Top Alabama Private Schools

For the 2021 school year, there are 452 top private schools in Alabama, serving 81,803 students.
The average private school tuition is $6,317 for elementary schools and $7,659 for high schools (view national tuition averages).
The average acceptance rate is 90% (view national acceptance rates).
Minority enrollment is 21% and the student:teacher ratio is 11:1.
77% of schools are religiously affiliated (most commonly Baptist and Christian).
There are 22 Blue Ribbon schools, 3 all-girls schools, 9 all-boys schools, 17 Montessori schools, 43 schools offering summer programs and 330 Preschools/Day Care schools.

Top Alabama Private Schools by County (2021)

Popular cities: Birmingham (79 schools), Mobile (47 schools), Huntsville (39 schools), Montgomery (34 schools), Bessemer (14 schools).
  • County
    # Schools
    # Students
    % Minority
  • Autauga County
    8 Schools
    1,627 Students
    10% Minority
  • Baldwin County
    18 Schools
    3,105 Students
    6% Minority
  • Barbour County
    3 Schools
    529 Students
    8% Minority
  • Bibb County
    3 Schools
    426 Students
    10% Minority
  • Blount County
    2 Schools
    162 Students
    3% Minority
  • Bullock County
    1 Schools
    95 Students
    58% Minority
  • Butler County
    1 Schools
    527 Students
    2% Minority
  • Calhoun County
    11 Schools
    1,436 Students
    27% Minority
  • Chambers County
    3 Schools
    511 Students
    7% Minority
  • Chilton County
    1 Schools
    208 Students
    5% Minority
  • Choctaw County
    2 Schools
    605 Students
    1% Minority
  • Clarke County
    2 Schools
    547 Students
    1% Minority
  • Clay County
    2 Schools
    306 Students
    5% Minority
  • Coffee County
    2 Schools
    273 Students
    37% Minority
  • Colbert County
    3 Schools
    285 Students
    4% Minority
  • Conecuh County
    1 Schools
    256 Students
    5% Minority
  • Covington County
    1 Schools
    101 Students
    8% Minority
  • Crenshaw County
    1 Schools
    237 Students
    2% Minority
  • Cullman County
    6 Schools
    678 Students
    18% Minority
  • Dale County
    3 Schools
    205 Students
    25% Minority
  • Dallas County
    6 Schools
    971 Students
    61% Minority
  • De Kalb County
    2 Schools
    486 Students
    25% Minority
  • Elmore County
    5 Schools
    696 Students
    4% Minority
  • Escambia County
    3 Schools
    378 Students
    23% Minority
  • Etowah County
    8 Schools
    1,252 Students
    18% Minority
  • Greene County
    1 Schools
    16 Students
    57% Minority
  • Hale County
    2 Schools
    242 Students
    3% Minority
  • Henry County
    1 Schools
    217 Students
    10% Minority
  • Houston County
    11 Schools
    2,981 Students
    8% Minority
  • Jackson County
    4 Schools
    260 Students
    29% Minority
  • Jefferson County
    100 Schools
    15,160 Students
    43% Minority
  • Lauderdale County
    9 Schools
    1,516 Students
    10% Minority
  • Lee County
    7 Schools
    1,882 Students
    8% Minority
  • Limestone County
    4 Schools
    805 Students
    8% Minority
  • Lowndes County
    1 Schools
    239 Students
    1% Minority
  • Macon County
    3 Schools
    142 Students
    81% Minority
  • Madison County
    53 Schools
    9,152 Students
    29% Minority
  • Marengo County
    2 Schools
    233 Students
    1% Minority
  • Marion County
    1 Schools
    47 Students
    - Minority
  • Marshall County
    1 Schools
    209 Students
    3% Minority
  • Mobile County
    57 Schools
    14,587 Students
    21% Minority
  • Monroe County
    1 Schools
    409 Students
    1% Minority
  • Montgomery County
    39 Schools
    7,337 Students
    22% Minority
  • Morgan County
    4 Schools
    682 Students
    18% Minority
  • Perry County
    2 Schools
    197 Students
    21% Minority
  • Pickens County
    1 Schools
    282 Students
    2% Minority
  • Pike County
    4 Schools
    667 Students
    8% Minority
  • Randolph County
    1 Schools
    112 Students
    16% Minority
  • Russell County
    5 Schools
    259 Students
    52% Minority
  • Saint Clair County
    5 Schools
    728 Students
    5% Minority
  • Shelby County
    18 Schools
    3,076 Students
    22% Minority
  • Sumter County
    1 Schools
    33 Students
    - Minority
  • Talladega County
    2 Schools
    160 Students
    46% Minority
  • Tallapoosa County
    4 Schools
    223 Students
    13% Minority
  • Tuscaloosa County
    8 Schools
    2,890 Students
    11% Minority
  • Walker County
    3 Schools
    454 Students
    3% Minority
  • Wilcox County
    1 Schools
    255 Students
    1% Minority
  • Winston County
    1 Schools
    45 Students
    - Minority
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