Spring Valley School
2701 Sydney Dr, Birmingham, AL 35211Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 1-12
- Students (K-12)
- 131
- Students per teacher
- 4.1
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Birmingham center
- 7.8 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
- 36
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Special education
- Boys and girls
- 53% boys, 47% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 86%
- 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.
Where this comes from. Something wrong? Tell us and we will fix it.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 110 to 131, up 21 (19%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (130 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 7 (18)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (2)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 11
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,250
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- 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
- 10 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.1 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 26 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.
Spring Valley School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 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 Spring Valley School?
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 still takes CHOOSE Act for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miracle Academy Private Christian School ✓ | K-10 | 81 | 2 |
| John Carroll Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 540 | 2 |
| New Hope Christian Elementary School ✓ | PreK-8 | 45 | 3 |
| Wonderstead ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Maranathan Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Mt. Pilgrim Christian Academy ✓ | K-6 | 49 | 4 |
| Prince of Peace Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 408 | 4 |
| Urban Community Montessori ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
No new CHOOSE Act application dates are posted yet. How CHOOSE Act works.
Run this school? Update this listing for free. School staff: add the official list badge to your website.