Whitesburg Christian Academy
7290 Whitesburg Dr Sw, Huntsville, AL 35802Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- From $12,800
- Grades
- K-12
- Students (K-12)
- 893
- Students per teacher
- 12.7
- Affiliation
- Baptist
- From Huntsville center
- 6.4 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
- Tuition
- $12,800 (K to 5, 2026-27)
- Award
- about $7,000
- Left to pay
- about $5,800, before fees
Award $7,000 Left to pay $5,800
- Tuition: the school’s tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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
- 77
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 48% boys, 52% girls
- Go on to a 4-year college
- 90%
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- Association of Christian Schools International
- 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
- 565 to 893, up 328 (58%)
- Path
- Grew in each survey (746 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 4 (78)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 12 (39)
- Average a grade, high school included
- About 64
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 25 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,340
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Alabama
- Same as the median of the 255 private 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
- 12.7 here; median 10 at 139 AL combined schools
- Size in Madison County
- Larger than 19 of 20 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.
Whitesburg Christian Academy tuition, and what CHOOSE Act pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $12,800
- Grades 6 to 8, 2026-27
- $13,700
- Grades 9 to 12, 2026-27
- $14,200
- 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 Whitesburg Christian Academy's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 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 Whitesburg Christian Academy?
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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.
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Spirit Regional Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 435 | 1 |
| Willowbrook Weekday Early Education Program | PreK-K | 12 | 2 |
| Grace Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 153 | 2 |
| First Christian Church Early Childhood Ministry | PreK-K | 7 | 2 |
| Randolph School ✓ | PreK-12 | 1,005 | 3 |
| The Montessori Learning Center | PreK-K | 7 | 3 |
| Big Cove Christian Academy ✓ | K-12 | 40 | 5 |
| Valley Fellowship Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 255 | 5 |
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