St. Bernard Preparatory School
1600 Saint Bernard Ave Se, Cullman, AL 35055Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- 7-12
- Students (K-12)
- 126
- Students per teacher
- 10.1
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- From Cullman center
- 1.4 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
- 16
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Diocese
- Diocese of Birmingham, AL
- Boys and girls
- 41% boys, 59% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 75%
- 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
- 175 to 126, down 49 (28%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (133 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 (30)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (13)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 21
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 177
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,310
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- 3 days shorter than the 180-day median of 255 schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 25 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 10.1 here; median 8.5 at 11 AL secondary 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.
St. Bernard Preparatory 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 St. Bernard Preparatory School?
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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
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pauls Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-6 | 49 | 1 |
| Sacred Heart Elementary ✓ | PreK-6 | 108 | 1 |
| Cullman Christian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Vinemont Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 39 | 8 |
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