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Birmingham, AL Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-9.7% (-3 schools) 10-yr

7,175

Students

+14.3% (+898 students) 10-yr

$13,245

Avg. Tuition

+64.0% (+$5,169) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-6.7% (-1 student) 10-yr

43%

Students of Color

+13.2% (+5.0 pp) 10-yr

11:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Birmingham)

This State (AL)

# Schools

28 Schools

227 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	Birmingham, AL Total Schools
2025	28
2024	29
2023	26
2022	25
2021	25
2020	28
2019	29
2018	29
2017	29
2016	29
2015	31

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# Students

7,175 Students

56,783 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	265	255	253
2024	241	244	245
2023	264	243	247
2022	254	261	257
2021	254	259	249
2020	228	247	235
2019	219	260	242
2018	219	261	238
2017	228	254	246
2016	225	253	241
2015	202	231	220

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% Students of Color

43%

20%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	43%	20%	32%
2024	39%	20%	31%
2023	39%	19%	31%
2022	48%	20%	30%
2021	48%	20%	30%
2020	47%	20%	29%
2019	38%	20%	29%
2018	38%	20%	28%
2017	39%	20%	30%
2016	35%	20%	30%
2015	38%	20%	30%

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0.60

0.49

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	0.60	0.49	0.61
2024	0.56	0.48	0.60
2023	0.57	0.47	0.60
2022	0.66	0.50	0.58
2021	0.66	0.49	0.57
2020	0.65	0.48	0.57
2019	0.65	0.50	0.56
2018	0.65	0.50	0.55
2017	0.65	0.46	0.54
2016	0.62	0.45	0.54
2015	0.64	0.45	0.53

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# American Indian Students

12 Students

135 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

108 Students

986 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	1%	2%	5%
2024	2%	3%	6%
2023	1%	2%	6%
2022	2%	2%	5%
2021	2%	2%	5%
2020	2%	2%	5%
2019	2%	2%	5%
2018	2%	2%	5%
2017	2%	2%	4%
2016	2%	2%	4%
2015	1%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

193 Students

1,235 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	3%	2%	9%
2024	3%	2%	9%
2023	3%	2%	8%
2022	4%	2%	8%
2021	4%	2%	8%
2020	4%	2%	8%
2019	4%	1%	8%
2018	4%	1%	8%
2017	2%	1%	7%
2016	2%	1%	8%
2015	2%	1%	8%

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# Black Students

1,816 Students

6,270 Students

% Black Students

25%

11%

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	25%	11%	8%
2024	27%	11%	8%
2023	23%	11%	8%
2022	30%	11%	8%
2021	30%	11%	8%
2020	31%	11%	8%
2019	30%	11%	8%
2018	30%	11%	8%
2017	30%	11%	8%
2016	32%	11%	8%
2015	36%	11%	9%

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# White Students

4,149 Students

40,378 Students

% White Students

57%

69%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	57%	69%	59%
2024	61%	70%	60%
2023	61%	71%	60%
2022	48%	68%	62%
2021	48%	69%	63%
2020	49%	70%	64%
2019	49%	68%	64%
2018	49%	68%	65%
2017	49%	71%	66%
2016	52%	72%	66%
2015	47%	72%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

3 Students

49 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

998 Students

9,124 Students

% of Others Students

14%

16%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	14%	16%	17%
2024	7%	14%	15%
2023	12%	14%	16%
2022	16%	17%	16%
2021	16%	16%	15%
2020	14%	15%	14%
2019	15%	18%	14%
2018	15%	18%	13%
2017	17%	15%	14%
2016	12%	14%	13%
2015	14%	14%	12%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

647 Teachers

5,254 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	11:1	11:1	10:1
2024	10:1	11:1	10:1
2023	11:1	11:1	10:1
2022	11:1	11:1	10:1
2021	11:1	11:1	10:1
2020	11:1	11:1	10:1
2019	10:1	12:1	10:1
2018	10:1	11:1	10:1
2017	10:1	11:1	10:1
2016	11:1	11:1	10:1
2015	11:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

66%

59%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	62%	58%	57%
2024	62%	57%	57%
2023	66%	55%	57%
2022	63%	55%	56%
2021	65%	54%	56%
2020	60%	53%	56%
2019	49%	49%	55%
2018	54%	50%	55%
2017	54%	50%	55%
2016	49%	49%	54%
2015	61%	49%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	13	15	14
2024	13	14	14
2023	13	14	14
2022	13	14	14
2021	13	15	14
2020	14	15	14
2019	14	15	14
2018	14	15	14
2017	14	15	14
2016	15	15	14
2015	15	15	14

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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	7	12
2022	7	7	12
2021	7	9	12
2020	7	9	12
2019	7	7	11
2018	7	7	11
2017	7	7	11
2016	7	7	11
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	1231
2023	1269	1271	1229
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	26
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

$13,245

$11,698

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	$13,245	$11,571	$17,997
2024	$12,264	$8,898	$17,011
2023	$12,725	$8,881	$16,191
2022	$9,656	$7,966	$15,821
2021	$9,656	$7,687	$15,331
2020	$9,880	$7,797	$15,046
2019	$10,944	$7,718	$14,791
2018	$10,399	$7,623	$14,527
2017	$10,415	$7,587	$14,161
2016	$10,171	$7,066	$13,713
2015	$8,076	$7,525	$13,065

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Average Summer Program Cost

$575

Average % on Financial Aid

55%

35%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	55%	33%	38%
2024	48%	27%	37%
2023	46%	26%	36%
2022	52%	28%	36%
2021	52%	30%	36%
2020	50%	26%	35%
2019	50%	24%	34%
2018	50%	24%	33%
2017	49%	23%	32%
2016	25%	22%	31%
2015	27%	22%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$13,891

$6,166

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	$13,891	$5,879	$9,714
2024	$12,811	$4,986	$9,498
2023	$13,483	$4,837	$8,890
2022	$12,238	$4,510	$8,717
2021	$12,238	$4,797	$8,472
2020	$12,238	$4,797	$8,370
2019	$12,238	$4,381	$7,924
2018	$12,238	$3,982	$7,471
2017	$6,129	$3,278	$7,202
2016	$3,258	$3,075	$6,993

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Average Endowment Size

$25.5 million

$18.66 million

Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

80%

87%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Birmingham, AL Avg	Alabama (AL)	National
2025	80%	87%	79%
2024	88%	90%	81%
2023	88%	90%	81%
2022	87%	91%	81%
2021	87%	89%	81%
2020	87%	90%	81%
2019	94%	91%	81%
2018	94%	91%	80%
2017	94%	91%	81%
2016	93%	90%	80%
2015	84%	89%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

11 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

7 sports

9 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The private high schools in Birmingham, AL include Cornerstone Schools Of Alabama, John Carroll Catholic High School, and The American Academy For Young Professionals.

How many private high schools are located in Birmingham?

28 private high schools are located in Birmingham.

How much do private high schools cost in Birmingham?

The average tuition cost is $13,245, which is higher than the Alabama private school average tuition cost of $11,698.

How diverse are private high schools in Birmingham?

Birmingham private high schools are approximately 43% minority students, which is higher than the Alabama private school average of 20%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in Birmingham?

64% of private high schools in Birmingham are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Baptist).

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

Popular comparisons of private high schools in Birmingham include: Allan Cott School vs. Rushton School, Rushton School vs. Allan Cott School, Arlington School vs. The Altamont School

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