Westgate Christian School
617 Westgate Pkwy, Dothan, AL 36303Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 42
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Affiliation
- Church of Christ
- From Dothan center
- 1.8 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
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 45% boys, 55% girls
- Setting
- City
- 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
- 62 to 42, down 20 (32%)
- Path
- Dipped to 36 in 2021-22, then recovered part of the way
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (14)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 5 (3)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 45 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,220
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Alabama
- Same as the median of the 255 private schools we list
- School day, against Alabama
- 15 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (257 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6 here; median 8 at 67 AL elementary 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.
Westgate Christian School tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 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
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 672 | <1 |
| Northside Methodist Church & Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 582 | 2 |
| Crossroads Baptist Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Ridgecrest Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Providence Christian School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Beulah Land Christian Academy | PreK-K | 5 | 3 |
| New Day Academy | 6-12 | 65 | 4 |
| Bethel Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-11 | 142 | 6 |
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