The Day Program
PO Box 1811, Alabaster, AL 35007Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- 7-11
- Students (K-12)
- 39
- Students per teacher
- 8.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Alabaster center
- Under 1 mile
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
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 46% boys, 54% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 33 to 39, up 6 (18%)
- Path
- Dipped to 24 in 2021-22, then passed its earlier level
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 9 and grade 10 (15 each)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 7 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes fill up toward the upper grades
- High school grades
- Average 11; lower grades 3
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 186
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,120
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- 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
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 8.5 here; median 8.5 at 11 AL secondary schools
- Size in Shelby County
- Larger than 2 of 9 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.
The Day Program tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 The Day Program?
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 takes CHOOSE Act; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangel Classical Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 287 | 1 |
| Alabaster Weekday Early Education Program | PreK-K | 70 | 2 |
| Westwood Baptist Weekday Edu Ministry | PreK-K | 8 | 3 |
| River Cape Montessori School ✓ | PreK-K | 6 | 3 |
| Gospel Light Baptist Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 27 | 4 |
| St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 4 | |
| Chase Learning Center and Daycare | PreK-K | 9 | 6 |
| Primrose School of Riverwoods | PreK-K | 45 | 6 |
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