | 20 | 8 |
| Calvary Resurrection Christian Academy | PreK-5 | 59 | 9 |
| Cornerstone High School | PreK-12 | 659 | 10 |
| Banks Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 125 | 10 |
| Integrity Christian Academy | PreK-4 | 13 | 10 |
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