Tabernacle Christian School
2649 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale, AL 35071Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $6,450
- Grades
- PreK-12
- Students (K-12)
- 276
- Students per teacher
- 11.1
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Gardendale center
- 1.3 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
- Tuition
- $6,450 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,000
- Left to pay
- about $0: the award covers the full listed price, before fees
Award $7,000 Left to pay $0
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 6, 2026.
- Award: Alabama Department of Revenue, the CHOOSE Act, read October 9, 2026.
- Lowest listed grade band; fees and aid not included. Change the numbers
School facts
- Teachers
- 26
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 82% boys, 18% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 75%
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- American Association of Christian Schools
- 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
- 326 to 276, down 50 (15%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (283 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (29)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (16)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 21
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 175
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,230
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 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
- 11.1 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Jefferson County
- Larger than 35 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.
Tabernacle Christian School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $6,450
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $6,850
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $6,850
- By grade
- Rates vary within these bands (details below)
What is left after the award: worked out at the top of this page.
Tuition from Tabernacle Christian School's tuition sheet, checked October 6, 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 Tabernacle Christian School?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees CHOOSE Act pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
- Tuition filled in: the lowest published price we list (K to 5, 2026-27).
- Award filled in: the 2026-27 CHOOSE Act award for that grade band.
- Change them for your child’s grade.
- Ask the school
- Whether its published 2026-27 tuition is still current; whether it still takes CHOOSE Act for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardendale Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Child Enrichment Center | PreK-K | 30 | 3 |
| First Baptist Church-Pinson | PreK-K | 10 | 7 |
| Calvary Resurrection Christian Academy | PreK-5 | 59 | 9 |
| Integrity Christian Academy | PreK-4 | 13 | 9 |
| Cornerstone High School | PreK-12 | 659 | 10 |
| Glad Tidings Christian Academy | PreK-6 | 38 | 10 |
| Banks Academy ✓ | 6-12 | 125 | 10 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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