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Birmingham, AL Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-1.2% (-1 school) 10-yr

14,169

Students

+10.7% (+1,367 students) 10-yr

$12,020

Avg. Tuition

+65.5% (+$4,758) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

41%

Students of Color

-2.4% (-1.0 pp) 10-yr

12:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Birmingham)

This State (AL)

# Schools

82 Schools

452 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Schools
Year	Birmingham, AL Total Schools
2025	81
2024	87
2023	81
2022	73
2021	75
2020	80
2019	82
2018	83
2017	80
2016	75
2015	83

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# Students

14,169 Students

81,755 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private School
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	181	188	179
2024	168	180	172
2023	176	184	174
2022	184	199	185
2021	183	197	180
2020	176	185	171
2019	174	192	175
2018	171	193	172
2017	177	191	180
2016	174	191	178
2015	160	175	167

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% Students of Color

41%

25%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	42%	25%	34%
2024	40%	25%	34%
2023	37%	24%	33%
2022	41%	25%	33%
2021	41%	25%	32%
2020	42%	25%	32%
2019	38%	25%	31%
2018	39%	24%	31%
2017	40%	24%	32%
2016	40%	24%	32%
2015	42%	24%	32%

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0.67

0.59

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	0.67	0.59	0.65
2024	0.67	0.59	0.65
2023	0.65	0.58	0.65
2022	0.67	0.58	0.64
2021	0.68	0.58	0.64
2020	0.68	0.58	0.64
2019	0.68	0.59	0.63
2018	0.68	0.58	0.63
2017	0.66	0.56	0.61
2016	0.67	0.55	0.61
2015	0.68	0.56	0.61

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# American Indian Students

13 Students

159 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

347 Students

1,457 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	3%	2%	5%
2024	3%	2%	5%
2023	2%	2%	5%
2022	3%	3%	4%
2021	3%	2%	4%
2020	2%	2%	4%
2019	2%	2%	4%
2018	2%	2%	4%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	3%	1%	4%
2015	2%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

401 Students

2,156 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	3%	3%	9%
2024	3%	3%	9%
2023	3%	2%	9%
2022	3%	2%	8%
2021	3%	2%	9%
2020	3%	2%	9%
2019	3%	2%	8%
2018	3%	2%	8%
2017	2%	1%	8%
2016	2%	1%	8%
2015	2%	1%	8%

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# Black Students

2,389 Students

8,808 Students

% Black Students

17%

11%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	17%	11%	7%
2024	18%	11%	7%
2023	16%	11%	8%
2022	18%	11%	7%
2021	19%	12%	7%
2020	20%	12%	8%
2019	20%	12%	7%
2018	20%	12%	7%
2017	19%	11%	7%
2016	20%	11%	7%
2015	22%	11%	8%

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# White Students

6,337 Students

48,150 Students

% White Students

45%

58%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	45%	58%	52%
2024	46%	58%	52%
2023	48%	60%	52%
2022	45%	59%	54%
2021	44%	59%	54%
2020	44%	60%	54%
2019	43%	58%	56%
2018	43%	58%	56%
2017	45%	61%	58%
2016	45%	62%	58%
2015	42%	61%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

72 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

4,569 Students

22,160 Students

% of Others Students

33%

27%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	32%	26%	26%
2024	30%	26%	26%
2023	31%	25%	25%
2022	31%	25%	25%
2021	31%	25%	25%
2020	31%	24%	24%
2019	32%	26%	24%
2018	32%	26%	23%
2017	32%	25%	22%
2016	30%	25%	22%
2015	32%	25%	21%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

1,182 Teachers

6,996 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	12:1	12:1	11:1
2024	12:1	12:1	11:1
2023	12:1	12:1	11:1
2022	12:1	12:1	11:1
2021	12:1	12:1	11:1
2020	12:1	12:1	12:1
2019	12:1	12:1	12:1
2018	12:1	12:1	12:1
2017	11:1	12:1	12:1
2016	12:1	12:1	12:1
2015	12:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

64%

56%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	61%	56%	55%
2024	61%	55%	54%
2023	64%	55%	54%
2022	64%	54%	54%
2021	65%	53%	54%
2020	61%	52%	54%
2019	52%	50%	53%
2018	56%	50%	53%
2017	56%	50%	53%
2016	53%	49%	52%
2015	60%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	14	15	15
2024	14	15	15
2023	14	15	15
2022	14	15	15
2021	14	15	15
2020	14	15	15
2019	14	15	15
2018	14	15	15
2017	14	15	15
2016	15	15	15
2015	15	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

7 courses

10 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	7	10	13
2024	7	10	12
2023	7	8	11
2022	7	7	11
2021	7	8	11
2020	7	9	11
2019	7	7	11
2018	7	7	11
2017	7	7	10
2016	7	7	10
2015	6	7	10

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Average SAT score

1302

(Out of 1600)

1281

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	1302	1284	1233
2024	1269	1275	1230
2023	1269	1271	1228
2019	1269	1249	1226
2018	1269	1261	1226
2017	1269	1262	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	24	25	26
2024	24	25	26
2023	24	25	26
2022	24	25	26
2021	24	24	26
2020	24	25	25
2019	24	24	25
2018	24	24	25
2017	25	25	25
2016	26	25	25
2015	27	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$12,020

$11,593

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	$11,632	$11,519	$15,012
2024	$10,681	$8,308	$13,254
2023	$10,880	$8,328	$12,626
2022	$8,826	$7,530	$12,187
2021	$8,826	$7,324	$11,800
2020	$8,785	$7,396	$11,512
2019	$8,979	$7,311	$11,293
2018	$8,969	$7,315	$11,017
2017	$8,809	$7,245	$10,708
2016	$8,288	$6,500	$10,356
2015	$7,262	$6,867	$9,939

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Average Summer Program Cost

$1,688

$1,202

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2024-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	$1,688	$1,312	$1,152
2024	$1,688	$1,273	$1,128

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Average % on Financial Aid

42%

32%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	44%	31%	34%
2024	39%	27%	34%
2023	41%	26%	34%
2022	40%	27%	33%
2021	40%	28%	33%
2020	37%	26%	32%
2019	37%	25%	31%
2018	37%	23%	30%
2017	35%	22%	30%
2016	25%	21%	29%
2015	26%	20%	28%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$9,761

$5,305

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	$9,761	$5,133	$7,073
2024	$8,287	$4,468	$6,930
2023	$10,362	$4,344	$6,469
2022	$9,429	$4,034	$6,289
2021	$9,429	$4,231	$6,055
2020	$9,429	$4,231	$5,921
2019	$9,429	$3,933	$5,795
2018	$9,429	$3,636	$5,456
2017	$4,419	$3,050	$5,319
2016	$2,129	$2,660	$5,105
2015	$1,000	$2,883	$5,030

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Average Endowment Size

$13.3 million

$20.63 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

81%

86%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	82%	86%	81%
2024	87%	90%	85%
2023	84%	90%	85%
2022	84%	90%	85%
2021	84%	89%	85%
2020	84%	90%	85%
2019	87%	90%	85%
2018	87%	90%	85%
2017	87%	90%	85%
2016	86%	90%	85%
2015	79%	90%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

9 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

6 sports

8 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Birmingham, AL?

The private schools in Birmingham, AL include Highlands School, The American Academy For Young Professionals, and John Carroll Catholic High School.

How many private schools are located in Birmingham?

82 private schools are located in Birmingham.

How much do private schools cost in Birmingham?

The average tuition cost is $12,020, which is higher than the Alabama private school average tuition cost of $11,593.

How diverse are private schools in Birmingham?

Birmingham private schools are approximately 41% minority students, which is higher than the Alabama private school average of 25%.

What percentage of students in Birmingham go to private school?

18% of all K-12 students in Birmingham are educated in private schools (compared to the AL state average of 10%).

What percentage of private schools are religiously affiliated in Birmingham?

71% of private schools in Birmingham are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

Which private schools in Birmingham are often viewed compared to one another?

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